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NEWSROOM * CIRCULATION * ADVERTISING
Wednesday
September 2010
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Police Blotter: This week's North Shore crime reports
Obituaries: Local death notices
News & Notes: Local news briefs
Business Notes: North Shore businesses making the news
Community Calendar: What's
on tap around town
Things to Do: Our top picks
of upcoming events
Corrections: Corrections and clarifications to recent stories
News tips? Story ideas?
Contact us
• Whitefish Bay Public Library
• Whitefish Bay School District
• Whitefish Bay Recreation & Community Education
• Whitefish Bay shopping district
Visit our complete list of Whitefish Bay Links.
ACT scoring gap remains for whites, blacks at North Shore schools
ACT test scores dropped slightly in four out of five North Shore public high schools this year, but even with the decline, most remained comfortably above both the state and national average composite scores.
Kite fliers discover soaring spirits
Veterans Park on Milwaukee's lakefront will become an international Mecca of kite flying this weekend, and a Glendale man known as the "kite whisperer" is among the enthusiasts who will be on hand to show off their skills and talk about thrill of taking to the skies.(1)
North Shore
Donation offer could save Gilda's Club programs
A Brown Deer businessman has offered $500,000 in memory of his late wife to save cancer-support programs at Gilda's Club. The programs were ending, due in part to damage from this summer's floods and a downturn in donations.(15)
Cupcakes get star treatment
Meet Milwaukee's Cupcake Queen, who has parlayed a love for the tasty confections into the IronCupcake Challenge franchise and an appearance on allrecipes.tv.
Suspect may be linked to NS home burglaries
A call from an observant neighbor led Whitefish Bay police to a suspect who may be responsible for a string of burglaries on the North Shore.
More Headlines
- Whitefish Bay: Residents question leadership on flooding (4)
- Musicians persue pipe dreams
- Businesses using parks could pay
- River Hills: Teen gets probation in 'ninja' attack (3)
- North Shore: Villages, schools continue to battle flooding (3)
- Whitefish Bay: Frustrated residents demand some answers (5)
- Debate continues over playground equipment
- Nicolet nightmare: 80 percent of school hit hard by flooding
- Rain falls and damage rises in the North Shore (1)
- Fire Department swamped with storm calls last week (2)
- Bayshore hit, too
- Ninja trial set for August
- North Shore: Burglaries take a dive
- Residents want path to improvement (1)
- Exercise groups may have to sweat fee
Flooded Whitefish Bay residents doubt popped manhole cover theory
Some fed-up Whitefish Bay residents are sharply skeptical of the village's insistence that someone tampering with a manhole cover caused the third round of flooded basements in less than six weeks. (47)
North Shore confronts flooding
North Shore communities confront flooding; Shorewood outlines plans, while Whitefish Bay says someone popped manhole cover.(48)
Attention focuses on the span
In its day, the Bridge Lane Ravine Footbridge was believed to carry vehicular traffic. It was believed the bridge was erected in the 1920s.
But today, its future is uncertain as the Fox Point Village Board grapples with what to do with the deteriorating span.
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Bay credit rating lowered
The credit rating for the Whitefish Bay School District has been downgraded for the second time this year.(11)
Whitefish Bay physician pleads guilty to tax evasion
A physician from Whitefish Bay has pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion charges.(19)
More Headlines
- Fire damages Whitefish Bay home
- One home, two floods (69)
- Whitefish Bay damage total: 400 homes, 30 businesses (6)
- North shore lawyers consider lawsuits over flooding (75)
- 10 municipalities plus MMSD report sewer overflows (37)
- Prescription for Tragedy: Man sentenced in Kiefer's death (54)
- Whitefish Bay, public works union reach agreement (6)
- John Katzban: Katzban helped shape Whitefish Bay
- 5 school districts miss payment in investment flap, bank says (5)
- Son accepts Purple Heart for late father wounded in WWI (16)
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Flooding hits the North Shore
Check out our special section for complete coverage of North Shore flooding, including stories, photo galleries, videos and more.
Cheers and JeersNOW sports writer Steve Tietz gives his take on the prep sports scene:
Preserving Our PastThe village's Historic Preservation Commission features Whitefish Bay's historic places: Column Sept. 1
Archives | Take the walking tour
Gas WatchFind out where the cheapest gas is being sold in Whitefish Bay.
Family WatchdogUse the interactive map to see where sex offenders live and work in Whitefish Bay.
Presidential campaign contributionsFind out how much your neighbors are giving to the candidates.
Data Warehouse: More searchable databases
Cops Corner
Police Department blog
focuses on crime prevention
Five North Shore police departments are teaming up on a new blog that provides residents with the crime prevention and safety tips, and news about community service projects and events throughout the area.
Latest post:
Adoptable Animals
The Wisconsin Humane Society profiles animals needing homes in its blog:
Your Parks
Find out what's going on in your Milwaukee County parks:
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