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Happy Friday, Madison!
Here's a fun fact to start your day: Madison apparently leads the nation in public toilets.
According to the Public Toilet Index, Madison has 35 public toilets per 100,000 people. Nationwide, the average is only eight public toilets per 100,000 people.
Madison also has dozens of lactation-friendly spaces open for public use (see a map here).
— Hayley
🖤 P.S. Happy new Fall Out Boy day to all who celebrate.
🚘 Expect traffic around Alliant Energy Center today.
- The Dane County Sheriff's Office says drivers should be prepared for more traffic than usual around the Beltline and at the John Nolen Drive and Rimrock Road exits.
- Why? The State Folkstyle Wrestling Championship is in town.
🗳️ Get familiar with the spring state-wide referendums.
- The election is April 4. In addition to candidates, voters will have the opportunity to weigh in on three state-wide referendums.
- Two of the questions surround cash bail and the other is a non-binding referendum on welfare work requirements.
- Get familiar with the state-wide referendums with this helpful explainer from WPR.
- In addition to the state-wide referendums, there are also county-wide and municipal referendums on the ballot. You can see what your ballot will look like here.
⚽️ Forward Madison's newest player is 16.
- Feel old? The 'Mingos recently signed 16-year-old midfielder Tino Vasquez to an Academy Contract. This kind of contract allows younger players to "experience the senior team level of play at a young age, while maintaining college eligibility," according to the United Soccer League.
- "Tino’s an exciting young player with a very high ceiling" Head Coach Matt Glaeser said in a statement. "We’re looking forward to having him in our environment and having him grow and develop here."
🎸 The Summerfest lineup is here.
- The lineup for the festival's 55th year include Zac Brown Band, Odesza, Imagine Dragons, and more. You can check out the full lineup here.
- What's Summerfest? The annual music festival brings dozens of acts to Milwaukee. This year, the festival will span three weekends at the end of June and into July.
🚑 Saving lives with CPR.
- Two off-duty Madison first responders are credited with saving the life of a jogger who collapsed near Lake Monona.
- The two were passing by and spotted the man on the ground. They quickly determined the man had no pulse and began performing chest compressions until an ambulance arrived, according to an incident report
- Take action: You can learn the same life-saving skills for free by attending a community CPR class hosted by the Madison Fire Department. There's one next week!
🥩 Your lunchtime read: ‘Normalize butter’: Into the mind, stomach of UW-Madison’s ‘Butter Dawg’.
- Via The Daily Cardinal: "Jack Turco, a UW-Madison senior and former Badger men's rower, has over 117,000 followers on TikTok and has generated controversy online with his radical diet consisting mostly of meat — both raw and cooked — and butter.”
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🎙️ Today on City Cast Madison
RIP Burrito Drive, Hello Deadly Monkey Virus and Big $ Enters Local Races
It’s the Friday news roundup and the whole City Cast Madison team is here. Bianca Martin, Dylan Brogan and Molly Stentz discuss the latest on big spending in our local Madison elections, ponder a deadly monkey virus that scientists say has the potential to spread to humans, and we deliver a eulogy for Burrito Drive.
🏦 Finances 101
This is a sponsored column from Bank of Sun Prairie.
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- How to maximize your 401K employer match for 2023
- How much should you save for retirement? Here's where to start.
📅 Events
Today
- An Evening of Scottish Music with Ed & Neil Pearlman at Bethany Ministry Center/Evangelical Free Church
- The Big Lebowski Party at State Line Distillery
- Cocktails in the Conservatory at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
- Good Vibes: A Comedy Show at Robinia Courtyard
- Michael Brenneis and the Plutonium Players at North Street Cabaret
- MUSICIANS for WORT Benefit at Mickey's Tavern
Saturday
- Extreme Metal Madness at Crucible
- Late Winter Market at Garver Feed Mill
- Tony Barba's Blood Moon Quartet at Cafe Coda
- Spring Craft and Vendor Show at The East Side Club
- The Taylor Party: Taylor Swift Night at The Sylvee
- Household Pet Cat Show at The Colonial Club
- HUMP! Indie Porn Festival at The Barrymore Theatre
- March Mania at Madison Circus Space
- Rally for Our Rights at Wisconsin State Capitol
- Tarta Relena at Arts + Literature Laboratory
- The Godfather at UW Cinematheque 🟠
Sunday
- Iva Ugrčić & Satoko Hayami at Arts + Literature Laboratory
- Madison Vegan Spring Pop-Up Market at Goodman Community Center
🟠 Wondering about the orange circle? That symbol next to an event means that Tone Madison recommends checking it out.
🐶 Friday Floof
We've made it through the week so here's your treat! Meet Clementine and Talkulah. These two cuties have their own line of greeting cards and love wearing costumes and having their picture taken (as illustrated above). When not hustling for their business, they enjoy snacking, grandma, napping, and going for walks.
😸 Do you have a floof to share with the Madison Minutes community? Fill out this form for the opportunity to be featured.
📝 Miss a Minute?
Check out the headlines from yesterday's newsletter.
- Goodbye, Filene House.
- Keeping up with the candidates.
- Check out some of the posters of the Wisconsin Film Festival.
- Gather all ye brush.
- Your lunchtime read: Why fish consumption advisories in Great Lakes states like Wisconsin carry their own risks.
