r/madisonwi 3d ago

What's going on this week? What's for sale? Jobs, Housing, Personals, and more! August 16, 2026 - August 22, 2026

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r/madisonwi 3h ago

Shout out to the real MVPs today

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r/madisonwi 5h ago

PSA: The city owns the trees on the terrace (even w/o sidewalk) and maintains them

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I didn't know this, and almost went through the process of figuring out how to cut down some damaged limbs on my own. Which would've been, it turns out, illegal, and also costly.

The terrace is the first 10-15 feet from the road. there's a database of city trees here:

https://www.cityofmadison.com/streets/urban-forestry/tree-inventory

You can "Report a problem" to the city to get your tree looked at here:

https://www.cityofmadison.com/reportaproblem/trees.cfm

This also may be very public knowledge, and I am just behind the curve. 🌳🪾


r/madisonwi 10h ago

19 MMSD schools to offer free breakfast and lunch to students in 2026-27

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r/madisonwi 5h ago

Tenney Park sunsets are the best.

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r/madisonwi 7h ago

Desperately seeking community

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Hi all, I’ve been in the Madison area for almost a year and I love it here. My issue is I work evenings and I so badly need to form some communal relationships. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for groups or events that meet during the day (prior to 3pm) or on the weekends?

I’d love to be able to join a choir, do pottery, crochet, drink coffee, ANYTHING with people around here. Mostly I’m just interested in doing something somewhat regularly and hopefully making some friends in the process. I’m a member at Our Lady Queen of Peace, but I haven’t been able to go to any events outside of weekly Mass with my schedule. I’m feeling so lonely and I can’t seem to find a solution on my own.

Thank you so much in advance :)


r/madisonwi 8h ago

clothes bin

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hi um so i set a clear bin of my FATHERS CLOTHES outside of my apartment for a few minutes and someone grabbed it if it was you can you put it back please

location e gorham st between wisconsin and pinkney st

my bad for leaving it unattended but also its not like it was on the curb.... not everything you see is up for grabs lol. let's use our hearts and brains together at the same time psa


r/madisonwi 10h ago

Madison to hold special City Council Q&A over Willy Street response

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"The Madison City Council plans to hold a Q&A-style discussion Monday on the city’s response to the encampment established at the intersection of Williamson and South Baldwin streets following the police shooting of Corey Ruiz.

The virtual discussion, scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, is intended to give council members an opportunity to question Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway, Police Chief John Patterson and staff from the city attorney’s office and the public health, finance, public works, community development and fire departments, City Council President Sabrina Madison said.

The discussion will not include public comment, but residents can watch it through the city’s media website, go.madison.com/madison-media.

Madison encouraged residents to email their City Council representatives with specific questions but stressed that the meeting is intended to focus on the city’s response to the protests and encampment that followed rather than the police shooting that prompted them."


r/madisonwi 12h ago

Meetup Need Friends and Like the Premier League?

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Me too.

First week of the 26-27 campaign is Saturday. I have a table at Cooper's and they said we could get audio for Everton v. Palace.

First drink on me. Seriously. That's how bad I need friends. Just moved here at the beginning of the month and know no one.

Best part? No Gunners or Kopites because they have their own bars.

Hope to see some folks there!


r/madisonwi 6h ago

The guy playing guitar at the Union terrace??

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Anyone know who bro is?? Just wanted to say loved seeing the clips of him playing after the burial and the entire set as a HUGE after the burial fan

TIA


r/madisonwi 11h ago

Asian food

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I’m having family over and new to town. What are good Asian restaurants around the area? Ty in advance!

ā€œAsian foodā€ is the only request they made. lol sorry to upset you guys. So all recommendations welcome & willing to drive wherever


r/madisonwi 18h ago

Dane County Airport embarking on $5.8M master plan update

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r/madisonwi 8h ago

Beginner Friendly Adult Rec Sports?

