Madison – Mayor Dave Cieslewicz announced his selections for the special committee to select the official song or songs for the City of Madison. The committee’s work is being done in conjunction with Madison’s sesquicentennial celebration.
“I am…
Madison – City of Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk today announced the recipients of their respective annual awards honoring community members who reflect the values of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The City and…
There will be no refuse or recycling collection on Monday January 16th because of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Residents who normally have their refuse and recycling collected on Monday will have their material collected on Tuesday January…
MADISON, WI — Madison-area kids will have the chance to take on Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and get some great midwinter exercise in the Fit City Kids Classic cross-country ski race around the Capitol Square this Saturday, January 14, at 3:00 p.m.
The…
Madison – Mayor Dave Cieslewicz said today that major contributions for the Goodman Pool project are continuing to pour in. Madison’s first municipal pool is scheduled to open this summer, after some 60 years of discussion and debate.
The new gifts…
Vilas and Tenney Park Ice Rinks will be open Friday at 2p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 11a.m. The ice rinks will remain open as long as the ice conditions hold out. The ice rink may need to close early due to ice conditions and skater…
Due to the warmer than normal weather, the ice rinks and ski trails are in very poor condition.
Elver, Vilas and Tenney Park ice rinks will be opened at 11a.m., but will close early each afternoon depending on the ice conditions and the skater…
The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld Madison's and Dane County's ordinances restricting fertilizers containing phosphorus. The Court affirmed Judge Barbara Crabb's decision that the ordinances properly regulated fertilizers and…
Due to the warm weather, the ice rink and ski trail conditions are poor. Vilas, Elver and Tenney Park ice rinks will remain open as long as conditions allow. However, the ice rinks may close early each evening.
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Ski Trail Update
Due to warmer temperatures, the trails at Elver Park and Odana Golf Course are not being groomed today, however, they are open to skiers.
Elver Park and Odana Golf Course will have ski rental available on Saturday, Dec. 24.
The…
Elver Park and Vilas Park ice rinks are open. Tenney Park is not yet safe to open to the public.
Parks Staff groomed the trails at Elver Park on Tuesday. They will groom the trails at Odana Golf Course on Wednesday.
Madison – Mayor Dave Cieslewicz said today that increasing numbers of national publications are reporting what Madisonians already know: that their city is one of the best places in America to live or do business. The city received numerous awards…
We regret to inform the public that the track truck suffered a mechanical breakdown this morning - broken radiator. The Parks Staff will be unable to groom the ski trails until this is fixed. We apologize for the inconvenience. We will alert the…
Ski Trail Update
The trails at Elver Park and Odana Golf Course are being groomed today.
Elver Park and Odana Golf Course will have ski rental available on Saturday and Sunday.
The lights will be on at Elver Park.
Ice Skating
Vilas Park and Elver…
The 600 block of West Washington Avenue, between Bedford Street and Proudfit Street, will be closed on Saturday, December 17, 2005, beginning at 8:30 a.m. in order to accommodate the installation of railroad crossing gates.
Traffic will be diverted…
Ski Trail Update
The trails at Elver Park and Odana Golf Course will be groomed on FRIDAY, December 16. The weather conditions are too warm to groom on Thursday. But with the overnight freezing conditions, the snow will be in good condition to…
Madison Declares A Snow Emergency
The City of Madison has declared a snow emergency. That means that alternate side parking restrictions will be in effect throughout the entire City of Madison including the downtown/isthmus snow emergency…
Sugar Island Playground is sponsoring a recycling program to fund park playground equipment in Madison’s parks. Sugar Island Playground has partnered with several retail businesses in Madison to collect old cell phones and empty ink cartridges.…
