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🏘️ Hot Dog! Affordable Housing Opening at Oscar Mayer Site.

• Residents are moving into two major affordable housing developments on property west of Packers Avenue that was once home to the Oscar Mayer plant.
• The first residents moved in last week to The View at Huxley Yards, a 303-unit apartment building with one- to four-bedroom units. On April 1, residents will begin moving into Victoria at Huxley Yards, a six-story, 250-unit senior living complex nearby.
• Another 50-unit apartment building known as the Conway will also open this fall at Huxley Yards. [Cap Times]

🧪 Federal Fetal Tissue Ban Leaves UW Scientists in Limbo

• The National Institutes of Health announced Jan. 22 that it would immediately stop funding research that uses human fetal tissue obtained from elective abortions. The decision has stopped some promising research projects at UW-Madison in its tracks, with scientists unsure how to move forward.
• Fetal tissue advocates say the research has advanced work on vaccines and understanding human development and diseases. At UW-Madison, Dr. Anita Bhattacharyya was using fetal tissue to study how brain development is altered in neurodevelopmental disorders, with a focus on Down syndrome.
• 🎧 Dig deeper: The fetal tissue ban is just the latest salvo by the Trump administration against research at universities. With $27 million in federal research dollars already cut last year and more to come, UW scientists came on the City Cast Madison podcast to argue that the results are disastrous not just for universities, but for the individuals and businesses that benefit from such research. [ 🔒WSJ, 🎧City Cast Madison]

🥐 Bri’s Fresh Bakes Opens Saturday in Sun Prairie

• Feel like a “cruffin”? The croissant-muffin hybrid is just one of the tasty treats that will be sold at Bri’s Fresh Bakes, a new bakery that will open March 28 in Sun Prairie at 1225 W. Main St. in Sun Prairie.
• Bri’s Fresh Bakes has been a hit at the Sun Prairie Farmers Market since it opened in 2021. The bakery will initially be open Thursdays through Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., unless they sell out of pastries sooner.
• 🍩 Can’t wait until this weekend for a tasty treat? Sample our list of the area’s best bakeries. [InBusiness, Bri’s Fresh Bakes, City Cast Madison]

⬆️ Last Week’s Photo

Gene Delcourt’s sculpture “No More Stolen Sisters” is located inside the entrance to the Madison City-County Building!

🎉 Congratulations to Tricia M., Alexander B., and George D. for being the first three people to guess correctly!

⬇️ This Week’s Photo

Where is this wall located? A few clues:

• It’s on the Schenk-Atwood neighborhood
• It’s in a place that we’ve covered on both the podcast and in the newsletter recently
• Even if you’re not sure, make a half-baked guess!