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Reverie Baking will leave you dreaming of pastries

August 9, 2023

Reverie Baking makes fantastic pastries and bread in a revitalized space on Winnebago Street.

Eastside News Stories, Neighborhood News

Delicious Sultan food.

Sultan builds a living wage into entree price

August 2, 2023

South Asian restaurant offers Pakistani-inspired cuisine and a different business model for paying staff.

Eastside News Stories, Neighborhood News

From Hearts To Abstract - At the Ballweg Gallery in August 2023

August 1, 2023

August's exhibit features acrylic, watercolor and alcohol ink on tile, canvas and paper by Sheli Toepfer.

Eastside News Stories, At the Center, Ballweg Gallery

Goodman Community Center received $2,500 for its Be the Good storytelling event in April.

SASY Neighborhood Association awards $24,580 in grants

July 27, 2023

The grants are used to fund a variety of community projects.

Eastside News Stories, Neighborhood News

These colorful bowls were made from recycled plastic by Hollis and Isaac Nadeau, residents of Madison's east side.

Turning discarded plastic into flowerpots and bowls

July 25, 2023

Father-son duo work with Sector 67 to recycle plastic into colorful containers.

Eastside News Stories, Neighborhood News

Goodman Menders fix clothes for attendees of the Fritz Food Pantry.

Goodman Menders fix clothing and other fabric items at Goodman’s Fritz Food Pantry

July 19, 2023

Goodman Menders show up for 2 hours on the first and third Wednesdays each month.

Volunteers, Eastside News Stories, Fritz Food Pantry, At the Center

Tips for older adults to stay cool during the summer

July 17, 2023

People age 65 years or older are more prone to heat-related health problems.

Older Adults, Eastside News Stories

This group of summer interns will work primarily with Goodman's middle schoolers.

Goodman Community Center pilots internship program

July 13, 2023

Young adults age 19-26 will work with middle schoolers, explore career options.

Lussier LOFT Middle School, Eastside News Stories

Julian Sanchez has been studying French cuisine both at Goodman and through an internship with Cadre. Learning some of these basic skills now, like making crepes, will help him test into higher classes when he attends the Culinary Institute of America.

Hungry for success

July 5, 2023

Julian Sanchez, who found his passion for cooking through Goodman's TEENworks program, will be headed to New York to receive culinary training.

Lussier LOFT High School, Eastside News Stories, TEENworks

"Synapses and Mentalectrica" - At the Ballweg Gallery in July 2023

June 30, 2023

Tom Geis' July exhibit looks to to capture visually those contact moments between brain cells.

Eastside News Stories, At the Center, Ballweg Gallery

Two high school seniors who are in Goodman programming will graduate June 9. Read their profile.

Spotlight on two graduating Goodman teens

June 7, 2023

A pair of high schoolers, Madison East's Greta Craemer-Meihsner and Madison La Follette's Thomas Tatus, who have been longtime, dedicated participants graduate June 9.

Lussier LOFT High School, Eastside News Stories, TEENworks, Teens