City Cast Madison
📝 Coming soon: more trees!
April 10, 2024
Goooooooooood morning, Madison!
Are you feeling lucky? Well, so were dozens of underage patrons of Lucky's 1313 last Friday night. Unfortunately, their luck ran out when Madison police raided the bar and found that 160 out of 190 people inside the bar were under 21. Whoops.
— Hayley
What's CITY Talking About?
🚫 Alder Denies Abuse Allegations
- Content warning: This story contains descriptions of domestic violence.
- Following allegations of physical and emotional abuse by at least two women, Madison Ald. Charles Myadze has “categorically” denied the accusations.
- One of the women who raised accusations called on City Council to hold a “no confidence” vote for Myadze in hopes of taking the first steps toward removing him from office. But the task of removing an alder from office isn’t so simple, especially when the actions that would be the “cause” for removal occurred before the person was in office, as it is in this case.
- Myadze joined City Council representing part of the north side in 2021 after defeating incumbent Rebecca Kemble. He was reelected in 2023. [Madison365]
🌳 New Tree Season
- City crews have set off on their mission to plant more than 1,300 trees this spring. Madison’s Urban Forestry division is expected to be planting through the end of the month. If you’re lucky enough to have a tree planted in space in front of your home, be sure to check out the city’s new tree care advice.
- Related: Meet the people who care for Madison’s trees. [City of Madison, City Cast Madison 🎧]
🎮 Meet The Guild
- A new video game lounge is set to open on State Street this summer. The new spot, dubbed The Guild, will be located at 668 State St. and be equipped with dozens of gaming computers, modern consoles like PlayStation and Xbox, and retro consoles like Atari. Owners are also considering adding arcade games like Pacman to the mix. The lounge will have a casual vibe and serve alcoholic beverages and snacks.
- Chatter prompt: Is it me or are gaming bars having a moment in Madison? Between the countless golf simulators, arcade bars, and coffee shops with board games, there’s no shortage of places for Madisonians to play. Where do you game in Madison? [Wisconsin State Journal]
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What To Do
Wednesday, April 10
- Bleeding Lizard, Lowboy, The Lakewaves Trio at The Bur Oak
- Brews and Q's Taproom Trivia at Young Blood Beer Company - North Street
- Cocktail Class - Learn to Make Cider & Apple Brandy Craft Cocktails at The Cider Farm
- Cork 'n Bottle String Band at Red Rooster Madison
- Swing Dance with Jumptown at Cafe CODA
- Madison's Funniest Comic Competition - PRELIMINARY ROUND 2 at Comedy on State
- Premier Trivia at Delta Beer Lab at Delta Beer Lab
- St. Paul & The Minneapolis Funk Allstars at High Noon Saloon
- Strictly Discs Presents: VINYL LISTENING SESSION • BILLIE HOLIDAY - "Lady In Satin" at Lola's
- Third Space Open Days at Ethical Trade Co
- Trivia at Starkweather Brewing Company
- Trivia Night at Working Draft Beer Co.
Today on City Cast
What’s Worth Saving in Madison?
Madison’s building boom continues. Construction cranes dot the skyline. Huge new apartment buildings are in progress on many of Madison’s largest thoroughfares: East Washington Ave, West Johnson, Regent Street. But downtown, making way for the new means out with the old, and that means demolition of old buildings.
This leaves us asking: what’s worth saving and how do we decide?
✏️ Thanks to City Cast Madison editor Molly Stentz!
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