Madison365 Week in Review for October 6

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    Here are our most popular stories of the week, brought to you by the Wisconsin Leadership Summit. Madison365 and the Ho-Chunk nation invite you to the first-ever event of its kind – registration is now open!

     

     

    In response to popular demand, the Wisconsin Leadership Summit added a panel discussion on immigration.

     

     

    The Wisconsin Book Festival will kick off tomorrow with a blockbuster event.

     

     

    Tonight’s Latino Art Fair will embrace social justice at Overture Center.

     

     

     

    Also tonight, hip-hop artists will come together to support causes important to Black power.

     

     

     

    Last night’s East vs La Follette football matchup pitted brother against brother. (La Follette came out on top 33-21.)

     

     

     

    Centro Hispano gave the first-ever Marcus Miles Volunteer Award to Rosemary Martinez U’Ren.

     

     

     

    The Wisconsin Science Festival will get underway Thursday with an important panel on representation of women and people of color in STEM fields.

     

     

    Madison Magazine editor Karen Lincoln Michel officially added “and publisher” to her title this week.

     

     

     

    The Sun Prairie City Council approved a $200,000 loan and grant package for the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County to build a new center there.

     

     

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County unveiled a new look and brand aimed at volunteer recruitment.

     

     

     

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