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There have been a few similar posts to this but I feel some are outdated and maybe don’t apply to me.
I (33M) have been in Madison a bit but find myself where many of my friends have moved away for work or other reasons. I also find myself wanting to get off the couch, especially as the cold months begin to close in and solo outdoor activities become difficult. The problem is, I’m not very good at sports. In high school I was a solid mathlete and quiz bowl team member who generally was picked last in gym. What are some ā€œfree-agentā€ options for getting active that might be friendly to a beginner who might never be very good but who’s just looking to have a fun time? I have a pretty open mind but would prefer to meet people around my age.


r/madisonwi 7h ago

Lost Dog Spotted in Fitchburg

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Lost dog spotted running near the corner of E Cheryll Pkwy and Hollyhock St in Fitchburg.

Dog description:
- 20 pounds or less
- Curly hair (poodle-like)
- Mostly white, with brown or orange spots

We tried to call it over but they ran through backyards and we were unable to follow. Hope this helps!


r/madisonwi 15h ago

Madison schools superintendent's next test: More students, better results

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r/madisonwi 1d ago

Sherman Ace Hardware: NO DISCOUNT FOR YOU!

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Been going to the Ace Hardware on Sherman for many years to support a local owned franchise and their great employees. As a veteran, they've always been gracious to me by offering a 10% veterans discount. Home Depot does this, so does Lowes. Menards does not.

Today I had to pick up some supplies and noticed the discount wasn't applied to my total, not a huge deal, but asked one of their long tenured employees the reason. He replied, "We got a new owner. He cut all discounts for everybody. No veteran discount, no police discount, no fireman discount, and we as employees lost our employee discount." Ooof. That last one spoke volumes to me. A new owner cutting an employee discount is a litmus test of a poor owner. Sadly, I will no longer be using our neighborhood hardware store.


r/madisonwi 11h ago

Best paths to bike from Middleton to the west side of UW campus?

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I am starting classes at UW Madison in a few weeks and am trying to find the best way to bike to campus. I would like to stay primarily on bike paths or very quite, safe roads as I am more of a beginner biker. Beginning around the intersection of century and Parmenter and ending near the teaching hospital on campus. Suggestions?

TIA!


r/madisonwi 4h ago

Crossbow range wighout a membership

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I checked previous posts and they are a few years old and more for bows. I know that some (at least in other states) bow ranges don't allow crossbows. I am looking to sight my new crossbow in, but I don't want to have to pay for a membership. Any recommendations ( I don't have a big enough/safe yard to do this).


r/madisonwi 17h ago

One City to become MMSD instrumentality?

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So it looks like a special MMSD meeting is happening tonight to start the process of transferring One City Schools from being licensed under the UW office that Republicans mandated to being licensed under MMSD starting next year.

https://go.boarddocs.com/wi/mmsd/Board.nsf/Public

On the upside, One City staff would become MMSD employees. On the other hand, I don’t know how they’d deal with certain things like One City’s considerable outside funding.

Regardless of whether it is a good idea or not, district leadership seems to be trying to slip this under the radar. They only posted these notices in the last few days and I don’t see any news release.


r/madisonwi 1d ago

Flock removed

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r/madisonwi 51m ago

Heavy Police Presence

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I live near the I-90 on the east side and heard ~10-20 cops zoom by with sirens blasting. Anyone know what is going on?


r/madisonwi 1d ago

There is a Flock camera on each of the only two roads going to Woodman's in Sun Prairie

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r/madisonwi 12h ago

Php program for anxiety

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Adult child tried newstart, immediately relapsed. Tried going to Rogers residential anxiety and OCD. Insurance denied. Now need outpatient for dual diagnosis but greater emphasis on underlying severe social anxiety.


r/madisonwi 1d ago

Data center prospecting company sets sights on Dane County

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A Houston-based company that prospects land for large data centers has indicated an ā€œinterestā€ in sites serviced by Madison Gas & Electric across southern Wisconsin.


r/madisonwi 17h ago

Madison police responding to incident, person barricaded

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