The North/Eastside Senior Coalition’s 9th Annual AppleFest will be held 3 October 2009 at the beautiful Warner Park Community Recreation Center (1625 Northport Drive, Madison). This intergenerational community event is fun for all ages! Proceeds from this fundraiser will be used to enhance programs and services offered to senior adults and their families living in north/east Madison.
A big thanks to everyone that made it to last night’s 15th anniversary dinner for NBA. The dining room was filled with over 70 members and guests which made for a very nice evening with lots of great conversations.
Steve Nelson giving a very nice plug to the NPC for all their support of NBA over the years. 
Last, but not least, a very grateful thank you to John Kavanaugh and his terrific staff, for such an extravagant and delicious meal on our anniversary. They totally outdid themselves with the steak, lobster, wine, desert, salad, and cheese tray. The northside’s Esquire Club is THE best place for steak and lobster anywhere in Madison! 
The Madison Small Business in Changing Times Conference website has been launched. Information and registration for the May 12, 2009 conference is available through the website, which you can access through the following link:
The North/Eastside Senior Coalition is pleased to announce the schedule for the 2009 Summer Concert Series at Warner Park.A reminder that this week April 13-19 is the first ever "BuyNorthside - Northside Pride" Week!
Almost 50 Northside businesses, crafters, and organizations areoffering some kind of discount or special offer.Take in the coupon pages from the April/May Northside News to anybusiness to receive the special offers.A small copy of the coupon pages that you can print is located at www.northsidepridemadison.com
Supporting the businesses we have is the only way to keep them open. That is also the best way to draw new businesses to our part of town.
Also, don't forget to visit the "Northside Spring Bazaar" ThursdayApril 16 - Sunday April 19 at the old hardware store (next toFamily Dollar). Crafts, edibles, and other merchandise will be sold by Northside vendors, and a preview of the Northside Farmers Market will be held Saturday and Sunday, April 18 and 19, during the hours of 10am until 3 pm. Farmer vendors will be set up on the sidewalks infront of the former Kohl's grocery. Look for the tents!
The Northside Business Association will have as our guest speaker current Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk at our monthly meeting on Thursday March 12.
Randy Alexander has purchased Northgate Shopping Center located on North Sherman Avenue on Madison’s Northeast side.In 1831, Johann Baptist Roth, wife Maria, and son Matthias immigrated to the United States from Breisach, Germany. They settled on a farm in Roxbury, Wisconsin. Johann was a potter by trade.
Son Matthias married and moved to a farm on Sherman Avenue, across from what is now Sherman School. Matthias’ oldest son, John Stephan, worked very hard for his father while receiving no payment. A neighbor, H. Johnson, gave John a large tract of land at no cost. He sold the land to the Chicago Northwestern Railroad and also land west of that to the Lakewood Company in 1911. John’s land bordered Steensland Drive, Aberg Avenue to the now Oscar Mayer plant and both sides of Roth Street to the railroad tracks.
John had a dairy farm. His two sons, Carl and Paul, walked from the farm home off Steensland to Holy Redeemer School on State Street. Carl and Paul each had milk routes, driven by horse and wagon, into the central city of Madison. He also had a gravel pit on the site of where Northgate now stands.
In 1920, Carl and Paul started a coal and oil delivery business, a cement block plant, and a ready mix concrete plant with a fleet of trucks. Their office was on Roth Street. Later, they formed the C.E. and P.A. Roth Company. Carl’s son, William, and Paul’s sons, Phil and Tom, joined their fathers to run the company.
In 1960, the Roth’s built Northgate on Sherman Avenue. Some of the original stores were: a 24-lane bowling center, Poole’s Supper Club, Woolworth Dime Store, Druck’s Apparel (later Borman’s), Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream, National Tea Grocery Store, Gerhardt Pharmacy, Borcher’s Liquor Store, Harold’s Shoe Store, Main Appliance and Northwest Fabrics Store.
Northgate has always been managed by the Roth family: Bill, Tom, Phil, all deceased, and John. The present board is Blanche Roth, widow of Bill, and current manager, John Roth, Bob Joha, husband of Mary Frances Roth Joha, Patty Roth Carroll, representing Phil’s family, and Joan Roth, widow of Tom.
