Couple Opens Orange Shoe Gym on Waunakee’s Main St.

The brick wall, part of the original structure from the former Koltes Lumber Building on East Main Street, sold them. Kelly Haas and Tom Slaten had looked at five or six other spaces in Waunakee for their Orange Shoe Personal Fitness location before deciding on the Village Crossing. It had been the first location they Read More »
Apartments Proposed for Former Rodefeld Homestead

The former Rodefeld homestead at Cottage Grove Road and Sprecher Road on the east side of Madison could become the site for a new apartment complex in two years.
Hovde Breaks Ground on Lamphouse Apartments & Retail

Village officials, along with representatives of Hovde Properties and Chamber of Commerce members gathered May 9 to break ground on the new 101-unit apartment building on East Main Street between Madison and Water streets In the planning stages for nearly a year, the $21 million mixed-use development will include approximately 12,100 square feet of commercial Read More »
Historical Trust Withdraws Landmark Nomination for Churchill Building, Clearing Roadblock for WHS Museum Expansion

The Wisconsin Historical Society wants to expand its Capitol Square museum, and the huge project is now one step closer to reality.
Village Board Approves TIF District for Main Street

Despite opposition from a number of residents, the Waunakee Village Board Monday gave its approval to a Tax Incremental Finance district for the Main Street area.
Editorial: Build New History Museum to Tell Wisconsin’s Story

On his final night as Wisconsin governor 17 years ago, Tommy Thompson danced the polka in front of a packed Assembly chamber and proposed a $75 million “world-class history center” to be built in Downtown Madison.