I took a small sample of area bloggers and about 3% admitted attending Madison’s Brat Fest, the ever evolving celebration of grilled meat sausages. Construction at Hilldale Mall, where the event originated, forced a move this year to the Alliant Energy Center. The Aerial View of Alliant Energy Center helps show the pressing need for urban infill and mixed use high density development in the city. The green areas in the photo are mostly underdeveloped and thus under taxed land. Photoshop high rise condos in these areas and the need for a taxpayer funded light rail system is apparent.
It’s Memorial Day and it is exactly like someone found the summer switch and flipped it on. Lola and I make the trip, eat our fill, look at a brand new city garbage truck, listen to a 70’s rock cover band and leave with the satisfaction we have done our part. The Brat Fest officials just announced they came up 77,000 brats short of their goal which may be due to cool weather the first several days of the four day event. One other potential reason for coming in short of goal may be the Celebrity Cashiers. Did the grilled meat merchants really believe that Green Party Alderman and “Oil Addict” Austin King is a strong drawing card? Seriously, take a look at what passes for celebrity in capital city.
