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There's been talk of two possible locations for Madison high-speed rail stations, and yet another option is emerging.

Some have raised questions over the safety of a highway intersection that was the site of a fatal crash this week in the town of Burke.

Some have raised questions over the safety of a highway intersection that was the site of a fatal crash this week in the town of Burke.

Pennsylvania coal mining country isn't a glamorous setting for a novel. In Jennifer Haigh's Baker Towers, the eponymous Baker towers are two huge piles of coal mining waste that dominate the town of Bakerton.

The tone and substance of the remarks made by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton regarding the shameful action taken by Israel this week is much appreciated and supported here at CP.   That Israel would disrespect not only Vice-President Biden, but also the United States, was a slap that will sting for some time.  Israel had some serious repair [...]

SXSW bound Timothy Showalter aka Strand of Oaks will be in Milwaukee next week before heading South to Austin. Never one to miss a beautiful opportunity, we’ve arranged a very limited, 25 person house show on Monday, March 15th at 8pm. Cost is $10. Drop a comment or send me an e-mail [...]

What should one think when the sex abuse scandal rises all the way up the Catholic Church to the Pope?  Disgusting.  The Pope has the balls to claim that gay people are not fit to be parents or have all the rights others do as it will have a negative impact on children!!  Meanwhile the sexual abuse cases in [...]

Why are we talking about a train station on Willy St when the plans already preclude such an option? Or do you know something I don't?

by folkbum• Needs more salt: recipes for making good teachers.• I'm not impressed with these standards so far. And Wisconsin's DPI might chuck its teachers' work to implement these instead!• You can offer your feedback on those standards here.• From the outside, Erin Richards makes getting on this list from DPI sound like a hopeful and exciting new opportunity. This belies the

Madison likes to lay claim to a statistic boasting the most restaurants per capita. Regardless of the veracity of that boast (I, like Fox Mulder, want to believe) we are indisputably a town that likes to eat and by golly there are a wealth of delicious options available to us.

But the allure of rewarding our stomachs, alas, may cause us to occasionally overlook the rewards our local chefs are garnering from their industry. Did you know that we have James Beard Award nominees--the food world's equivalent of the Oscars--among us? This year, Restaurant Magnus's Chef Nicholas Johnson has been nominated for Best Chef: Midwest. (He competes against Wisconsin chefs Jim Webster of Bayfield's Wild Rice and Peggy Magister of Milwaukee's Crazy Water, among others, for the honor.) Last year, Shinji Muramoto of his namesake joints and Derek Rowe of Harvest were nominated for the same honor. Look, Madison, this is like having Meryl Streep, Colin Firth, and Gabourey Sidibe right here in town waiting to act for you. Our JBA nominees should make our Wisconsin hearts swell with pride (and probably swell with cheese-clogged arteries as well).

Madison is the among cities around the country hoping Google will chose it to test its new fiber-optic network, and the city hosted a public meeting Thursday night to garner support and ideas for the Google network in Madison.

Indeed, a couple quick tests of the new tool suggest this beta version is decent enough and its prospects promising if the cycling community is engaged to contribute toward its improvement.

Dane101's Mad Love championship ends the first week with a bit of a weird face-off. We aren't sure how you choose between the progressive ideals that make Madison what it is and the Weary Traveler, a great place to get your drink on and order from one of the most interesting menus in town, but that is where the dice have fallen. Which one does Madison love enough to send to the Sweet 16? You can follow the tournament on the Mad Love Tournament Bracket. After this vote we'll see you next week for the last six match ups of the first round.

Mad Love Round One: Progressive Ideals vs. Weary Travelersurveys