Three-year Mifflin Street Block Party review finds binge drinking costs city thousands in policing and public health
A three-year review of the Mifflin Street Block Party found the annual block party and related binge drinking cost the city thousands of dollars in policing as well as public health consequences, according to a city of Madison press release.
Public Health Madison and Dane County analyzed data, including costs and incident reports, from the 2010, 2011 and 2012 block parties and found the 2012 block party cost the city $195,619 in overtime payment for police officers, benefits, supplies and “out of pocket” expenses.
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According to the release, police presence and regulations have increased because of incidents at the 2011 block party in which two individuals were stabbed and three officers were hospitalized.
The release said the Mifflin Street Block Party creates an unhealthy environment for University of Wisconsin-Madison students as well as other community members.
Stella’s Bakery, local farmers and vendors look forward to Farmers’ Market
Farmers and vendors from around Wisconsin will sell local produce and handcrafted goods at this season’s first Farmers’ Market on Capitol Square Saturday.
Two new part-time vendors will sell produce at this year’s Dane County Farmers’ Market, including University of Wisconsin-Madison student Derek Morrick, who will sell vegetables, according to Farmers’ Market manager Larry Johnson.
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Stella’s Bakery, another of the vendors on the square, is known for the work of its previous owner, who accidentally created the iconic hot and spicy cheese bread.
Brian Winzenried, the current owner and son-in-law of Stella’s original owner, said his in-laws substituted bread, which his mother-in-law accidentally baked cheese into, for their traditional produce selection after they faced a drought in 1988.
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Three companies present design proposals for 800 block of East Washington Avenue
Three different development companies presented separate design proposals for a future grocery store and commercial and residential complexes to be built on a currently vacant lot of the 800 block of East Washington Avenue to Madison city officials Thursday.
Representatives of development companies C.D. Smith Construction, T. Wall Enterprises and Gebhardt Development focused primarily on how their designs can enhance neighborhood friendliness.
Gebhardt Development representatives said their company is well suited to build in the area, given its recent work designing another development on the 700 block of East Washington Avenue.
The company wishes to continue its work through the 800 block with a design that concentrates on the social aspect of the area, according to Otto Gebhardt, president of Gebhardt Development.
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‘Secret Life, Secret Death’ goes public
Director Genevieve Davis, alumna of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has returned to show one of her recent creations, “Secret Life, Secret Death” at a discounted price to students Wednesday, May 2 at the Barrymore Theater.
This movie is not an ordinary independent film—it was created on a budget of $1,700, and by the end of production, a remarkably low total of $5,500. Davis took the time to talk with The Daily Cardinal about her historic film, how it has improved her life and her hopes to inspire the audience as well.
A budget so low for a film has to have some ingenious mind behind it, but Davis thinks otherwise.
“Making a movie is more than money,” Davis said. “It’s not a matter of finding people—it’s inspiring people to come on board and be a part of it whether there is money involved or not.”
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Society and Politics spurs discussion between Badgers
In the beautiful state of California, the medical use of Marijuana is legal. Community members in California fought for this liberty, but Derrick Jensen, a recent speaker for WUD Society and Politics, posited the question: Would anyone apply this same persuasion to fight overkill of salmon, energy conservation or other diminishing resources on our planet?
The WUD Society and Politics committee welcomed Jensen to Varsity Hall last Tuesday to speak on the topic of civilization and resistance. He has authored 15 books and holds the title of Utne’s Readers “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World.”Jensen wanted to speak to the citizens of Madison about how our civilization is killing the planet.
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With Jensen’s sarcastic tone and the occasional f-bomb, he kept the audience both amused and captivated with what he had to say. Even though he dismantled and criticized economists—along with the appointed leaders in our government—his comparison of Indigenous and Western culture resonated within the minds of those attending. Jensen made it clear that “how you perceive the world is how you treat it.”
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Additional Work:
- MPD to employ new Mifflin policing plan
- Police report woman sexually assaulted on Mifflin Street
- Drunk man crashes stolen car into Capitol Square statue
- Robbers targeting college-age victims
- MPD presents initial Mifflin policing plan
- Red panda at Henry Vilas Zoo dies from health issues
- Thief on W. Gilman St. takes women’s backpack, wallet
- A coup de art by UW students across campus
- Splendid silver screen: the magic Marquee
- Setting the stage for your enjoyment
- Pipe-smoking fish and threadbare art: galleries worth viewing
- WUD’s free show February
Erin Berge 