🚨 Passenger punches Metro Transit driver

🏢 Madison Civil Rights Head Accused of Discrimination

• The city is hiring an outside investigator to look into allegations of discrimination by the director of the Madison Department of Civil Rights. Nearly a dozen current and former staff are accusing Norman Davis of discriminating against women and people with disabilities.
• The complaint details a dozen examples since 2018 where employees say Davis unreasonably questioned staff members’ disabilities, harassed women employees and staff with disabilities, and failed to support the professional development of women employees.
• Davis told the Cap Times that he was confident that the investigation would clear him of wrongdoing. [Cap Times]

🦞 Rue Bourre Owner Closing Cajun Restaurant

• Owner Bekah Nethken-Ulrich is closing Rue Bourre, her Cajun restaurant on Cottage Grove Road this week and selling off her kitchen equipment.
• In a post on social media, Nethken-Ulrich said she had to prioritize financial, health, and safety concerns. She said the restaurant will be open until Friday, selling only frozen foods, and she is accepting cash for restaurant equipment and inventory.
• Nethken-Ulrich began selling Cajun food out of a market stand at the Northside Farmers Market in 2020 and opened her brick-and-mortar location in 2023. [Rue Bourre, Cap Times]

🚨 Passenger Arrested After Allegedly Punching Bus Driver

• A 21-year-old passenger was arrested after an attack on a Metro Transit driver Monday morning.
• Madison police say the suspect entered the bus through the rear and refused to pay, then became angry when the driver confronted him for hitting a safety partition. The suspect faces charges of battery to a public transit operator, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and bail jumping.
• Metro Transit improved security issues for its drivers earlier this year after a passenger attacked a bus driver in February, causing the bus to crash into Asian House restaurant. [WMTV]

You may like pizza, but do you really know pizza? Madison has several popular local pizza restaurants, each serving their own distinctive signature pies. Take our quiz and see how well you know your slices:

This iconic Madison slice is described on the menu as “all-whole-milk mozzarella cheese, a gooey, rich, house-made crème fraîche, and elbow macaroni noodles topped with local cheddar.”

• The mac ‘n’ cheese pizza at Ian’s Pizza
• The What Up Dough at Molten Monkey Pizza
• The Walter White at Salvatore’s Pies
• The Mac Daddy at Glass Nickel Pizza

When you become a City Cast Madison Neighbor, you’ll get all the new perks of our expanded membership program like the chance to shout out a local business, nonprofit, or some other cool Madison thing in our newsletter. Here are a few things our Neighbors are celebrating this week.

📣 Barbara C. wanted to celebrate Disability Rights Wisconsin, a private non-profit that protects the rights of people with disabilities statewide.

📣 Sabrina S. is shouting out the Neighborhood House Community Center. “They have so much wonderful programming but I especially have enjoyed the community Spanish conversation hours over the years!”

📣 Katy K. had a special shoutout for people with “littles on the east side” – Monona Grove Nursery School! “It's a gem: parent co-op that focuses on play.”

Got something or somebody you want to shout out? Become a City Cast Madison Neighbor today!