City Cast Madison
📝 Healing from Mt. Horeb Shooting
May 20, 2024 · ✏️ Thanks to City Cast editor Bryan M. Vance! The article on DIY air purifiers was written by City Cast editor Adrian González with additions from Hayley Sperling.
Happy Monday, Madison! Well, it’s a happy Monday for everyone except whoever planted weed outside the capitol building. Cannabis plants were spotted sprouting in the tulip garden on the square and were uprooted last week.
Where does Madison stand on weed legalization, anyway? Well, it’s a bit complicated. Thankfully, we have a City Cast Madison podcast episode for that.
— Hayley
What's CITY Talking About?
⚖️ Meet Dane County’s Interim Leader
- The Dane County Board Chair announced Jamie Kuhn has been appointed interim Dane County Executive following the retirement of Joe Parisi earlier this month. The full board will vote on her appointment May 23.
- Kuhn is a former Dane County Board supervisor with decades of experience in the public sector. Most recently, she served as the State of Wisconsin Medicaid Director at the Department of Health Services.
- Related: Parisi led the county as its executive for more than a decade. Hear from him on his visions for the future of Dane County. [Madison365, City Cast Madison 🎧]
🏟️ What’s on Breese Stevens’ Wish List
- Nothing is guaranteed, and design work has yet to be completed, but the city is working on securing funding for $8 million in renovations to Breese Stevens Field. Some of the improvements include hundreds of new seats, new locker rooms, and a stage for concerts.
- The city has owned the historic sports complex for almost a century. But with the addition of a women’s pro soccer team, and more concerts on the books, the space is getting more use than ever these days. Despite the increased public use of the space, the city wants to avoid using public funds for the project and has instead looked to the state for grant funding. [Isthmus, Channel 3000]
🏐 Madison’s New Volleyball Team Has a Coach
- Madison’s new professional volleyball team has named Matt Fuerbringer as its head coach. Most recently, Fuerbringer was part of the U.S. Men’s National Volleyball Team staff, where he helped lead the team to a bronze medal in the 2016 Olympic Games.
- Fuerbringer already has a connection to the city, his daughter recently signed with UW-Madison’s volleyball team as a setter. Go team!
- Related: Madisonians have real love for women’s sports. [WMTV, Madison Minutes]
What To Do
Monday, May 20
- David Landau Kids Show at The Harmony Bar and Grill
- The Madison Classic Horse Show at Alliant Energy Center
- MOTOWN MONDAYS with NICK NICE at Lola's
- Wood-fired pizza and live music at Seven Acre Dairy Co.
Today on City Cast
How a Community Heals After a School Shooting
Just over two weeks ago, Mt. Horeb experienced an unsettling tragedy when an eighth grader with a pellet gun attempted to break into Mt. Horeb Middle School and was shot and killed by police.
City Cast Madison podcast host Bianca Martin sat down with the reporter who broke the story, executive editor of Madison 365 Rob Chappell, to see about how the community is faring in the wake of the tragedy.
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