Xander was a large Missouri Fox Trotter with a thick black coat that was perfect for warming your hands, petting and hugging. However, his most defining characteristic was his personality; he was a smart, curious and energetic horse who…

Xander was a large Missouri Fox Trotter with a thick black coat that was perfect for warming your hands, petting and hugging. However, his most defining characteristic was his personality; he was a smart, curious and energetic horse who…
Williamson Street will close, between S Livingston Street and S Ingersoll Street, this weekend for the Willy Street Fair. S Paterson Street and S Brearly Street will also be closed between Williamson Street and the Capital City Trail.
Starting Monday, September 22nd, the Capital City Trail Sewer Replacement Project will begin with a full closure of the bike path from S Blount Street to S Brearly Street.
Spirit, a 6 -year-old Percheron Gelding, earned his badge this evening and became an official member of the Madison Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit. Under a warm blue sky, the ceremony took place near the fieldhouse at Vel Phillips Memorial…
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For Immediate ReleaseSeptember 15, 2025
Starting Wednesday, September 17th at 7:00am, Parisi Construction will close Mid Town Road, between the Marty Road/Mid Town Road intersection to the S Gammon/Mid Town Road intersection, to facilitate a City of Madison water main installation…
The City of Madison Streets Division is happy to announce that we have collected 30,177 pounds of food scraps for composing at our three farmers’ market drop-off sites.In 2025, our goal is to collect 40,000 pounds of food scraps for composting. That…
The City of Madison has reached a collective bargaining agreement with Teamsters Local 120, representing Metro Transit operators and mechanics.
Starting Monday, September 15th, City of Madison Traffic Engineering will close the intersections of W. Dayton Street/Bedford Street and W. Dayton Street/Marion Street to complete an asphalt art traffic calming project within these intersections…
Contractors are postponing the start of the Capital City Trail Storm Sewer project and path closure in an effort to limit path closures as additional planning for path clearing and signing are being developed.Work is now anticipated to begin on…
The intersections of W Dayton Street/N Bedford Street, W Dayton Street/Marion Street, and W Dayton Street/N Frances Street are about to receive an artistic makeover as part of a City of Madison project to assess the ability of asphalt art to improve…
The community is invited to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, September 11, 2025, for the newly opened Capitol Centre Park. The redesigned and renovated courtyard space at Madison Senior Center, 330 W. Mifflin Street, is now a public…
The City of Madison is continuing its efforts to create more housing with another round of initiatives.
Storm sewer work will begin Monday, September 8th closing the Capital City Trail Path, from S Blount Street to Brearly Street. Bicyclists and Pedestrians will be detoured to E Main Street for the duration of the project. Temporary removal of parking…
Madison Poet Laureate Steven Espada Dawson and the Madison Arts Commission are inviting the public to the opening reception and poetry reading for the City of Madison’s new Youth Poet Laureate, Octavia Ikard.
Madison Water Utility’s drinking water well that was contaminated by PFAS is put back into service – Well 15 on Madison’s northeast side.
The fall yard waste and leaves collection of 2025 begins in October.You will receive three guaranteed curbside set-out opportunities for leaf and yard waste pickup this fall.The exact dates when you should set out your leaves will depend on…
Responding to resident requests, the City of Madison Traffic Engineering Division will begin a test project on Tuesday, September 9 that removes peak-hour travel lanes on Williamson Street to evaluate safety benefits such as improved pedestrian…
The City of Madison is proud to be named twice as a 2025 Dane County Climate Champion.