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City to use goat grazing to address invasive plant life
Last week, the city of Madison announced that it would be using a herd of 40 goats to help deal with invasive plants. The goats will spend the next several weeks grazing in Greenside and Acewood parks. According to city parks planner Sarah Close, the goats have an important job to do, and there are […]
City, County officials skeptical of county’s reopening strategy
In a press release issued this morning, a dozen Madison Alders and Dane County Council Members expressed their concern over the county’s plans to begin reopening non-essential businesses this week. In the release, the officials wrote that the move into Phase One of Forward Dane is premature and could result in a spike in COVID-19 […]
Black and Latino Chambers receive support to help businesses through C...
On Tuesday, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway announced the city will invest $35,000 in both the Madison Black Chamber of Commerce and the Latino Chamber of Commerce of Dane County. Jessica Cavazos is the CEO of the Latino Chamber of Commerce of Dane County. She says the pandemic has caused the organization to cancel fundraisers and […]
Dane County Board poised to approve $100,000 to fund the arts
Next month, the Dane County Board will vote on a measure that will provide $100,000 dollars to support independent artists throughout the county. In March, museums, music venues and theaters closed throughout the country, and independent artists and musicians were among the first groups of workers displaced by COVID-19. Earlier today, WORT Producer Jonah Chester […]
Tattooing in the Time of COVID-19: How Three Tattoo Artists Are Gettin...
In this first edition of Staying Artful, feature contributor KT Howard interviews the owners of Wayward Tattoo, which opened its doors in May 2019. Owners Gabe Joyner, Audra Grosz, and Claire Warhus discussed the story of opening their shop and how they are coping with COVID-19. According to Joyner, “I am a human sourdough.” Visit […]
Wisconsin Elections Commission delays vote on new absentee ballot meas...
Yesterday, state election officials punted a vote on whether to mail absentee ballot applications to millions of Wisconsin voters, among a number of proposals to plan for the primary in August and the fall election in November. The proposal would spend $2.1 million of federal CARES aid to mail absentee ballot applications to registered voters […]
