Coronavirus puts plans for Madison public market in doubt

July 1, 2020 3:25 pm Leave a comment

A rendering of the proposed Madison Public Market scheduled for construction starting next year. Although Madison’s 2020 budget would put various large building projects on hold, it would still set aside money for the construction of the public market on the city’s east side. (Renderings courtesy of Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle)

Plans to begin construction on the new Madison Public Market may be faltering as the city of Madison grapples with the budgetary fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Madison panel advances plans for hotel, state office building

June 10, 2020 3:48 pm Leave a comment

Hotel developer North Central Group, Middleton, has plans for a Moxy Hotel on the 900 block of East Washington Avenue, near downtown Madison.

A Madison committee advanced plans this week for an eight-story hotel and five-story state office building that are part of a project to overhaul an entire block east of the city's downtown.

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Commission OKs plans for $125M development in Madison square

May 5, 2020 2:26 pm Leave a comment

A rendering showing the Madison developer Urban Land Interests’ plans for the $125 million redevelopment of a largely unused site — known officially as Block 101 — near Capitol square. Urban Land won the Landmark Commission’s approval on Monday to make way for the project by demolishing buildings on a block bounded by East Washington Avenue and North Webster, East Mifflin and North Pinckney Streets. (Renderings courtesy of Urban Land Interests)

A project to redevelop retail space and build an office tower on a block on Madison's Capitol Square took an initial step forward on Tuesday.

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Protesters vow to rally without permit

April 22, 2020 2:15 pm Leave a comment

A crowd gathers on April 15 in Lansing to protest against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's stay-at-home order, which was imposed in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Organizers of a rally against Wisconsin's stay-at-home order say they're proceeding with the event on Friday even though their permit to hold it on the grounds of the state Capitol has been denied. (Matthew Dae Smith/ Lansing State Journal via AP File)

Organizers of a rally against Wisconsin's stay-at-home order said Wednesday that they'll proceed with the event even though their permit to hold it on the grounds of the Capitol was denied.

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Wisconsin Air National Guard awarded F-35 fighter wing

April 15, 2020 1:07 pm Leave a comment

An F-35 fighter jet arrives on Sept. 19 at the Vermont Air National Guard base in South Burlington, Vermont. The Wisconsin Air National Guard unit in Madison has been awarded a squadron of F-35 fighter jets. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring, File)

The Wisconsin Air National Guard unit based in Madison has been awarded a squadron of F-35 fighter jets, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said Wednesday.

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VIEW FROM AROUND THE STATE: Extra lanes on Madison’s Beltline a fine idea

December 4, 2019 12:43 pm Leave a comment

Madison’s Beltline isn’t getting any wider anytime soon. Transportation officials don’t expect a major improvement project for more than a decade.

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Madison housing crunch makes living hard for homeless

October 21, 2019 6:00 am Leave a comment

Homeless, Lonisha Jordan and her sons, 10 and 12, sleep in their car, motels or other places, each day struggling with circumstances that continue to shut out many in Madison and Dane County.

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Madison would spend less on capital projects in 2020, still put money toward public market

October 17, 2019 3:23 pm Leave a comment

In their 2020 proposed budget, Madison officials are a calling for spending less on capital projects than they did last year. A number of big jobs are being put off indefinitely.

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Republicans back F-35s in Madison, despite worries

October 8, 2019 3:57 pm Leave a comment

An F-35 fighter jet arrives at the Vermont Air National Guard base in South Burlington, Vermont, on Sept. 19. Republicans who control the Wisconsin Senate passed a resolution Tuesday showing support for a plan to bring F-35 fighter jets to Truax Field in Madison. The plan has aroused opposition among neighbors, many of whom have expressed concerns about noise and pollution. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring, File)

Republican legislators waded into the debate over whether the Department of Defense should station new F-35 jet fighters in Madison on Tuesday, passing a resolution supporting the idea despite neighbors’ concerns about noise and the project’s possible effects on property values.

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As Air Force mulls Truax F-35s, locals hope to sway opinion

September 30, 2019 6:00 am Leave a comment

The fate of tens of millions of dollars' worth of construction hangs in the balance as Madison officials ask the Air Force to reconsider the city's Truax Field as a preferred site for a squadron of F-35s amid increasingly vocal opposition from residents.

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