This is your WORT local news for Thursday, July 27.

• Bars and restaurants in downtown Madison are invited to go through a now-free violence prevention program,
• Former mayoral candidate Gloria Reyes launches a new grassroots political organization,
• Workers at TruStage are preparing for a strike this weekend over what they say are unfair labor practices,
• And in the second half, a former gang member finds a better life in dog breeding, how to tell the difference between sealant and caulk, and a trip back in time with tintype photography.