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The Mayor Talks Threats, Police Accountability, and Dropping Out of the Race
‘Your City Could Be Better’: Who Controls Austin’s Autonomous Vehicles? — Presented By City Cast Madison
Your Guide to November 2026 in Madison
Madison’s Newest Grocery Store, Hmong New Year, and Forward Madison Makes the Playoffs
Wisconsin Youth Take Climate Battle To State Supreme Court
What To Know About Nov. 3 Election, Plus 90s Nostalgia Is Strong in Madison
Mayor Drops Out of Race, Madison’s Real Life Shop of Horrors, and What To Do This Halloween
‘Your City Could Be Better’: Is Chicago More Prepared for Climate Change Than Every Other City? — Presented By City Cast Madison
Council Fires Police Monitor, a Train Is Coming, and Get Ready To Vote
Madison’s Best New Restaurants of Fall 2026
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The Mayor Talks Threats, Police Accountability, and Dropping Out of the Race
A little over a week ago, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway announced that she wouldn’t be seeking a third term after all. On today’s epi...
‘Your City Could Be Better’: Who Controls Austin’s Autonomous Vehicles? — Presented By City Cast Madison
When you think of Waymo, you might not yet think of Madison. But you should definitely be thinking of Austin, Texas. State law governing...
Your Guide to November 2026 in Madison
For lots of seasonal recommendations on the best things to do, places to shop, and ways to give back, don’t miss the City Cast Madison te...
Madison’s Newest Grocery Store, Hmong New Year, and Forward Madison Makes the Playoffs
It's been a long journey for Maurer's Urban Market, but the independent grocery store has finally opened on Madison's south side. Executi...
Wisconsin Youth Take Climate Battle To State Supreme Court
Last year a group of 15 Wisconsin kids filed a lawsuit against the state, claiming the legislature passes and enforces laws worsening the...
What To Know About Nov. 3 Election, Plus 90s Nostalgia Is Strong in Madison
It’s one week until election day and races are (predictably) tight statewide. Dan Shafer, founder of the Recombobulation Area substack, j...
Mayor Drops Out of Race, Madison’s Real Life Shop of Horrors, and What To Do This Halloween
With still months to go before the February primary, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway has announced that she’s ending her bid for a thir...
‘Your City Could Be Better’: Is Chicago More Prepared for Climate Change Than Every Other City? — Presented By City Cast Madison
How prepared is Madison to deal with the effects of climate change? In a recent report, Chicago was ranked as the most climate resilient...
Council Fires Police Monitor, a Train Is Coming, and Get Ready To Vote
This week, by a vote of 14-6, the Madison City Council terminated the contract of Interim Independent Police Monitor Aeiramique Glass. Du...
Madison’s Best New Restaurants of Fall 2026
An Asian bistro on the Square, a hibachi and ramen spot on the east side, and a rooftop restaurant at the Madison Museum of Contemporary...
