Edgewater Hotel plan secret, suspicious Expansion backed by largely clandestine lobbying effort Jay Rath on Thursday 07/02/2009, (5) Comments, (4) Recommendations The Madison Trust for Historic Preservation is gravely concerned about a proposed $107 million expansion of the Edgewater Hotel. And not just about preservation. "The whole process is so private that plans for the Edgewater will be so fully realized, so fully formed when they're finally revealed, that there will be no opportunity for public input," says Michael Bridgeman, a board member and spokesman for the Trust. >More
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Proposed waterfront rules for Dane County draw fire Some fear new standards will prove onerous to homeowners Joe Tarr on Thursday 07/02/2009 Dane County is scaring people. Its Lakes and Watershed Commission has been developing the Dane County Waterbody Classification Project, which some fear will bring draconian regulations. >MoreGet rid of the Madison BID? Joe Tarr on Thursday 07/02/2009, (1) Comment, (1) Recommendation Every five years, members of the Downtown Business Improvement District vote on whether the group -- financed with an extra tax -- will continue existing. This month, the 10-year-old BID will hold its second reelection vote, amid grumbling from some that it should be dissolved. >More
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Is Madison making the right choices on transit? Enough to drive you crazy Tim Wong on Thursday 07/02/2009, (1) Comment, (1) Recommendation The city of Madison currently faces three separate but related decisions on transportation, each with long-ranging consequences. These issues are: 1) the need for a downtown multi-modal transit facility; 2) the location of the high-speed rail terminal; and 3) the composition and goals of the Regional Transit Authority (RTA). >MoreSooner rather than later How can I prevent premature ejaculation? on Thursday 07/02/2009 Dear Tell All: Since I became sexually active a few years ago, I have only ever been able to "last" about two minutes of actual penetration in bed (I am a male). I've heard a lot about the "stop and go" method, but no girl I've been with enjoys the "stop" part, and it doesn't seem to bring any real "lasting" effects. Having never brought a girl to orgasm, I've developed some sort of inadequacy complex that, without fail, makes me begin worrying about my ejaculation as soon as coitus begins, which, I'm sure, only brings it faster. >More
FlipFlopFlyBall.com takes baseball whimsically Jason Joyce on Thursday 07/02/2009 Baseball, perhaps more than any other sport, encourages fans to become obsessed with the game's lore, statistics, history and mythology. Craig Robinson, an English artist in Bellingham, Wash., has combined all those aspects in the wonderfully distracting FlipFlopFlyBall.com. >More