1. Plan
2. Design
3. Bid
4. Construction

Planning: East Wilson and East Doty streets

In Design: John Nolen Drive

Bidding: South Owen Drive

Construction: Atwood Avenue

• Wand-Making Station | Wednesday, Oct. 25 | 3 p.m. | Central Library, 201 W. Mifflin St., Madison | Free | Bibbidi‐Bobbidi‐Boo. This station is part of Downtown Madison’s Family Halloween event taking place all around the Capitol Square.

• Free Mending | Thursday, Oct. 26 | 10 a.m. | Central Library, 201 W. Mifflin St., Madison | Free | Sewers from the Sewing Machine Project will be available to mend your things for free.
• Innovation | Thursday, Oct. 26-Sunday, Nov. 5 | 7 p.m. | Overture Center, 201 State St., Madison | $45 | Celebrate contemporary dance with new works from Alia Kache.

• Beer and Wings Pairing | Friday, Oct. 27 | 6:30-8 p.m. | Starkweather Brewing Co., 2439 Atwood Ave., Madison | $35 | Explore a wide range of beer styles and wing flavors, from timeless classics to daring and unique combinations.
• Words with Nerds | Friday, Oct. 27 | 8-9:30 p.m. | Breese Stevens Field, 917 E. Mifflin St., Madison | $5-$15 | It’s like a TED Talk, but with more chortles and guffaws.

• Annual Fall Wonder and Exploration Outing | Saturday, Oct. 28 | 1-4 p.m. | Indian Lake County Park, 8183 WI-19, Cross Plains | Free | Young families are encouraged to explore the great outdoors (with s’mores).
• Madison Official Halloween Bar Crawl | Saturday, Oct. 28 | 5-11 p.m. | Madison | $10.99-$20.99 | Costume contests, spooktacular prizes, trick-or-treating, and, yes, alcohol.

• End of Season Celebration | Sunday, Oct. 29 | 9 a.m.-12 p.m. | Monroe Street Farmers Market, 2219 Monroe St., Madison | $15 | Winter approaches, but that doesn’t mean fall has fallen. Enjoy pumpkins, produce, and more.
• Chelsea Handler | Sunday, Oct. 29 | 7 p.m. | Orpheum, 216 State St., Madison | $35-$135 | Have you seen Chelsea lately? The comedian brings her show to Madison.

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• After a bumpy start to the school year, Madison schools are shifting start times to help alleviate lingering busing issues. On November 6, 28 Madison Metropolitan School District schools will shift their start times. (Cap Times)

• Gov. Tony Evers recently announced that more than 100 municipalities, including Madison, will receive $402 million in funding to improve local drinking water by removing lead service lines and addressing contaminants. (Wisconsin Examiner)

• This week the Biden administration named Wisconsin one of 31 regional tech hubs that will help the area’s growing biohealth industry. Being named a tech hub allows the state to apply in February for $40 million to $70 million to support and expand the industry. (Wisconsin State Journal)

• The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will be looking for a new leader. Adam Payne recently announced his intention to leave the agency next month, and retire next year. He had been at the helm of the Wisconsin DNR for less than a year. (WKOW)

• Booyah. MOOYAH Burgers, Fries, and Shakes is opening a fifth Madison location on Gammon Road, near the West Towne Mall that was formerly Pancheros Mexican Grill. (Wisconsin State Journal)

• After a two-year hiatus the UW-Madison men’s hockey team is nationally ranked. Also nationally ranked? The UW-Madison women’s hockey team. Puck yeah. (Kenosha News)

• Local bicycle organizations deserve a gold pedal after their recent efforts to ship over 500 bikes to Ghana. Free Bikes 4 Kidz Madison, Wheels for Winners, Dream Bikes, Village Bicycle Project, and Working Bikes in Chicago, collaborated on the project. The bicycles will provide time-saving transportation to Ghanaians. (Madison365)

• Get your grass to the local library in November if you want to attend a listening session about the city’s first stormwater utility vegetation management plan. The purpose of the new plan is to create a resilient and sustainable framework for vegetation management on stormwater utility lands. (City of Madison)

• Seriously...Idaho? Emerson College Polling and the Middle West Review did a study on Midwestern boundaries and identity, surveying 22 states. 93.6% of Wisconsinites say they’re Midwestern. But, also, 25.2% of Idahoans think likewise. That’s no small potatoes.

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