A quick trip around the neighborhood reveals that there is plenty of development currently in progress here, all of of it involving the construction of single-family residences. In our part of town it’s unusual for there to be new office or multi-family developments underway. This is principally due to the fact that the few blocks that are zoned for commercial or higher-density residential buildings have already been developed. ...
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Area artists converge on Madison Park
Posted on 6:59 AM by don

"Holiday Handmade" show at Pioneer Hall upcomingMultiple local artists (meaning ten or twelve) have banded together to present their "handmade" wares at a show in Pioneer Hall (1642 43rd Avenue E.) this Friday and Saturday. Of course it's about more than just displaying the art: it's all for sale. And just in time for the holiday-giving ritual.Here's a list of the artists who will be showing: Barbara Clark (Ceramic Tiles),...
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
We've been hacked!
Posted on 8:25 AM by don

A warning for Madison Park Blogger readersEarlier this year Yahoo! announced that the usernames and passwords of some or all of its 273 million subscribers had been hacked. It's now clear that the Madison Park Blogger's account at Yahoo! was compromised. If you receive any email from our Yahoo email address that contains a link, do not open it. Subscribers to this blog are not directly impacted by this hacking situation since...
Monday, November 24, 2014
Armed robberies put neighborhood on edge
Posted on 7:54 AM by don

Two scary incidents in two daysIt's unusual for gun play to occur in Madison Park, so the two holdups that took place on Friday and Saturday kept the neighborhood buzzing over the weekend. The police action late on Saturday evening, involving multiple squad cars with sirens blaring, necessarily focused a lot of attention on the second crime, but it was the earlier broad-daylight incident that initially stoked the fears of many area residents.To...
Friday, November 21, 2014
Art Messer dead at 65
Posted on 7:15 AM by don

Local artist succumbs to cancerWe're very sorry to report the death last week of Art Messer, a Madison Park artist known both for his cheerful, colorful paintings and for his outsize personality. He was a regular fixture on the neighborhood scene for many decades, once having operated a frame shop/art gallery in what is now the "black hole of Madison Park" building on Madison. Messer died after a year-long battle with leukemia.Messer,...
Friday, October 31, 2014
No new restaurant here
Posted on 9:22 AM by don

Foodies and those concerned about the shrinking retail core of Madison Park will be saddened to know that there will not be a replacement restaurant for the late Cafe Parco. We have it on good authority that the building, located on 42nd near Madison, has been purchased by someone, apparently a Madison Park resident, who is going to renovate the space and transform it into his personal office.Building owner Karen Binder, who for a couple decades...
Monday, October 27, 2014
No cheap ticket to Madison Park
Posted on 2:52 PM by don

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