The next time Paul Bixler returns from a trip to northern Wisconsin, one of his regular stops will be considerably more comfortable. There will be more parking, more space to stretch his legs and, most importantly, more toilets and urinals.

For years, Olin-Turville Park on Madison's South Side has been known as the place to go for men looking for a quick, anonymous, sexual encounter, city officials and residents say.

Strong sales of free-range and organic turkeys and fixin’s suggest the economy isn’t ruffling the feathers of some local Thanksgiving cooks.