anyone see an older gentleman with a large like 8 foot tall cross on his shoulder yesterday? Saw him on East Wash and Stoughton Rd around 6:30 am heading downtown. Not Holy Week or anything....hell of a thing to commute to work with!

Hi everyone! I live in the Madison area and have Dean health insurance. I’m trying to find a new primary care doctor that is supportive and knowledgeable about transgender clients and transitions. I’m FTM. I tried looking on Zocdoc and didn’t find anyone in this area. Does anyone have any good recommendations?

Any idea whats going on with the railroad crossing on Whitney right now? Every time the traffic light turns green the railroad crossing arm goes down and when it turns red the arm goes back up. Traffic from old Middleton is able to turn onto Whitney but whitney is stuck.

We finally turned right on a red and saw a utility vehicle on the tracks a way down but it doesn’t really explain what’s happening with the railroad arm.

Looking for someone in Madison to make 15 decorated sugar cookies with funny, adult-themed Friendsgiving sayings/designs for November 14.

Came by hyvee on Whitney way after their power outage this past weekend and saw these out. Looks like a new item possibly? Has anyone tried either of them?

Are there any places in town that consistently offer more short notice appointments and are actually legit?

Ideally, I would be able to plan ahead more, but my schedule tends to be unpredictable and it’s also hard to know in advance that a particular day might be a really good one to get a massage.

The problem is that I’ve tried a few places and it becomes clear that the back/neck massage is not exactly the focus. I wasn’t aware of how crazy prominent this sort of thing is.

I conceptionally don’t mind if consenting adults are doing this sort of thing (I would worry about massage workers being exploited, however). But this kind of thing is not what I’m looking for. I’ve tried redirecting the sort of thing back to the actual massage, and while that does work, the massages themselves aren’t very good.

I understand the ideal answer is probably “just plan ahead”. But sort of hoping that someone might know of a place or two in town that is really good and might work for getting in same-day.

EDIT: thanks everybody for the recommendations, I was able to find a place that can get me in today! Hopefully my schedule gets more predictable, but it’s nice to have all of these recommendations for now.

whoever owns this building I hate you this morning. It’s too early and you have some dumb loud alarm going off I can hear 3 houses apart.

Hello,

Looking for recommendations for a new OBGYN through Dean/SSM Health. I would prefer one with no ties to religion despite working for a catholic organization. Having to find a new OB three months into pregnancy after our employer switched. SOS!

Thank you!

10/14 Large sheriff and fire dept. presence last night from around 9-11pm. Drone in the air- what were they looking for?

We live directly below one of the main flight paths on the near east side and it’s very typical for us to practically be able to wave hello to pilots from our yard. Tonight two incredibly loud helicopters flew over….(did anyone else hear that?!)….and it shook our house and peaked my interest. Does anyone know what that was about? It was outside the usual jet noise.

Are there any companies that will paint a vehicle a new color around the area?

It seems like some places just do body damage repair.

I'm moving to Madison and need to get started with new doctors. Wondering if anyone has experience with

- a physical therapist for hypermobility

- someone who can do genetic testing for EDS

- a doctor that treats mast cell problems

I've been diagnosed with MCAS and some kind of hypermobility but wasn't able to get in for genetic testing before my move. I will have Dean or Quartz insurance through Epic (haven't picked yet).

Thanks!

Noticed them at the roundabout on north Thompson and main street. What are they? They look like tall sticks attached to something electric on seemingly random signage poles

I heard there were a handful of AI art installations this year and was curious if it was worth going since I have never been. I spoke with a handful of people and everyone seemed really disappointed and thrown off since previous years were much better. Is there a lot of AI art that you have to interact with or can you skip that and go to the actual art installation?

Thanks for the help! :)

I got this tattoo done at Iron Quill about four and a half years ago and I just found out today that they're now closed. I don't remember the name of the artist, and she didn't regularly work at Iron Will Quill either, from what I remember, so I don't really have a way to find her.

I've gotten another cat since getting this done and wanted to add his paw print in the same style-with watercolor behind it to match his eye color. Does anyone have any recommendations for artists that could emulate this style while maintaining accuracy for the ink paw print?

You’d expect this kind of defense from a layperson, but not a member of the Common Council’s leadership team. Defending a city employee that’s willfully violating the state’s open records law is certainly a choice. The Medical Examiner has been waiting four months for the Monitor to turn over her evidence. Also, posting on Facebook is fine, but this communication belongs on Alder Glenn’s official blog as well.

I recently took a job that entails a daily commute to Monona. I’ve noticed that traffic always seems to slow down at this section of the beltline, and there are frequent wrecks. Does anyone know why this is the case? Does it have to do with road design? Or are wrecks in this section as frequent as other sections and I’m just noticing this more?

I was planning to go with some family members that can no longer make it. I've got 3 tickets, or 2 if you wanna join me! 8pm @ Atwood Music Hall

anyone know what happened outside of qdoba on park and regent? theres an ambulance, a fire truck, two cop cars and a girl crying.

I am looking for any ladies, gays, theys who will be going to Sapphos Madison Samhain night this Saturday. I would love to go but I’d be going alone this time and have not attended an event alone there.

I’ve got my boomer parents visiting and three middle schoolers. Any recommendations for stuff to do tomorrow within an hour of east Madison? My parents can’t do a ton of walking.

I’m looking to get my brows tinted and shaped but I’m trying to find a location that will have tinting/coloring options specifically for redheads. I’ve had horrible experiences where they’ll slap on a dark brown and it looks terrible. I try to keep my brows as “natural” looking as possible. Preferable something on the east side, but let me know if you have any suggestions. Tysm!

Hi! I'm hoping to connect with marriage therapists/counselors in the Madison area to hear about their experience in the field and working with couples. I'm a senior at UW-Madison, and I'm starting to think about what route I want to take after graduation and whether being a therapist, social worker, or counselor would be a good fit for me :)