Madison City Hall hosted a stirring sight for all fans of local democracy this evening. Eager, interested citizens filled every seat in the city commission meeting room, ready to participate in an open and frank discussion of community goals and…
Posts tagged as “downtown”
The Madison Chamber of Commerce and Lake Area Improvement Corporation are all about banners and signs as a vital part of economic development. After twenty years in business, the Four Seasons Flea Market has finally upgraded its signage: The Four…
I received a delegation from the community thrift store steering committee Thursday evening. After receiving my e-mail (the first and only one they said they had received as of Thursday at community.thriftstore@yahoo.com), the committee sent Don Amert to my door…
Following some hard blog coverage, lots of strong online feedback, and even criticism in the local press, Madison's community thrift store steering committee is waging the full-court press to sell their million-dollar project. Committee members Clark Sinclair, Jerry Johnson, and…
The other day I saw Jerry Johnson, one of the lead organizers of the plan to build a publicly subsidized thrift store on Madison's Main Street. He said he'd seen that there were a "couple of comments" on the blog…
At the end of April, some local boosters proposed a community thrift store for downtown Madison. The plan: Buy the two buildings on the corner of Egan Avenue and Southwest First Street currently the Trojan Tap and Sweet Escape Salon.…
As my commenters eagerly point out, it's election day in Madison! Residents have five candidates from whom to choose for two city commission spots. From the press I enjoy from my safe vantage point in Spearfish, it strikes me that…
Incumbent Madison city commissioner Nick Abraham gets the last of five candidate profiles in the Madison Daily Leader. He says just enough of the right things to make me feel comfortable with my Madison neighbors re-electing him tomorrow. Commissioner Abraham…