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Good day Madison! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will 500 new apartments reshape Madison’s east side corridor?
  • How one Madison couple turned their wedding into a Morgan Wallen show
  • How a Madison bar crowd and AED brought a drummer back

Also on today's calendar: Tani Diakite & Afrofunkstars - Every Last Friday | $15 and 3 more events.

Find out what's happening in Madisonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: I used to work in a doughnut shop. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Wednesday: Mainly cloudy, afternoon mist, with a high of 40 and low of 30 degrees.
  • Thursday: Low clouds may break, temps: high: 38, low: 33.
  • Friday: Low clouds, with a high of 44 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Developer proposes 500-unit redevelopment project in Madison (finance-commerce.com) — A Milwaukee developer is planning up to 500 new apartments plus retail and civic space at the former Hooper Corp. site in east Madison, next to the future Madison Public Market. The multiphase project, within the Oscar Mayer Special Area Plan, is under city review now, with approvals targeted for 2026 and first homes opening around 2028.
   

2. Groom Goes Viral For Morgan Wallen-Inspired Entrance To Wedding – EnidLIVE! (enidlive.com) — A Madison wedding is getting national attention after groom Max Schauff and his bride Cosette staged a Morgan Wallen-style concert entrance to “Broadway Girls” at their December 6 ceremony. Their carefully timed walkout, complete with big-screen projections and live band coordination, had guests on their feet and cheering, especially fellow Wallen fans.
   

3. After onstage heart attack, Wisconsin musician wants more venues to install defibrillators (wpr.org) — A Madison drummer’s onstage cardiac arrest at downtown’s Gamma Ray bar turned into a survival story thanks to fast-acting bystanders and the Madison Fire Department’s defibrillator shock. Now, he’s urging more local venues to install AEDs and residents to learn CPR, tying his recovery and return to performing to broader community preparedness for sudden cardiac emergencies.
   

4. Huge buck shot in Dane County could rank high in Wisconsin records (jsonline.com) — A Madison hunter may have taken one of Wisconsin’s top-record whitetail bucks during the December metro gun season in Dane County. Twenty-two-year-old Steven Loomans braved blizzard conditions, borrowed his grandfather’s rifle, and dropped a massive deer that could rank among the state’s biggest once its rack is officially scored after the drying period.
   

5. Monona police call off two car chases, suspects at large (nbc15.com) — Monona police recently ended two dangerous car chases near US 12, and officers are still looking for a suspect identified as a 43-year-old Madison resident. Madison Police helped Monona officers link a white Chevy Malibu to the man, whose vehicle was impounded after the second pursuit. Authorities continue to investigate these closely connected incidents in the Madison–Monona area.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • There was a loose midsize dog (looked light colored from a distance) barking nonstop NE of Midtown Commons Park around 5pm.
    It ran when approached towards Newbery Park. Hope it gets reunited with its owner! (Nextdoor Midtown Commons)
  • Seen Cat- in backyards on W Oakbrook Cir.
    ~1:30. It has tags, let me get fairly close, but not close enough. It's a dark striped cat with at least least 3 white paws. (Nextdoor Oakbridge)
  • ServiceMaster Clean posted a job opening for Day Porter Commercial Cleaner - Madison East in Madison. Apply here.
  • Oracle posted a job opening for M&D Operations Planning Intern - OVIP in Madison. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Madison here.

Ok Madison! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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