For Andrea Johnson, Madison is an inescapable reminder that her son, Tony Robinson, was killed by police. In June, she is moving to California to get away from the ugly memories the city evokes.
Rep. Melissa Sargent has proposed two gun control bills, including one that would give families and police a mechanism for removing guns from people they fear will harm themselves or others. That proposal even has some Republicans on board.
Why is there a car here covered in rubber duckies? And that street musician — the guy with the guitar and kazoo who sings about giving his cat a bath — why is he still at it after all these years? Good questions, both.
Well, they have the same answer: To make us smile.
These and 18 other standout sights and quirks of history leave us shaking our heads with amusement, saying, “only in Madison.”
The opera may not be for the masses, but Fresco Opera wants to give everyone a chance to experience opera, if but once, and not necessarily where you might expect it.
