Madison officials want to save businesses money on energy costs while reducing one of the largest and most difficult sources of greenhouse gases. City leaders said last week they are developing an ordinance requiring energy measurement and reduction measures for commercial buildings, which account for about a third of community-wide carbon emissions.

After a year of negotiations, setbacks and revisions, the Madison City Council on Tuesday approved a 12-story redevelopment with housing, commercial space and parking that would demolish the Coliseum Bar but preserve the historic Wonder Bar next door on a site near the Alliant Energy Center.

The project is the first offered under the city's ambitious Oscar Mayer Special Area Plan on the North Side, the city and neighborhood groups disagree over the placement of new roads.

The TPC Network has announced that it plans to license the club, which will be renamed TPC Wisconsin when it reopens next year under the design of pro golfer Steve Stricker.

A major development proposal for 121 E. Wilson St. would bring high density and a number of restaurants and publicly accessible space to the waterfront of Lake Monona.