Madison’s Alcohol License Review Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to grant a liquor license to a new downtown restaurant. The Brickhouse BBQ is set to open in August 2009 on the corner of Broom and Gorham streets, next to Riley’s Liquor Store and across from the Equinox apartments. “It always… Read more »

By a vote of 68 percent to 32 percent, Madison residents passed a referendum to increase funding for the Madison Metropolitan School District by raising property taxes. “This is the most crucial referendum we have had here in Madison,” said Marjorie Passman, member of the MMSD Board of Education. If… Read more »

On Wednesday night, Ian’s Pizza topped off the Madison Fire Department’s Campus Fire Awareness Campaign by delivering free pizza to University of Wisconsin students who had working smoke alarms in their residences. “It’s fun for us,” said Ian’s delivery manager Nick Martin of the promotion, adding that Ian’s likes… Read more »

Some drivers in Madison had a pleasant surprise Tuesday morning when the price of a gallon of gasoline dropped below the $3 mark at certain stations. “It has definitely made it better with driving to work,” Erin Palmer, University of Wisconsin junior, said of the price drop. Several gas stations… Read more »

Musicians of the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra went on strike Wednesday night during a scheduled rehearsal and have cancelled tonight’s concert at the Overture Center. It is the first time in the orchestra’s history a strike forced the cancellation of a performance.� Despite months of intense negotiations, the musicians have… Read more »

The driver involved in an August crash that killed three University of Wisconsin students was legally drunk, according to a report released by the Dane County Coroner Tuesday. Rick Putze, 22, had a blood alcohol concentration of .144 when the car he was driving hit a tree on Midvale Boulevard… Read more »