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The City of Madison Parks Division is pleased to offer for sale, the beautiful Zane Williams photo-poster of the Gates of Heaven Synagogue, located at James Madison Park. This high quality poster was conceived by the Friends of the Gates of Heaven…

Due to the cold weather, Odana Hills Golf Course and Monona Golf Course will be closing for the season as of Monday, November 19th.

The City of Madison Parks Division announces that the golf season at Glenway and Yahara Hills Golf Courses will come to an end effective Wednesday, November 7, 2007due to cold weather. Odana Hills and Monona Golf Courses will remain open on a day…

The Madison Parks Staff will begin taking reservations for the 2008 season for the popular park shelters, beginning October 15 at 8:00a.m. The Parks Office doors open at 8:00a.m. Phone-in reservations will begin at 8:15 a.m. Parks staff highly…

2008 RESERVATION RATES: WEEKEND: EACH 2 HRS $80.00 WEEKDAY: UNTIL 3 PM $62.00 AFTER 4 PM $72.00 WEDDING PACKAGE: $360.00 Includes: 2 hours rehearsal time the day before the wedding. 4 hours use of the facility on the…

The Cypress SprayPark, Madison's first public spray park, has won the Wisconsin Park & Recreation Association Park Section Design Award for 2007. WPRA annually recognizes outstanding new or renovated park facilities.

Ground-breaking of Breese Stevens Field renovation and repair Monday, September 24, 2:30p.m. Meet at the East Washington Ave and Paterson Street entrance. Breese Stevens Field, 917 E. Mifflin Street, was built in 1926 by the Civil Works…

As the Madison area slowly dries out from recent heavy rainfalls, so do the Madison Parks playing fields. The parks and play fields are now dry enough for league play and pick-up games. If you are interested in reserving a field, please check the…

As the summer comes to an end, so do the Goodman Pool and Beach Season come to an end. The Goodman Pool and Madison beach season corresponds with the Madison School District's summer recess. Goodman Pool, 325 Olin Ave., will close for the summer…

Due to the wet conditions, the Madison Parks playing fields (soccer, softball, football) are not in condition to handle large numbers of people. The Parks Division asks that teams and pick-up games refrain from playing on the fields and parks…

Lifeguard services hours at the four major beaches, Olbrich Park, Vilas Park, BB Clarke and Tenney Park, will be changed to 11a.m.-6p.m. Annually, the Parks Division reduces the beach lifeguard hours by one hour due to the earlier sunset.…

With the opening of the Goodman Swimming Pool just last summer, the excitement and anticipation of "wet and wild fun" hasn't cooled off yet. Now Madisonians can now add one more place to their summer fun list. On the corner of Cypress Way and…

From 1958 to 1975, the City of Madison lost over 18,500 trees to Dutch Elm Disease (DED). Since 1975, DED losses have decreased significantly thanks to a disease resistant elms and planting a variety of trees along our streets. DED losses have…

Specialized ADA Mobility Carts Available The City of Madison Golf Courses are proud to announce the availability of a specialized ADA mobility cart. The cart is available for reservation and rental by calling the golf course 72 hours in advance.…

Over 5,000 street trees planted the last two years are in need of watering during this current dry period. The City is asking homeowners to water newly planted trees in front of their house. The root systems of these recently planted trees are not…

Thanks to the Mid West Family Broadcasting Co. for picking up the sponsorship, the actual fireworks display at Elver Park on July 4 will go on as scheduled. However, the originally planned Firecracker Run/Walk event scheduled for earlier that…

Contact information: Laura Whitmore, Parks Community Relations, 266-5949 George Twigg, Mayor's Office, 266-4611 Schedule details Press & Community Event with the Mayor on Tuesday, June 26 at 2:00p.m. Cypress SprayPark, corner of Cypress Way…

FREE Golf Clinic offered at Monona Golf Course Monona Golf Course is offering a FREE golf clinic on Sunday evenings at 5:30p.m. The Clinic offers one hour of lessons, plus 4 holes of golf. The Clinic is for beginners only. Participants must have…

Goodman Pool will open for regular season hours beginning June 16. There is still time to purchase your season pass or sign your child up for swimming lessons! For more information call 264-9292 or visit the website at: www.cityofmadison.com/…

The City of Madison Beaches and lifeguard services begin June 16. The season will run through September 3. The lifeguard services schedule corresponds with the Madison Metropolitan School District schedule. BB Clarke, Olbrich, Tenney and Vilas…