Francesca Pica

1 week ago | captimes.com | Francesca Pica

Madison could welcome its largest set of indoor pickleball courts later this year on the city’s far east side. The city’s Plan Commission on April 7 approved converting an Amazon distribution center at 5004 Tradewinds Parkway into a 28,000 square-foot pickleball facility. The building, located just off the Beltline near the intersection with U.S. Route 51, would house 10 fenced pickleball courts, capturing the sport’s recent explosion in popularity.

2 weeks ago | dailycardinal.com | Francesca Pica |Oliver Gerharz |Ted Hyngstrom |Ava Menkes

Your browser does not support the audio element. Cardinal Call: Uncertain Horizons for Immigration in Wisconsin On this episode of Cardinal Call, hosts Oliver Gerharz and Ted Hyngstrom talk to the Daily Cardinal’s Editor-in-Chief Frankie Pica and Managing Editor Ava Menkes about the Cardinal’s Spring 2025 Action Project, Uncertain Horizons: Immigration in Wisconsin. They discuss the stories in the issue including a photo essay on immigrant students, a local choir, and the Fulbright program.

2 weeks ago | stoughtonnews.com | Francesca Pica

Schools in the Stoughton Area School District saw mixed results in math and reading proficiency scores, according to a progress report presented to the Board of Education at its Monday, April 7 meeting. Before the start of this 2024-25 school year, the Stoughton Area School District (SASD) implemented interim indicators, in which students in kindergarten through eighth grade are tested three times per year on math and reading benchmarks.

2 weeks ago | stoughtonnews.com | Francesca Pica

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4 weeks ago | captimes.com | Francesca Pica

The Bounty’s gray cinder block building near the intersection of Park Street and Fish Hatchery Road is unassuming compared to the colorful businesses that dot Madison’s south side. But upon walking through the door, a chaotic collection of vintage goods — apparel, literature, artwork and furniture — fill every inch of the space. A row of old tube TVs flanks a 1960s Honda motorcycle displayed in the window.