Goodman Community Center | Eastside News

Eastside News is published six times a year by the Goodman Community Center. We publish super-local news and information about events, issues, resources and programs at Goodman and in our community on the east side of Madison.

More than 12,000 copies of this 24-page paper are mailed directly to households in Goodman's service area, as well as over 5,000 to subscribers throughout the city. Copies are also available at several area businesses and at the Goodman Center. The newspaper is written and produced primarily by GCC staff and volunteers. Our advertisers' support makes publishing this valued community resource possible.

Being around for 100 years is a long time for a small publication.

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Published by a variety of individuals and organizations over the last century, Eastside News has a long and winding history of fostering east side spirit. In 1912, A.W. Larson published two issues of The East Side News. After 12 years of absence, Marshall Browne published East Side News Dec. 4, 1924, from his print shop near Schenk’s Corners. We count this as the first modern issue of Eastside News. Ownership passed through publishers before ending sometime in the latter half of the 1960s or 1970s.

In February 1981, the Atwood Community Center — now known as the Goodman Community Center — relaunched the publication of Eastside News, where we've been producing it continuously for 43 years!

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Your gift helps us continue our legacy of hyper-local journalism. Gifts to Eastside News in 2024 of $100+ receive a 100th Anniversary sticker, pictured on the banner of this page.

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March / April Cover Story

East High Girls Inc. students lead period product campaign

This is one example of how programs like Girls Inc. give youth the tools they need to make a difference in their community

By Letesha Nelson, GCC chief executive officer and executive director

I can’t stop thinking about something Goodman’s communications team told me recently. They said, “We interviewed some elementary kiddos earlier this week and were surprised and a little heartbroken by the pessimism the kids had when they were talking about the future. There was positivity too, but the pessimism was just striking.”

And I know it’s not just little ones with heavy hearts. Young people in middle and high school are feeling it too.

No surprise, really. They’re soaking up the problems that permeate the news. But what gives me hope is that Goodman, and organizations like us, are there for our kids and making a difference.

Jade Koenigs, GCC Girls Inc. manager, works closely with lots of young people and was reassuring.

“Our young people aren’t pessimistic about the world. They see the problems that exist but they don’t get stuck on ‘this sucks.’ Instead, they say, ‘Okay. These problems exist. Let’s fix them,’” Koenigs said.

Girls Inc. of Greater Madison is one of those programs giving young people the tools and confidence to tackle hard things. Koenigs told me about five Girls Inc. students at East High School who are doing just that.

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“I've been reading Eastside News for years, but recently it's become even more important to me as I search for positive news to offset all the, well, you know. You not only highlight the many great things that are happening at GCC, but you do it in a way that prominently features the faces and names of people of color. This is so important, and I know it reflects the reality of the staff and participants at GCC - as well as the reality of our community.”

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Residences in approximately a 2-mile radius of the Goodman Community Center receive a copy sent to "RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER." The paper is also mailed directly to donors and supporters of Goodman.

Find Eastside News in the Community

Eastside News is available at the Goodman Community Center and at Pinney, Hawthorne and Monona libraries. You can also find it at Jenifer Street Market, Willy Street Co-op East and North, Garver Feed Mill, Community Pharmacy, Brothers Three Bar & Grill, Kwik Trip (401 N. Third St. and 3528 E. Washington Ave.), Dexter's Pub and the Warner Park Community Center.

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Click here to learn about volunteer opportunities, or contact our volunteer team at volunteer@goodmancenter.org or 608-204-8048. All volunteers are required to attend a volunteer orientation.

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