Hi. My husband and I rent out the second floor of our Atwood neighborhood home. In the past, we have advertised it on Craigslist. Is that still the best place or is Marketplace more popular now? Or the Madison Classified subreddit? Thanks.

yesterday all the windows were covered with plastic sheets and there was a big cardboard sign on the door that had “close” written on it. today looks like doordashers can get orders through the window? did something happen?

you complimented my DYKE shirt at goodwill, you were wearing a harley tee. i was in a little of a rush but if you see this i'm always looking to make friends!!

Do the buses just randomly break down or give up in the middle of their routes? Is there construction? The first bus has been stuck there for so long that the second and third one have caught up with a 4th just out of view of the screenshot. Been like 40 minutes of waiting for what is advertised as 15min, and today isn't the only time this happens.

Earlier tonight (around 10pm or so) there were like 10 police cars on State st, as well as a firetruck across from Ragstock. They appeared to be dealing with a Metro bus, maybe?

Anyone know what was going on?

Edit: Sounds like it was a fight at the BRT station [see comments below]. Thanks, all.

You can pull into the Willy Coop but not St. Vinnies. C route is detoured off Willy st for anyone needing the bus at Baldwin. It's going back into Spaight, Jennifer and Rodgers past the school. Heavy traffic is detouring down Jennifer and Wilson and is really backed up trying to get through the neighborhood streets. I'm sure that's fun for the neighbors.

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They've taken maybe a hundred of the recycling bins that were put out for pickup last night and made physical barriers around the intersection so if your trash and recycling bins are missing they're being used for this down the street.

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They've spray painted and chalked up the street and businesses around the intersection. The funniest one is "Release the footage" is chalked out everywhere which apparently means the protestors don't understand that Freedom Inc, the mayor and the left side of the city council all blocked the police getting body cameras.

Edit: The protestors are not letting anyone into St. Vinnies.. It looks like St. Vinnies, the Crystal and all the immediate stores surrounding are closed indefinitely from what I can tell. Lazy Janes, True Value, the Willy st Coop and the jazz bar are all open.

Edit 2: Take East Washing to First. There's a drunk homeless guy screaming at, kicking and damaging cars at Few and Willy in front of the Social Justice Center as they try and navigate into the neighborhood.

Know of any local Madison tattoo artists who have experience doing wrist or ankle cuff tattoos?

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Edit: Like bars, music, etc.

We’re on concert on the square and hear a protest but can’t understand what they’re saying - does anyone know?

I work for one of the security companies that was hired for the AC/DC show Sunday and I have held this in for a little bit, but I simply cannot any longer. Shortly after the show ended, a cleaning crew came in to cleanup the trash out of the field area, and out in the open, there were very clearly groups of children working picking up the trash.

I don’t know what company the worked for, but normally these jobs are given to immigrants in town at the local venues, and they do this because they can take advantage of the low pay rates and undocumented working/safety conditions.

I understand that hiring immigrants is not a bad thing, but being in the same space watching children being taken advantage of really sickens me and needs to be called out.

I’ve never gone to the University of Wisconsin before, but after seeing that they’re okay with child labor (aka human right violations) at their own property really gives me second thoughts about its legitimacy as a college.

I’m going to be in Madison, WI for my husband’s birthday. What’s the best bakery to order a cake from?

Hello! Does anyone know how to access a test for cyclospora if I don’t currently have a PCP? I have Quartz insurance.

Best indoor wedding venues in WI (preferably in madison area)?

I did not see what led up to this, but I wanted to share this video in case anyone has more information why this man was taken by Madison police outside the scene of the police shooting on Willy St. yesterday. When I was there, everyone was very peacefully protesting. I imagine he may have been protesting too.

EDIT: I see a lot of people assuming he entered the crime scene. I wanted to add that from my eyes it looks like there is a piece of tape caught on the officers clothing that drops as they walk away. I’m not sure if they are actually standing that close to tape, or if the video just makes it look like that.

Would love a recommendation for a spa membership that I can get regular facials or massages. Preferably west side of Madison. No budget, just want to better myself and treat myself. The more perks with the membership the better.

Extremely invading our privacy. ​Check out deflock.org to see cameras near you in our neighborhood in madison. Its saying our cameras are deactivated, although they're still all up. I bought a green lazer just in case.

Waited for a year for this fancy new ‘redesign’ and it’s just the Zippin Pippin

I've only been on for a few minutes this morning and already have seen a handful of posts that have had to be removed.

The sub is most likely going to be astroturfed and ragebaited for a hot minute so let's keep that in mind. The trolls and bots feed off engagement, let's not give them the satisfaction. Downvote or report and move on.

Remember to be kind to your neighbors.

What are some of your favorite locally owned places in the area? For any and all needs! I recently got rid of Amazon prime as I’m trying to put my money where my mouth is

Hi everyone! I've worked in local government previously, and just wanted to give some tips for contacting local officials (Mayor, council members, other representatives):

- The first tip is please be polite! Depending on who you're contacting, you're likely speaking to an assistant or staffer. These people are likely getting TONS of calls and are emotionally exhausted. There were plenty of times we were dealing with a scandal and I was just as angry about it as the people calling, but was getting a ton of verbal abuse and being treated like an enemy. It's totally fine to be furious, heartbroken, etc., and to express that, but be sure you're not taking it out on anyone. If the person you're talking to feels like you're just treating them like a punching bag, they're going to try to get you off the phone asap to get you to stop attacking them. If you're upset but polite, they'll usually move mountains to help. A lot of people working in local government especially are doing it out of passion.

- Have a reason for calling. By this, I mean that you should identify what you want done with your complaint. Do you want your representative to call you back for a discussion? Do you just want your concerns passed on? Do you want to know what will be done? This is very important, because if you just call and unload, it's harder for whoever takes your call to use that efficiently beyond "someone else called and was angry about the same thing everyone else is". You can also simply call and ask for the best way to communicate your concerns and desire for action.

- If you're calling from outside the community or out of state, please be sure you know the basics of who you're talking to, what happened, and the community itself. I've dealt with people calling my boss a he when she's a woman, or mispronouncing the name of the community, etc. It does make you seem detached from the situation and uninformed, and in a situation like this offices are naturally going to prioritize calls from constituents and not calls from people who seem like they just saw a single video online and don't know any details.

- Form letters/emails are super useful, but when there's a form letter going around and an official is getting dozens of the same template email, they tend to have less impact. Use form letters as a base and add some customization/edit them if you can. It comes off as more invested and real to the people reading them.

- I'm guessing every public facing office in Madison right now is getting inundated. Please be patient when waiting for return calls, don't be surprised if your call goes to voicemail, etc. Sometimes offices just get so many calls that they don't have enough staff to answer or respond to every single one in the moment. If you leave a voicemail and don't specifically ask for a call back, you also likely won't get one. When there were hot buttons issues at my office, we'd tally emails/voicemails and only have our boss call back when it was actually requested. Again, this is just a "not enough hours in the day" necessity, not a slight.

I hope this helps, and please remember, I'm saying all of this so that you can be more effective, not to stifle anger or grief! If you have any questions, I'll try to answer them, but keep in mind I've never worked in local government in Madison specifically.

On Tuesday, my son had a bicycle accident on the east side on Vondron. 2 people stopped to help him.

I just want to thank them for stopping and assisting him. We appreciate your kindness more than you know.