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Edgewater project scores small victory

A revised rendering shows the proposed Edgewater Hotel redevelopment from Lake Mendota. Madison‘s Plan Commission has voted to change the city’s zoning ordinance to allow the proposed Edgewater addition to […]

Edgewater amendment limps toward commission

By Paul Snyder A Madison zoning amendment designed to grease the skids for the Edgewater Hotel redevelopment is drawing fire for the precedent it would set for other projects. The […]

Proposed zoning changes stoke fires of Edgewater debate (UPDATE)

By Paul Snyder Two proposed zoning amendments in Madison would remove roadblocks to the proposed Edgewater Hotel redevelopment and knock down restrictions on future lakefront projects. “I hope it’s a […]

Common Council may be showing common sense on Edgewater

By Joe Yovino

web editor

In a nation where more people vote for an American Idol than do an American president, it’s sometimes hard to find an abundance of common sense.

Land bank prompts city speculation

By Paul Snyder Madison‘s flirtation with property flipping to turn a profit is a financial risk better left untaken, according to critics who say the city has no business playing […]

After marathon session, Madison Common Council kills Edgewater plans (UPDATE)

By Paul Snyder The Hammes Co.’s estimated $93 million redevelopment of the Edgewater Hotel in Madison is dead. After nearly 11 hours of debate, the 20-member Madison Common Council early […]

Unions want PLA for Edgewater job

By Paul Snyder Madison labor unions, not the Common Council, might ultimately decide the fate of the Edgewater Hotel redevelopment. The Building and Construction Trades Council of South Central Wisconsin […]

Showdown looming on Madison’s Edgewater project

By Paul Snyder As badly as Madison-area labor unions need the work the redevelopment of the Edgewater Hotel would provide, at least one will retract its support without a project […]

Hammes requests Edgewater appeal

By Paul Snyder Citing strong city support, Brookfield-based Hammes Co. on Wednesday requested the Madison Common Council appeal the Landmarks Commission’s decision on redeveloping the Edgewater Hotel. The Common Council […]