City Cast Madison
🚲 Here’s when the naked bikers are coming back
June 10, 2026 · – Rob Thomas
Good morning, Madison! School’s out for summer! That’s right, today is the last day of class for Madison schools! If you’re a parent and already struggling with finding stuff to do with the kiddos for the next three months, check out our Madison summer bucket list! ☀️
What's CITY Talking About
😎 Dane County Saw a Tourism Boom in 2025
- In 2025, 9.6 million people visited Madison and Dane County, according to a newly released report from Tourism Economics. That was a record number of visitors, up 5% from the year before. The tourists spent a total of $1.6 billion in the county.
- The record tourism was part of a statewide boom in visitors in 2025. The Wisconsin Department of Tourism said there were a record 117.9 million visits to Wisconsin last year, generating $27 billion in revenue. [WKOW, Travel Wisconsin]
👷 Plan Other Routes Around Midvale and West Dayton
- Starting Friday, Midvale Boulevard between University Avenue and Mineral Point Road will go down to one lane in each direction for road resurfacing. Work is expected to last four to five weeks.
- In addition, West Dayton Street between North Frances Street and North Lake Street will be completely closed between June 15 and July 17 for sanitary sewer replacement. [City of Madison]
🏢 Master Hall’s Future: Demolition or Landmark?
- With the seven-story Brutalist apartment building on West GIlman Street scheduled for demolition, Madison’s Landmark Commission says they’ll hit pause on a landmark designation for the historic building.
- The Plan Commission recommended that Master Hall at 415 West Gilman St. be torn down to make way for a 16-story housing development. A landmark designation would constrain those plans, so the Landmark Commission is suggesting pausing it. If the plans fall through, the designation could be revived.
- Meanwhile, demolition has begun on five residential buildings in the 100 block of North Orchard Street near Union South, making way for an eight-story, 48-unit apartment building. [ 🔒WSJ]
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Where Is It?
⬆️ Last Week’s Photo
Yeah, this was a tough one. The living room setup is located in the parking lot of Next Wave Studios, a production studio on Helgesen Drive!
🎉 Congratulations to Gretta W.M. and Melissa S. for being the only two people to guess right!
⬇️ This Week’s Photo
Where is this sign located? A few clues:
- It’s on the near west side
- It’s inside a restaurant
- Put your heart and “soul” into your answer!
What To Do
Wednesday, June 10
- 🎤 The Bones of J.R. Jones at High Noon Saloon
- 🎶 Charlie Painter Trio at Mansion Hill Inn
- 🌊 Clean Lakes 101: The Role of Soil in Improving Water Quality at The East Side Club
- 🌱 Klein's Annual Ladies' Night at Klein's Floral And Greenhouses
- 🐟 Learn to Fish at Warner Park
- 🤫 Midday Reset: Quiet Co-Working + Intentional Space at Ether Wellness
- 🌀 Our Psychedelic Nature: Short Films at Arts + Literature Laboratory
- 😆 Pop Culture Improv Presents: Lord of the Rings at The Forward Club
- 💃 Summer Line Dance Party Nights at The Lone Girl Brewing Company in Waunakee
- 🎤 The Wailin' Jennys at The Barrymore Theatre
Thursday, June 11
- 🇺🇸 America's 250th Birthday Summer Picnic! at RSVP of Dane County
- 🎤 Blush, Deadset, Oister Boy, & Bloom The Arctic at High Noon Saloon
- 🌈 CapitalQ '26 at Bartell Theatre (through June 13)
- 🎸 Concerts on the Rooftop - SIXTEEN CANDLES ('80s Tribute) at Monona Terrace
- 🧒 Free Thursday Evenings at Madison Children's Museum
- 🎭 Our Home States - Mountain Region at Broom Street Theater (through June 12)
- 🧒 Summer Playgroups! at Monona Grove Nursery School
- 🖤 Sensation: A Kinky Dance Party at Crucible
- 🎲 Table Games in the Galleries at Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
- 🍺 Speed Meeting at Delta Beer Lab
- 🌴 Tiki Cocktail Class at Garver Feed Mill
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📰 Extra! Extra! Did you hear the nudes...er, news about the Madison World Naked Bike Ride? The unclothed tradition will be back June 20, with hundreds of cyclists riding 12 miles to support body positivity and oppose oil dependency 🚲
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