Fire on Fair Oaks, E. Coli Lakes Study, and Tom Farley On Recovery
TGIF! The City Cast Madison team is here with the biggest news stories of the week. More than 75 firefighters responded to a fire at Madison-Kipp Corporation on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Public Health Madison & Dane County and Clean Lakes Alliance are launching a pilot study to better understand E. coli in our lakes.
Host Bianca Martin and executive producer Hayley Sperling chat about these stories. Plus Tom Farley, author of the books “Growing Up Farley” and “The Chris Farley Show” and community outreach director for recovery.com, joins the show to talk about Madison Mallard's Recovery Night on June 2. And for our Neighbors only, an update on the Ridglan beagles!
Mentioned on the show:
Is Madison a Beach Town [🎧 City Cast Madison]
The cost of Madison beach closures [🎧 City Cast Madison]
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