Downtown Hotel Plans Revived, a Frat Without a House, and Are Badger Fans Spoiled?
šµI fell in the pit, you fell in the pit, we all were in the pit.Ā
No, thatās not Mouse Rat and this isnāt Parks and Rec. This is City Cast Madison, and the pit weāre talking about is the former downtown Madison College campus. Developers are revisiting plans to build a hotel on the local eyesore. Meanwhile a UW-Madison frat has been priced out of their new home, and everyone is wondering if the Badgerās football season is already ruined?Ā Host Bianca Martin chats with executive producer Hayley Sperling and newsletter editor Rob Thomas about all this. Plus, we want you to be our neighbor!Ā
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