Shorewood News

The Journal Sentinel publishes annually a listing of more than 100 top workplaces throughout southeastern Wisconsin.

A 42-year-old Whitefish Bay man was charged Friday with two felonies in connection with an attempted burglary in the village, and police say he may be linked to six other similar burglaries on the North Shore.

Harbor Retirement Associates would develop both assisted living and memory care apartments on a 3.2-acre site on the south side of E. Capitol Drive, between the Milwaukee River and the biking trail overpass, Village Manager Chris Swartz said Tuesday.

Leah Cronan of Shorewood and Jason Walker of Cambria are planning an Oct. 16, 2010, wedding at Old St. Mary's Church in Milwaukee.

The following students made the fall semester dean's list at Winona State University in Minnesota: from Brown Deer, Charles Bach, Nathan Seefeldt and Samuel Bach ; from Mequon, Alexandra Dewey and Claire Exley ; and from Thiensville, Margot Friedli .

Several businesses along the 4500 block of Oakland Avenue will hold a street festival in conjunction with the Shorewood Bike Race on June 20. The Village Board last week approved granting several permits to Three Lions Pub, North Star American Bistro, NaNa Asian Fusion, Indulgence Chocolatiers, Big Bay Brewing and Thief Wine, to allow for outdoor ... (more)

In his Land and Space Blog of April 15, 2011 Journal Sentinel business reporter Tom Daykin wrote about a new project in Shorewood -- from that posting: that features a Walgreens store, 84 apartments and two separate parking decks that include 94 spaces for free public parking.

After interviewing three consulting firms last week, the Village Board and personnel committee together chose Voorhees Associates to aid in the search and hiring of a new village manager.

The Village Board Monday night honored the Norman Lynch, a member of the Village Board from 1965 to 1969, for his contributions to the village and its residents.

A home fire impacts the life of an American family every 85 seconds. By providing an early warning and critical extra seconds to escape, smoke alarms cut in half your family's risk of dying in a home fire - but only if they work.

Jonathon Carbon of Shorewood earned his bachelor's degree in management of information systems from the Milwaukee School of Engineering in February.

April and Michael Stolte of Mequon are the parents of Isaiah Lawrence Stolte , born June 24, 2012, at Community Memorial Hospital in Menomonee Falls.

Chronic Crisis: Milwaukee County's mental health system focuses less on continual care and more on emergency treatment than any in the nation.

Shorewood School District Business Manager Mark Boehlke has accepted an assistant superintedent position in the Sheboygan Area School District and will leave in June, according to a district news release.

The village will investigate the possibility of buying water from the North Shore Water Commission instead of Milwaukee Water Works.

The Frank L. Weyenberg Library, 11345 N. Cedarburg Road, hosts a variety of events.

The Glendale Police Department will undergo a three-day on-site assessment of its policy and procedures, administration, operations and support services Nov. 3-5.

Amy Shapiro's house in Shorewood has a name: the Mrs. Agnes Keeley House. Keeley is thought to have been the mother-in-law of Russell Barr Williamson, the architect who designed it.

"Summer Sounds" To Feature Variety of Musical Styles at Hubbard Park Free Concert Series Runs from July 10-August 14 With summer right around the corner, Shorewood is ready for an exciting musical series that is sure to please anyone's musical taste buds.

Two rain garden basins will be constructed at the intersection of Kensington Boulevard and Wildwood Avenue as part of Phase I of Shorewood's Basin 6 project.