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🚲 Gear up for Ride the Drive
August 9, 2024 · ✏️ Thanks to Hayley Sperling for editing the newsletters this week!
Howdy, Madison 🤠 We can’t stop talking about Madison’s budget, changes to Madison’s parks, and restaurants that are closing (don’t worry; some are opening too!). Keep scrolling to hear all about it!
What's CITY Talking About?
🚲 Major Road Closures This Weekend
- The Madison Mini Marathon is Saturday, bringing runners and road closures to the isthmus. Closures along the route will happen on a rolling basis but North Park Street from University Avenue to Langdon Street, and Langdon Street from North Park Street to North Lake Street will be closed for an extended period.
- Ride the Drive will be Aug. 11, closing three big roads in Madison from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. These closures will be on John Nolen Drive, Willy Street, and Regent Street.
- Listen up: Give our Friday News Roundup a listen for more specifics on these road closures. [City of Madison, City Cast Madison 🎧]
🏛️ What’s Next for the Wisconsin Veterans Museum
- The State Building Commission unanimously approved the state’s plan to spend $9 million to buy the Wisconsin Veterans Museum downtown. The plan is to replace the current building with a new five-story building.
- The remodel project is projected to cost $140 million, $40 million of which will come from private donations raised by the Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation.
- The current building only has enough room to display 3% of its collection, but the new building would allow 20-25% to be displayed. This will also be located right by the future Wisconsin History Center. [🔒WSJ]
🎊 Westfest Makes Its Return
- This Saturday will be Westfest at Elver Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This festival will offer music, food, dunk tanks, and more.
- Local organizations, including the Madison Public Libraries and the National Alliance on Mental Illness, will be tabling at the festival to raise awareness about their work.
- Related: For more festivals, check out our August festival guide. [Madison365, Madison Minutes]
Friday Floof
Catzia Dax, or Dax for short, was adopted from the Dane County Humane Society a few months before the pandemic started and she rapidly became a great work-from-home co-worker. The Trekkies out there will catch the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine reference in her name. Live long and prosper!
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What To Do
Friday, Aug. 9
- 90s & 00s Throwback Party with Star 67 at Memorial Union
- Brewgrass Fridays at The Edgewater
- Comedy at North Street Cabaret
- Dane Dances - DJ Francis Medrano/ LUISITO ROSARIO/ VO5 at the Monona Terrace
- Doug White, Tom Gullion, Dave Cooper, Mark Urness, Dane Richeson Quintet at Cafe CODA
- Garver Food Truck Friday ft. Brandon Beebe at Garver Feed Mill
- Great Taste Eve Beer Garden at Giant Jones Brewing
- Gilbert & Sullivan's Patience at Bartell Theatre
- Glitz Drag: Taylor Swift vs Dua Lipa at Majestic Theatre
- Great Taste of Madison at Delta Beer Lab
- Jake Shimabukuro at The Barrymore Theatre
- Best of the Fest at Comedy on State
- The Maze Odyssey Encounter at Crucible
- The Merge at The Bur Oak
- Mixed Bag Variety Show at The Bur Oak
- Pre-Taste at the Pitch at Breese Stevens Field
- The Sessions at McPike Park
- tick, tick...BOOM! at Mitby Theater
- Underground All Stars at Red Rooster Madison
📰 Extra! Extra! This past week, Madison College hosted the second annual "She Builds Wisconsin" camp, organized by the Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin. The summer camp focused on teaching girls about construction, architecture, and engineering. Shoutout to women breaking barriers in the trades!
— Ava Wojnowski
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