Madison planning staff have altered the hotly debated West Area Plan draft to move a walking and bike path from the Sauk Creek Greenway onto existing streets — and more changes are to come.

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NEW: Madison Planning staff will announce changes to the West Area Plan draft this week after much resident feedback, which includes moving a walking/bike path from the Sauk Creek Greenway onto existing streets.

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NEW from Becky Jacobs for The Capital Times: Pro-Palestinian crowd swells at UW-Madison, tents pop up

At least 200 protesters calling for UW–Madison to cut any ties with Israel marched on State Street Monday morning and filled the Library Mall on campus.
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NEW: Abuse allegations, resignation pressure mount for Madison alder

More local leaders are calling for Madison City Council member Charles Myadze to resign as allegations of abusive behavior stack up against him.
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NEW for The Capital Times: Last week, Madison City Council loosened zoning on accessory dwelling units, or 'granny flats' as an option — albeit a modest one — to provide more housing. Here's what it means:
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NEW for The Capital Times: Public allegations of abuse against an elected official led to an unusual turn of events this week as the accused man himself and his fellow Madison City Council members voted to condemn domestic violence.
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The necessary skill that is always somehow left off of all government reporting job descriptions

ICYMI yesterday for The Capital Times: A neighborhood on Madison’s west side is taking measures to protect homeowners’ properties after the city’s West Area Plan draft recommended the land be proactively rezoned.

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NEW for The Capital Times: After a ballot recount Friday, Dane County’s Board of Canvassers determined David Peterson won the county supervisor seat to represent Cottage Grove’s District 36 by just five votes.
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Curious what it's like to work as a dishwasher/server for Bravo Top Chef?

On The Corner Table: Top Chef, Lindsay Christians talks with chef Lauren Montelbano about their experience behind-the-scenes of this week's episode (filmed at Taliesin, WI).

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HEY GUESS WHAT THE FARMERS' MARKET IS BACK ON SATURDAY YAHOOOOO

More for The Capital Times: The market will return for its 53rd outdoor season on Saturday, with more bakeries, more produce and a new addition that’s been absent for years — fish.
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The draft West Area Plan has gotten a lot of press lately - but a draft plan for Madison's northeast side is also in development.
Allison Garfield - of the The Capital Times - reported on the lesser-known plan yesterday. She gave Faye Parks the rundown.
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NEW: The West Area Plan may be the contentious topic debated in Madison right now, but the city has done the same amount of work for the Northeast Area Plan which has mostly flown under the public’s radar.
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(from my brother)

Some context here: these are people gathered on Library Mall today to watch the solar eclipse. The Daily Cardinal had reporters on scene this afternoon.