Antoine McNeail comes from a “family of comedians,” but he’s the only one who gets up in front of an audience. The laid-back standup comic is gaining a following at his regular shows at the VFW club.
Madison’s Braille Library & Transcription Service teaches the sighted to produce Braille so the blind can read. Braille remains a crucial tool even in the days of audio transcriptions.
P.O.W.E.R.S. is a new Madison group that supports those having abortions and offers info on options from carrying a pregnancy to term to ending a pregnancy. It’s a new option for those with no personal support network.
Here’s the latest — and last — piece from my fellowship with the Center for Journalism Ethics, which explores how freelance journalists have no recourse in cases where they are sexually harassed.
Madison families and young professionals aren’t mincing words. They say the city’s rental market is “a nightmare,” “verging on highly unaffordable” and turning into “an absolute [expletive] housing crisis.”
(Above image credit: artist Panmela Castro with photo by Anarkia Boladona)
This was a large package of stories for Madison Magazine on the city’s public art scene, including information about new funding, new projects, the efforts of local non-profits and what’s going on in neighboring cities’ art scenes.
Other articles include:
Attention-grabbing installations can be found throughout the city (link)
Other area cities add to constellation of public art (link)
Dane Arts Mural Arts brings artists and buildings together (link)
