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📝 Where is it?
February 7, 2024
Happy Wednesday, Madison!
I’ve got some big news for y’all — we’re introducing a new newsletter segment today! It’s called “Where is it?” and it’s basically exactly what it sounds like.
Each week on Wednesday, I’ll send out a picture and clues in this very email and you’ll guess where the object/mural/statue/etc. is. Some of them will be easy. Some of them will be hard. I won’t try to trick you but I will try to make you think. You can send me your guesses via email and I’ll give the winners a shoutout in the next week’s segment.
Eventually I’ll start taking your submissions for this segment! But one step at a time, as they say.
— Hayley
What's CITY Talking About?
🚲 Winter Bike Day is Coming
- Friday is International Winter Bike Day and Madison Bikes is celebrating with a host of local events. Cyclists can head down the Capital City Path near the Monona Terrace bike elevator for free coffee and donuts from 7-9 a.m. And later that day cyclists can stop by Working Draft Beer on E. Wilson St. during happy hour for a 10% discount.
- Dig deeper: Find your next bike adventure here! [City of Madison, City Cast Madison 🎧]
🏆 Local Curlers Headed to World Championships
- Matt and Becca Hamilton, the brother and sister duo from McFarland, recently led their teams to victory at the USA Curling National Championships in New Jersey. The two have made multiple world championship appearances and competed in past olympics.
- Matt will compete in the men’s world championships this spring in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. And Becca will represent Team USA this March in Sydney, Nova Scotia. [WPR]
😷 TB at UW
- UW-Madison health officials are notifying close contacts of a student with active tuberculosis and providing free testing for the illness. Health officials say the infected student hasn’t been on campus since December.
- Last year, Dane County had 10 cases of active TB and 464 reports of latent TB. Later TB occurs when someone tests positive but doesn’t have symptoms. Those with latent cases aren’t contagious but the infections can become active if left untreated. [Wisconsin State Journal]
Where is it?
This Week’s Clues
- This nearly eight-foot high bronze and glass sculpture was unveiled in 2017.
- You might find folks drinking out of pitchers near this Bucky.
- Fun fact: The statue weighs more than 2,500 pounds.
What To Do
Wednesday, Feb. 7
- Brews and Q's Taproom Trivia at Young Blood Beer Company - North Street
- Daniel Grabois - Faculty Artist Series at Hamel Music Center
- Don't Spook The Horse at Red Rooster Madison
- Geezer Gamers at Noble Knight Gaming Hall
- Nerd Nite at High Noon Saloon
- Premier Trivia at Delta Beer Lab
- Soul Karaoke at Cafe CODA
- Starkweather Brewing 2nd Anniversary at Starkweather Brewing Company
- Weekly Swing at Café CODA at Cafe CODA
- Winter Carnival at Memorial Union
Today on City Cast
Will Wisconsin Ban Nudity?
Wisconsin state lawmakers are debating two bills to further ban nudity in public spaces. Madison has long been a “Top Free” city, where laws around nudity are not enforced as aggressively as the rest of the state. No one understands the power of this type of protest better than “Topless Evangelist” Lili Luxe who often sits shirtless on the State Capitol steps.
✏️ Thanks to City Cast Madison editor Molly Stentz!
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