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The Crave Restaurant & Lounge in downtown Madison served its final round of martinis last weekend after poor sales and a dwindling economy forced the trendy establishment to close its doors after nearly six years of business. Owner Eric Fleming said the decision to close the restaurant and bar, at 201 W. Gorham St., came after a 50 percent decrease in sales over the last three months. Fleming, who owns the Orpheum and three other buildings on State Street, sold the building housing Crave in September 2008 and said he cannot afford to renew the lease with such sluggish profits. One factor Fleming attributes to the slump in sales is the economy. Although Crave’s menu includes many upscale items, he said customers have become increasingly stingy with the amount of money
they are willing to spend. “Instead of ordering the more expensive meals, people are coming in and getting burgers and fries,” Fleming said. Fleming said the closing is purely a result of business hardships and is not related to the current homicide investigation involving a Crave patron and employee. “It has absolutely nothing to do with that,” Fleming said of the Dec. 7, 2008 incident in which patron Eduardo Cademartori sustained a fatal blow to the head after leaving the bar. Crave employee Ross Spang, 22, and two other men are facing felony murder charges in the death. Following the incident, the city’s Alcohol License Review Committee did not revoke Crave’s liquor license, but opted to hold an ALERT—Alcohol License Emergency Response crave page 3
Ald. Judge’s website to rate landlords By Rebecca Holland THE DAILY CARDINAL
the basement of Sellery Hall for the first two days of the contest. Participants submitted their projects to the Office of Corporate Relations and posted them to websites like YouTube and Flickr. In the first 48 hours, contest judges awarded the “People’s Choice
Ald. Eli Judge, District 8, announced the creation of “Madison Property Ratings” Tuesday, a website that would allow students to evaluate their property owners. The website will asses the quality of campus area housing in Madison while giving students an opportunity to rate property owners, assess maintenance and staff and give feedback on their overall renting experience. Judge is working with UWMadison students and Hardin Design & Development to establish the website, which he believes will benefit both students and property owners. “Right now tenants, especially students, are unaware or simply lack adequate information when it comes to selecting a place to live,” Judge said in a statement. “I hope this website serves as a valuable tool, promoting good landlords in the campus area while also serving as a fair and open forum for poor property management to be documented.” Scott Resnick, vice president of Hardin Design & Development, serves on the Board of Directors for the Madison Property Ratings website and will head the technology aspect of the project. Hardin Design & Development is a technology firm run by UW-Madison students and alumni, and has worked with several Fortune 500 companies. The Madison Property Ratings website is a nonprofit enterprise for the company, and
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Crave Restaurant and Lounge, located at 201 W. Gorham St., closes its doors after six years of business due to poor sales.
Four students receive cash prizes for inventions By Andrea Carlson THE DAILY CARDINAL
Directors of the third annual Wiscontrepreneur Challenge awarded cash prizes to four creative, unique student projects. “The students had 100 hours to create something they thought would be creative or something that would help society,” Douglas
Bradley, assistant director of Marketing and Communications for the Office of Corporate Relations, said. The UW-Madison Office of Corporate Relations sponsored the challenge with support from the Kauffman Foundation. Close to 200 students participated Feb. 18-22, turning in a total
of 63 project entries. Students in Jeanan Yasiri’s “Entrepreneurialism in Society” class submitted approximately half of the contest’s entries. Last year’s challenge received only 17 entries. Students had four days to create their projects from $15 of surplus material from the Surplus With a Purpose shop, which was open in
Council adopts Talen fire ordinance By Rachel Holzman THE DAILY CARDINAL
The Common Council voted unanimously to adopt the Peter Talen Smoke Alarm Ordinance at Tuesday night’s meeting, making it law that Madison landlords place tamper-resistant smoke detectors in every bedroom. The memorial ordinance was first proposed to Common Council Nov. 18, 2008, exactly a year after the 23-year-old Plymouth native and UW-La Crosse student lost
his life in a fire at 123 N. Bedford St. while visiting his brother in Madison. The ordinance, effective in August, demands the use of new tamper-resistant smoke detectors with lithium batteries that last 10 years, and will require that landlords place fire alarms in every bedroom. The alarms also feature a silence button, rather than removing the batteries. council page 3
TODAY ON THE WEB8 UW Band does charity Members of the UW Marching Band volunteered with the Independent Living Inc. Tuesday by delivering meals to senior citizens. Transportation programs to improve across the state Federal stimulus funds will provide jobs for thousands.
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Crave lounge closes due to poor economy By Abby Sears
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An employee of Memorial Union found a 41-year-old man dead in a guest room. Police said the man was not affiliated with UW-Madison.
Dead body found in Union guest bedroom A UW-Madison Union staff member found a 41-year-old man dead in a guest room on the fourth floor of Memorial Union Tuesday. According to UWPD Lt. Eric Holen, police were called shortly
before 12 p.m. Holen said he did not know who placed the call or if it was made to the Dane County 911 Dispatch Center. According to Holen, the body has been removed from the union. He
said the man had no affiliation with the university and was not a resident of Dane County. Holen confirmed the man was a guest staying in the room where he was found, but he did not know how long he had been staying there. There was no sign of forced entry, visible wounds or foul play, according to Holen. Holen said he did not believe there was any resuscitation attempt, and the body was “probably” removed by the coroner’s office. The coroner could not be reached for confirmation. According to an employee at the Memorial Union Essentials Desk, there are six guest rooms on the fourth floor of the Union that operate like hotel rooms. There are two single rooms, which can be rented for $72 a night, three double rooms for $92 and one suite for $102. Each room is $7 cheaper for students. Union employees could not comment on which room the man was found in. —Rory Linnane
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