Monthly Archives: July 2012

Willy Street Co-op Expansion Pays Off

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Co-op profitable two years ahead of schedule

Perfect weather made for a great opening night to La Fete de Marquette 2012. Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble, plus Sarazino got the crowd dancing.

The first day of La Fete de Marquette was a nice mix of community, fun, and music. It was the perfect night to start a 4-day music festival with temperatures in the mid-70s, no wind and clear skies. The Willy Street Co-op held their annual membership meeting on the grounds, offering a free dinner to members, while also reporting on the state of the Co-op 18 months after opening Willy West in Middleton.  Continue reading →

La Fete de Marquette is Magnifique

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Four day music festival growing with style

La Fete de Marquette, July 12-15, 2012 in the Marquette Neighborhood.

The seventh annual La Fete de Marquette, celebrating French music and culture, begins today (July 12) at the corner of South Dickinson and East Main Streets. While Pere Marquette did traipse through these lands in the 1600s (see Portage, Wisconsin), the relative lack of a historical French connection to the Marquette neighborhood will not stop them from holding a really cool party for Bastille Day.

The free four-day event is one of the “Big Four” Marquette neighborhood summer festivals and is a fundraiser for the Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center.

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Lake Monona Water Walk Underway at Winnequah

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Festival hopes to raise awareness of area lakes

The Lake Monona Water Walk Community Festival kicked off last night (July 6) with a music festival at Winnequah Park in Monona. Today and tomorrow is filled with many events featuring multiple educational and inspirational activities will expand people’s awareness, appreciation, and gratitude for the waters of the community and the world.

On Saturday a Water Expo will be held with with exhibitors, vendors, science projects, and Water Art, an outdoor movie screening of Waterlife, an All Traditions Water Blessing, and a community potluck, all building enthusiasm for the Lake Monona Water Walk itself on Sunday.

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Riding in Cars With Expectant Mothers

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Baby born on John Nolen Drive reminiscent of 1998 Chevy Blazer birth

Tasha Geymonat (left), with her newborn son Jesse James “Blazer” McKellar in 1998. Courtesy: The Ottawa Citizen

Madison Police Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain is known for his poetic re-interpretation of police reports, and some have made national news. Those of us who follow his reports on Twitter were especially struck by a report he released today (July 5) of a high-speed maternity incident that occurred last month. It reminded me of 911 audio I saved from 1998 of a baby born in the back of a Chevy Blazer in the middle of an ice storm.

In the Madison incident, a Sun Prairie, Wisconsin man was observed speeding on East Washington Avenue around 3 a.m. on June 17, 2012 and soon an officer pulled him over on south Blair Street. When it was determined that he was transporting his wife who was deep into labor the officer told him to slow down a bit but offered to follow them to the hospital.  Continue reading →

Ale Flows on Atwood

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One Barrel Brewing hopes to involve patrons in the brewing process

The word “Nano” is now a trendy way to describe something on a small scale. One Barrel Brewing Company, Madison’s first nanobrewery, opened Friday (July 6) on Atwood Avenue in Schenk’s corners, and hopes to embody this concept by offering small batches of experimental beers in the spirit of home brewing while making it accessible to all.

Photographer and Atwood neighborhood resident Nataraj Hauser was fourth in line for the opening and reports that it quickly grew to around 75 and soon the place, which was once a grocery store early in the 20th century, was packed with people.  Continue reading →