Your Daily Guide

⭐ Madison-Born Bradley Whitford Gets Hollywood Star: Madison-born actor Bradley Whitford, who starred on “The West Wing” and Netflix’s “The Diplomat,” received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this week. Whitford graduated from Madison East High School, and his wife, actor Amy Landecker (“Transparent”), graduated from UW-Madison. [WKOW]

🏌️Maple Bluff Golf Course Closes ‘Fore’ a Year: North side duffers will have to get their 18 holes in somewhere else in 2027, as Maple Bluff Country Club is closing its golf course for a year for renovations. The Maple Bluff Village Board approved the $9 million renovation on Wednesday, although country club members were divided on the idea in a recent survey. [🔒WSJ]

🏘️ Finding Solutions For WI’s Housing Woes: The UW-Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs will hold community meetings around the state this fall to talk about local housing issues. Have thoughts? Residents can develop policy recommendations for their local governments and representatives. [InBusiness]

🍿 East Sider Turns Little Free Library Into Video Store: Can’t find anything good to watch on Netflix? Madison east sider Keegan Lynch has started Corry Street Video in his front yard, a “Little Free Library”-style kiosk where neighbors can borrow DVDs and videos. [Cap Times]

💭 UW Extension in Dane County Has New Leader: Shelly Shaw has been named as director of the UW-Madison Division of Extension’s Dane County office. Putting the Wisconsin Idea into practice, Extension offices around Wisconsin work with local communities to apply university research in areas such as personal finance and healthy living. [Cap Times]

🍺 Goodbye, Club Tavern. Cheers, Prohibition Brew Pub: A new bar is opening on the location of the Club Tavern in Middleton, with a name that reflects the site’s historic significance. Prohibition Brew Pub has a name that’s a nod to the building’s history as one of the oldest taverns in the state, originally opening as Ye Olde Tavern in the 1880s. [🔒WSJ]

🍔 New Middleton Culver’s is a Family Affair: Chelsea Culver will be the owner of the new Culver’s that just broke ground in Middleton, and her name isn’t a coincidence. Chelsea is the daughter of restaurant founders Craig and Lea Culver, and she worked at the original Middleton’s location when she was in college.

• 🎧 The curd is the word: On the City Cast Madison podcast today, the team talks about the new Culver’s and the return of the Curderburger in our members-only segment, so you have to be a City Cast Neighbor to hear the juicy audio goodness! For all listeners, we talk about the suddenly crowded race for Madison mayor, the fraternity hazing scandal at UW-Madison, and how Madison is grappling with data centers. [WKOW, 🎧 City Cast Madison]

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