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Van Galder Cancels Bus Routes To Chicago

Submitted by Scott Beedy, Channel 3000 Community Editor
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011, 11:43am
Van Galder Cancels Bus Routes To Chicago

Van Galder Bus service has cancelled a series of routes between Madison and Chicago.

Service for Tuesday, Feb. 1 has been cancelled as follows:

  • Last Departure from Madison Memorial Union to Downtown Chicago was at 10:00 a.m. 
  • Last Departure from Madison Memorial Union to O'Hare Airport is at 1:00 p.m. 
  • Last Departure from Downtown Chicago to Madison is at 2:00 p.m. 
  • Last Departure from O'Hare Airport to Madison is at 5:30 p.m. 
Customers should check our website at http://vangalderbus.com for schedule updates for Wednesday, Feb. 2.

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No Refuse, Recycling Collection On Monday

Submitted by Scott Beedy, Channel 3000 Community Editor
Tuesday, January 11th, 2011, 4:47pm
No Refuse, Recycling Collection On Monday

There will be no refuse or recycling collection on Monday, Jan. 17 because of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. Residents who normally have their refuse and recycling collected on Monday will have their material collected on Tuesday, Jan. 18.

On Tuesday, the Streets Division will be collecting refuse from residents in both the Monday and Tuesday refuse collection districts. It is important that residents have their material out by 7 a.m.

The Streets Division's offices and self-help drop off sites will also be closed on Monday.

Additional information on all of Madison's solid waste and recycling services are available on the Streets Division's web site at www.cityofmadison.com/streets or by calling 246-4532 (East) and 266-4681(West).

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Local Woman Creates "Must-Have" T-Shirt

Submitted by Susie Taylor on Thursday, December 30th, 8:05 pm
Local Woman Creates "Must-Have" T-Shirt

Fitchburg resident Kelsey Sveum has this year's must-have T-shirt for Badger fans.

The twenty-something noticed a very distinct hand gesture that has caught on among Badger fans. At one of this season's home victories, she noticed students holding their hands up in a "W." 

At the Champs Sports Bowl last year versus Miami ("the U"), Barry Alvarez held his hands in the W formation after the Badgers beat Miami. Since then Bielema has been carrying on the tradition.

Kelsey is certain the dual hand "W" is catching on University-wide. She saw the student section doing it at a basketball game while the football team was there to be congratulated on earning a piece of the BigTen Championship.

Kelsey decided to take this idea to her computer screen right away.

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Storm Causes Area Event, Church Cancellations

Submitted by David Hyland, Staff Writer
Saturday, December 11th, 2010, 10:24pm
Storm Causes Area Event, Church Cancellations

A powerful winter storm is bearing down on southern Wisconsin, dumping several inches of snow.

With the snow expected to continue through Sunday evening, many area businesses have announced plans to close while various events and churches are calling off scheduled services for Sunday.

Various cities, villages and towns have also declared snow emergencies.

To see a complete list of closings and snow emergencies, click here.

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UW Signs Apparel Deal With Worker-Friendly Company

Submitted by Scott Beedy, Channel 3000 Community Editor
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010, 12:26pm

Through the efforts of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Labor Licensing Policy Committee, T-shirts and hoodies with the UW-Madison and Bucky logos produced by Alta Gracia Apparel are now on sale at University Book Store.

The brand, named for Villa Altagracia, the town in the Dominican Republic where the company's factory is located, is pioneering a new business model that gives the workers who sew the clothing a pathway out of poverty.

The "fair labor" model pays 130 unionized workers a wage that is three times the local minimum wage --$114 per week, versus $33 locally. The increase enables workers to provide adequate food, clean water, clothing, shelter, health care, child care and education for themselves and their families -- a living wage.

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Dane County Offers Free Foreclosure Legal Advice

Submitted by Ryan Hebel on Friday, November 12th, 4:46 pm

Dane County homeowners facing home foreclosure can access free legal advice in Madison.

The Foreclosure Answer Clinics is a walk-in clinic held the first and third Thursdays of each month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the third floor of the City-County Building on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

The free clinics are run by volunteer lawyers and law students who provide basic legal information, such as help preparing written responses to foreclosure lawsuits.

In Dane County, 85 percent homeowners facing foreclosure do not have legal counsel, according to the Dane County Foreclosure Prevention Taskforce, which helps run the clinics.

The Dane County Bar Association and UW Law School also provide support for the clinics.  For more information, visit www.daneforeclosurehelp.org.

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Madison Holiday Market To Raise Money For Madison Ballet

Submitted by Scott Beedy, Channel 3000 Community Editor
Tuesday, October 26th, 2010, 6:17pm

The fourth annual Madison Holiday Market will be held Nov. 5 through 7 at Alliant Energy Center. The market features more than 110 merchants  from across the state and beyond, and will be a great way to get a jump start on tackling those holiday gift lists! 

The Madison Holiday Market offers home décor, electronics, jewelry, toys, pottery, gourmet food and more from national artisans, local specialty stores, gift shops and importers of unique items. Product prices range from $2 to $2,000 and the general admission price is $7 per person.

"Don’t be confused. It’s not an art fair or a craft fair and it’s not an expo," said W. Earle Smith, artistic director of Madison Ballet. "The Holiday Market is a fun and unique shopping experience that is an opportunity to eliminate the stress typically brought on by holiday shopping, and supports a nonprofit organization dedicated to entertaining and educating the Madison community."

Madison Holiday Market Hours:

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