Tag Archives: Orchard Ridge

Community organizers make early-morning house calls

Coming soon to your neighborhood The beneficiaries of Madison progressives’ War On Cops were doing some outreach work in Orchard Ridge early this morning. The police report: At 2:23 am 07-22-21, Madison Police were dispatched to a residence in the … Continue reading

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Celebrating the red, white & blue. And orange!

Almost no fireworks! Does anything say God Bless America better than an Independence Day parade on a hot Wisconsin summer day?  Again this year, the Orchard Ridge neighborhood here on the SW side of Madison WI knows how to celebrate … Continue reading

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Progressive priorities are killing Madison

How much progressivism before more die? The Capital Times is declaring progressive victory after the April 6 Madison Common Council election.  The real shift on the council is in the direction of diversity and progressive policy making. The majority of … Continue reading

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Southwest side neighborhood pleads for more police

‘City leaders are not hearing our voices’ Calls Satya’s rapid bus transit a ‘want’ not a need “Our neighbors’ priorities run strikingly counter to those embodied in the 2020 city budget you are currently working on.” — Orchard Ridge neighborhood association … Continue reading

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Today in Orchard Ridge, Madison

It’s not just Meadowood any more Taken from the NextDoor Orchard Ridge social media site: Notified police of suspicious behavior I called the police today (09-04-18) because I saw two African American young men approximately 17 to 18 years old, … Continue reading

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Good neighbors in a great country celebrate America’s birthday

Some others can’t get past their own hate A bleat from the Madison fire truck’s siren announced the beginning of the annual Independence Day parade in the Orchard Ridge neighborhood shortly after 11:30 Wednesday morning. There followed a squadron of … Continue reading

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