Door County News

A busy holiday weekend is ahead of us. According to AAA Wisconsin nearly 685,000 people in the state will hit the roads.

We've got an exciting dinner party planned, and you are invited. Each month we'll head to a different area restaurant where we'll enjoy a number of courses, drinks and dessert.

Located on the shores of Lake Michigan and the Green Bay waters is one of the most beautiful communities in the Midwest - Door County , Wisconsin.

Ministry Health Care, which owns several hospitals and clinics in Northeast Wisconsin is expecting to cut about 250 jobs in part because of federal sequester budget cuts.

"This is going to be scandalous!" she laughed as we sat in Larry's Market in Brown Deer to talk about Edible Milwaukee , a new quarterly publication that will cover Cream City cuisine and those who produce, distribute and, of course, consume it.

Proponents of converting Marinette County's Coroner Model to a Medical Examiner Model fashion like Brown County's system were dealt a major setback at the Tuesday, May 7 meeting of the Marinette County Executive Committee.

Jessica Michna will again portray a First Lady, this year Eleanor Roosevelt; the program in the Village Hall will be followed by Eleanor's favorite White House dessert.

The first week in May is National Tourism Week. To celebrate, Governor Scott Walker is touring Wisconsin to promote tourism.

We have been watching with interest as they and many other businesses open for the season.

The constitution of 1814 giving Norway its freedom from Sweden and Denmark was signed at Eidsvold, Norway, on that day.

This is a top notch show that everyone will enjoy. The concert is sponsored by Ministry Door County Medical Center and proceeds will benefit several special projects at the school, such as the Eagle Community Walking Trail.

Since 1992, the S.S. Badger car ferry has transported more than 2.5 million passengers between Manitowoc and Ludington, Mich.

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A reception open to the public will be held 2-4 p.m. May 26. Refreshments will be served.

Schnorr, whose album is titled "Blue Shoes" studied music in college and then fell in love with jazz while living in Chicago.

Wisconsin officials are getting complaints from consumers who say they received fake bills and collections in the mail for allegedly parking illegally.

The Legislature's budget committee concluded its second day of voting Tuesday with voting for transportation projects, including one in the county of state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester. The Joint Finance Committee did not focus on the larger parts of the transportation budget, such as major highway projects.

She taught me how to drink brandy old-fashioneds. She taught me how to turn a phrase and to stick to my beliefs, even when they weren't popular.

The free, informal networking event will be held at the Sturgeon Bay City Hall in the community room.

No Limits Media and the Door County UU Fellowship will screen Two Who Dared: The Sharps' War, on May 1st.