Saturday, May 25, 2013
Located on a 1.5-acre lot in Mequon, this week's "Wow House" also features a game room and party area that is just perfect for entertaining.
From elegant and stately mansions to modern, environmentally friendly abodes, southeastern Wisconsin is chock-full of one-of-a-kind homes for sale. Each week, Patch highlights one "Wow House" that caught our attention. This week, it's a beautiful home on a 1.5-acre lot on Rolling Field Road in Mequon. This all-brick colonial is nestled in the Rolling Field subdivision and is surrounded by open spaces and beautiful trees. The 3,775-square-foot home features soaring west-facing family room, and a large open kitchen with center island that easily transitions to a beautiful brick patio. The first floor is complemented by a private office, a living room with fireplace, bar, and a first-floor laundry. The upstairs has neat common spaces and an …
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Patch's "Wow House" of the week
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With a retail theft charge pending against him, a 19-year-old Brookfield Man attempted to shoplift five video game controllers from the department store, police say.
A 19-year-old Brookfield man is facing charges after he attempted to steal video game controllers from a Greendale Walmart, just a few months after being charged in another retail theft. Matthew Brown was charged May 10 with one count of retail theft in an amount less than $500 and one count of bail jumping. If convicted, he faces up to 10 months imprisonment, $10,000 in fines, or both. According to the criminal compliant: On April 21, Greendale police interviewed a Walmart security officer whom said he observed Brown take four Nintendo Wii controllers, and one Wii “Nunchuck” out of the packaging and return the empty packaging to the shelf. Brown then walked to the store's shoe department and concealed the controllers, valued at $179, in …
There is a lot crammed into the three-day weekend, and sometimes getting to a parade or ceremony gets lost. Do you make it a point to attend? Will you attend this year?
Memorial Day has come to represent many things in this country — a three-day weekend; the unofficial start to summer (current forecast notwithstanding); family get-togethers and cookouts; an opportunity to tackle yardwork and spring cleaning. In all that, it’s easy for the holiday’s original focus — a commemoration of those who lost their life serving the country — to get lost. Parades and ceremonies still take place in most communities; some are large and others are small. Do you think the reason for the holiday is properly acknowledged each year? Vote in our poll and discuss in the comments.
From Memorial Day parades to holiday fender benders, this live map shows delays and diversions on Greendale area roads right now.
If you're on a mobile device, click here to view the map. When you're done getting gas and packing the car, check out the live results from MapQuest above to see what's standing between you and the start of your three-day weekend. Mapquest scans for parade routes, ongoing construction, block parties and traffic jams. If your route is green, your good. If it's red, you may be headed into a line of rubbernecking fools. Good luck! More on Memorial Day events in Greendale
Friday, May 24, 2013
Hostess has been closed since November, but Aunt Millie's has been around since April.
Do you miss snatching up discounted bread and bakery goods at the Hostess Thrift Store on Loomis Road just outside of Greendale? If you do, you don’t have to travel too far to get those items even though Hostess closed in November. Aunt Millie’s Bakery Outlet have moved into the vacant store at 5340 W. Loomis Rd. It’s been open since April 22. “The story behind Aunt Millie’s is all about family,” store manager Stephanie Miller said. “It’s good customer service, great items and good, low prices.” The outlet sells bread items usually past their “best by” date, as well as fresh pies, cakes and other backed goods. Aunt Millie’s has been around for 110 years with locations in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio. The Greenfield store …
While the DOT is suspending work for the Memorial Day weekend, there are a number of construction areas that could muck up your travel plans if you don't slow down.
As many travelers head out of town for the three-day Memorial Day weekend, there’s still plenty of construction that might add frustration to your travel plans. So slow down and drive safely. If you don’t, there might be a hefty fine or a car crash in your future. More than 400 law enforcement agencies throughout Wisconsin will be out in force during the holiday weekend to crackdown on unbuckled drivers and passengers as part of the "Click It or Ticket" mobilization, which runs until June 2, according to the DOT. Highway construction in most work zones will be suspended at noon today and won’t resume until 6 a.m. Tuesday. "While most lanes through work zones will be open to handle the heavy holiday traffic, drivers may still encounter …
Both athletes are returning to the state meet, held May 31 and June 1 in La Crosse, for the second straight year.
Two Greendale Panthers will be making return trips to next weekend’s WIAA State Track and Field Meet. Senior Chelsey Heiden will be finishing her prep career on the state’s grandest stage, the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s Veterans Memorial Stadium, after she took second in the 3,200-meter run at the Wisconsin Lutheran Sectional on Thursday. Heiden’s time of 11 minutes, 23.35 seconds was behind only Racine Horlick senior Ally Anich’s 11:15.16. The top three placewinners in each event automatically qualified for the state meet. Greendale sophomore Abby Jankowski was third in the discus with a distance of 108 feet, 1 inch. She was just behind sectional champion Stephanie Kostwicz of Oak Creek, who recorded a 110-5. Jankowski was also …
The City of Greenfield has plans to repair Edgerton Avenue from 76th Street to 68th Street beginning June 15.
Work on West Edgerton Avenue in Greenfield just north of Southridge Mall will begin by June 15, after the City of Greenfield approved a contract with Stark Asphalt to repair and improve the road from South 68th Street to South 76th Street. The work is expected to be completed by Sep. 15. The work will be completed in two phases. In the first phase between South 74th and 76th Streets, the street will be widened, east and west turn lanes added, new crosswalks constructed, and updated traffic signals with four-way turn arrows installed. In the second phase between South 68th and 74th Streets, the existing pavement will be rubbelized and overlayed with asphalt. “The vibrancy of our commercial corridors is important to the city," Greenfield …
As our armed forces come home from the Middle East, the local Veterans Affairs benefits office is being stretched.
Our veterans are now facing a new enemy at home--long wait times for their disability claims. The waiting times started increasing in 2010 when U.S. troops were withdrawn from Iraq causing a dramatic uptick in first-time filers, according to the Center for Investigative Reporting. The data found that in most regional VA offices, not only did waiting times increase, but they vary dramatically with location: about a year and five months in Baltimore, Maryland compared to four months in Fargo, North Dakota. The national average now stands at about 11 months, which is dramatically higher than in 2009, when it was four months. Veterans working with the Milwaukee VA center are faring better than their counterparts nationwide. The average wait …
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker could appeal to both social and fiscal conservatives, making him a candidate to "fear" in the Iowa Caucuses, progressives warn.
West Des Moines, Iowa — Amid growing speculation that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is testing GOP presidential waters in Iowa and elsewhere, progressive activists warned Thursday at a rally here that a Walker presidency would be “terrifying" and disastrous to middle-class families. Walker hasn’t said he’s a candidate, but his appearance Thursday at a Republican fundraiser in Iowa’s largest county, as well as a handful of appearances in the Northeast and before powerful conservative groups, suggest that he’s at least considering a 2016 run for the Republican presidential nomination. The “Scott Walker Truth Squad,” as activists from Progress Iowa and One Wisconsin Now call themselves, told reporters at a news conference that Walker has the …
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