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The Mifflin Street Block Party is an annual block party celebration held on Mifflin Street in Madison, Wisconsin. The party is held on the last Saturday of April and attended predominantly by students attending the University of Wisconsin–Madison .
People and police officers at the Mifflin Street Block Party in Madison, Wisconsin in 2007 Musicians performing at a block party on Oak Street in New Orleans in 2009.. Block parties are reported as a World War I innovation originating from the East Side of New York City, where an entire block was insulated and patriotic songs sung, and a parade held to honor the members of that block who had ...
The annual Mifflin Street Block Party became a focal point for protest, although by the late 1970s it had become a mainstream community party. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, thousands of students and other citizens took part in anti-Vietnam War marches and demonstrations , with more violent incidents drawing national attention to the ...
A front porch also partially broke during the annual block party, though no one was injured. Car flipped, more than 80 arrested at annual Mifflin Street Block Party in Madison Skip to main content
The photo had been heavily abstracted and colorized for use on a T-shirt that said "Sorry for Partying," which referred to Soglin's attempt to shut down the annual Mifflin Street Block Party that he himself had attended in his youth.
In a 2009 U.S. study, researchers found that a majority of the addicts they surveyed were buying Suboxone on the black market in an attempt to get sober. Seventy-four percent were using Suboxone to ease withdrawal symptoms while sixty-four percent were using it because they couldn’t afford drug treatment.
If residents wish to have a block party (one that stretches outside of their private property) they must submit a permit 30 days before the event to close the entire street.
An analysis of the special elections held since November offers some clues about the party's changing fortunes. By Alissa Scheller and Daniel Marans. PUBLISHED: Monday, April 10, 2017 9:30 AM EST. UPDATED: Wednesday, May 31, 2017 6:00 PM EST