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Madison residents have a new option for dropping off motor oil in the City.  A new location is now open at 1504 Quann-Olin Parkway, Madison, Wis. This is the City's third site it hosts for used motor oil and used oil filters. …

Honey locust leaves are falling; backyard gardens are being harvested. It's time to start the fall leaf and yard waste pickup season!The first set out date for some - not all - neighborhoods is Sunday, October 4, 2026.Dates when you should set out…

Starting on Monday October 5, Speedway Sand and Gravel will begin constructing public utility improvements for the private development project at S Broom Street and W Doty Street. Work will occur on both streets during this project and will…

The Madison Arts Commission is pleased to announce sculptor Samantha Jane Mullen will be the next Thurber Park Artist-in-Residence.

This October, Public Health Madison & Dane County is urging women not to skip or delay their recommended breast cancer screening.

MADISON, WI – The Teejop & Beyond: Celebrating Native Nations program begins at Madison Public Library on Monday, October 12 (Indigenous Peoples' Day). The program is hosted in partnership with Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison and highlights both…

Multiple streets around Langdon Street will be closed on Friday afternoon, October 2, for the UW Madison Homecoming Prade. The parade starts at 6:00pm.

In May, the Public Art Selection Committee selected four finalists to develop design proposals for the public art for the first phase of the Madison LakeWay development project along Lake Monona, called the SkyLine.

The Passage of Being was selected by the Madison Arts Commission in partnership with the Parks Division and Madison Public Library through a robust public engagement process.

On Monday, September 28 and Tuesday, September 29, between the hours of 7:00 am and 5:00 pm, the 300 block of W Dayton Street will close to through traffic for a crane operation by Roofed Right America. Access will be maintained to all driveways and…

On Sunday, September 27, the 10 block of W Doty Street will have a travel lane closed for a crane operation. A single travel lane will remain available during the closure. Drivers should anticipate some delays when traveling through the area. W Doty…

Madison Community Foundation will award the City a $350,000 grant to cover the software and civilian personnel costs associated with implementing the program.

Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard will be closed on Friday, September 25 and Saturday, September 26 for the annual Cheese Fair Off the Square event.

Work on Madison's next two area plans, the North Area Plan and the Near West Area Plan, is underway and you can get involved with the process with a series of kickoff events in the coming months.

The Streets Division's will collect small brush piles this fall along with separated piles of leaves and yard waste. The brush piles must be kept separate from your leaves and yard waste.  You must also follow all other brush collection…

From Friday, September 25 to Sunday, September 27, the 400 block of W Gilman Street will be closed to access from University Avenue and Frances Street for Findorff to erect a tower crane at the site of a private development project. Two-way…

Public Health Madison & Dane County announced a new campaign urging gun owners in Dane County to practice safe gun storage at home.

Starting Wednesday, September 23, and continuing through Wednesday, September 30, Speedway Sand and Gravel will close Mid Town Road in the westbound direction between Carns Drive and Waldorf Boulevard. 

MADISON, Wis. – The Madison Police Department is creating a new section that will focus on use of force, professional development, accountability, and transparency.The Service Excellence and Outreach Section will be added early next year and is part…

Starting at 8:00am on Monday September 28, the City of Madison and The Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railroad Company will be replacing the railroad crossing on Aberg Avenue between Loftsgordon Avenue and Everett Street.  During this…