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Downtown Middleton: Walkability contributes to economic vitality
By Marc Eisen
Middleton has something rare: A thriving downtown. This is a bustling neighborhood where you can walk from a 120-year-old Queen Anne home to the library, bank, church, city hall and a truly impressive array of restaurants and bars.
We're talking Lousianne's, Villa Dolce, Bavaria Café, Vin Santo, Hubbard Avenue Diner and a half-dozen more places, almost all locally owned. But on this hot summer afternoon, I'm sidled up to the bar at the Village Green, drinking a very cold beer and finishing a classic tavern cheeseburger.
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Downtown Middleton News Toy joy at Middleton's OompaKatrin Madayag on Friday 12/05/2008, (1) RecommendationWhat's all the hoopla about Oompa? The new specialty toy store in Middleton maintains a "no batteries, no blinking lights, no cartoon-themed toys" ethic. It's a store for parents wanting simpler, organic and natural toys for their kids. Plus, the store's soft colors and surfaces make it ideal for kids to play around and parents to shop in peace. >More Alliance for Animals wants to save bull mastiff from being put downVikki Kratz on Thursday 09/11/2008, (4) Recommendations >More Brews and movies at the Capital Brewery Bier GartenStrange Brew hits the screen in MiddletonRobin Shepard on Tuesday 08/26/2008 12:18 pm, (17) RecommendationsIf you're feeling that we're on the downhill side of summer, a warm evening in a local beer garden is a great way to make the most of those waning days. Taking that one step further, how about dinner, beer and a movie at Capital Brewery? About a half-dozen times from May through September, movies are shown on Saturday nights in the Middleton brewery’s beer garden. >More Dine with the kids at Bean Sprouts Cafe in MiddletonAdam Powell on Friday 07/04/2008, (8) RecommendationsBean Sprouts cafe in Middleton Hills is one of the successes of that community-based architectural gambit. Bean Sprouts caters to parents and grandparents with a cafe that's specifically designed for young children but makes all ages feel at home. >MoreLa Bella Vita : Middleton miscellanySally Franson on Thursday 06/05/2008, (9) RecommendationsLuckily for Madisonians, the search for La Bella Vita needn't go any further than a less-than-a-gallon schlep to Middleton and the boutique and gallery of the same name. >More |
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