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  1. Warm weekend creates perfect setting to escape week's woesRead the original story

    Friday | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

    Fall Getaways Elijah Peil, 2, of Fox Point steers his wagonload of pumpkins at The Family Farm in Grafton on Friday.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, Outdoor Recreation

  2. Economy expected to remain sluggish: Recovery may take months amid bailout

    Saturday Oct 4 | Customer Interaction Solutions

    ... year of somewhere between 1% and 1 1/2 % for the entire year." Economist Clare W. Zempel of Zempel Strategic in Fox Point hasn't felt the country is in a traditional recession. But his short-term outlook is cautionary. "Until the credit markets thaw ...

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    Related Topix: Milwaukee Metro, Milwaukee Metro, Menomonee Falls, WI, Home, Mortgage, University of Wisconsin Whitewater

  3. Cubist smackdown: Rubik's speedsters race the clock

    Saturday Oct 4 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

    ... "I knew how to solve it, even before I started," said Thomas. Thomas and his father, Volker Thomas, drove to Fox Point Saturday morning from Indiana and returned home after the competition. "It's something to do for these multi-tasking kids," Volker ...

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    Related Topix: Brown Deer, WI, World Records

  4. Educators Weekend Book Signing by Children's Author Janet HalfmannRead the original story

    Saturday Oct 4 | OnMilwaukee

    Janet Halfmann will talk about and sign her books as part of Educators Weekend at Borders in Fox Point.

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  5. Yes, Yes, the Civil Rights Movement changed us for the better.Read the original story

    Thursday Oct 2 | BlogHer

    ... engine, hand painted a sky blue, and decorated with our plywood benches (for our dogs' comfort) in the back. The Fox Point, Wisconsin, police officer who stopped us admitted he pulled us over because my husband "had long hair" and was driving "an ...

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  6. Thousands gather for annual Civil War weekend

    Sunday Sep 28 | WisInfo

    ... pup tents, it's also the site for a Campboree for the Boy Scouts from the Milwaukee Area. Troop 391 from Bayside-Fox Point comes every other year. 'Two years ago it was just really, really good,' said Andrew Benson, 14, one of the scouts from Troop ...

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    Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Milwaukee Metro, Milwaukee Metro, Bayside, WI

  7. Blogs, Progressive Candidates, Alternative Energy,...Read the original story

    Thursday Sep 25 | Mole's Progressive Democrat

    ... support and learn more about Jessica . Sandy Pasch Candidate for Wisconsin State House - District 22 (Open Seat) Fox Point, River Hills, Glendale, Whitefish Bay, Shorewood Sandy Pasch is running in an open seat vacated by Democrat Sheldon Wasserman, ...

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    Related Topix: Winnebago County, WI, River Hills, WI, Whitefish Bay, WI, Glendale, WI, Shorewood, WI

  8. Todays births

    Thursday Sep 25 | Stevens Point Journal

    ... Local grandparents are Douglas and Florida Kaehn, Bancroft. Out of town Sept. 15, 2008 GILDAY, Sarah and John, Fox Point, a daughter, Eden Taylor. Local grandparents are Ron and Christy Weseloh, Custer. In your voice Read reactions to this story ...

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    Related Topix: Plover, WI, Wisconsin Rapids, WI, Bancroft, WI

  9. Obama Says He'll Bring Reform to Washington, Wall Street

    Monday Sep 22 | Black Enterprise

    ... Michelle Obama, campaigned separately in Milwaukee, Madison and Wausau Monday before attending a fund-raiser in Fox Point. Running mate Joe Biden was expected to travel to Wisconsin later this week. The Green Bay visits by McCain and Obama in the ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, John McCain, US News, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat, 2008 Presidential Election

  10. Fund-raisers take in about $2M for Obama campaignRead the original story

    Monday Sep 22 | Chicago Sun-Times

    ... stops in Madison, Wausau and suburban Milwaukee Monday. Michelle Obama attended a fund-raiser at a private home in Fox Point, Wis., at which the hostess said her group raised $320,000 for the campaign. In Chicago, Obama attended an event at the ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, John McCain, Wausau Metro, 2008 Presidential Election, Autos

  11. Stark Investments postpones new buildings in St. FrancisRead the original story

    Monday Sep 22 | Customer Interaction Solutions

    ... The purchase would enable Stritch to expand beyond its largely landlocked 38-acre main campus, which straddles the Fox Point/Glendale border at 6801 N. Yates Road. To see more of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go ...

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    Related Topix: Milwaukee, WI, Milwaukee Metro, Milwaukee Metro, St. Francis, WI

  12. Michelle Obama speaks to donors Monday night

    Monday Sep 22 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

    ... Obama addressed some of the area's top donors to Sen. Barack Obama's campaign for president tonight at the Fox Point home of Bonnie Bockl-Joseph and Leon Joseph on Monday evening. Bockl-Joseph referred to her lakefront home as "the most 'left' house ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

  13. McCain late convert to finance regulation, Obama says in Green BayRead the original story

    Monday Sep 22 | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

    ... wife, Michelle Obama, campaigned separately during three Wisconsin stops before attending a fund-raiser in Fox Point Monday night. Running mate Joe Biden was expected to travel to Wisconsin later this week. The Green Bay visits by McCain and Obama ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, John McCain, US News, Barack Obama, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat, Joe Biden

  14. Stark drops plans for office expansionRead the original story

    Sunday Sep 21 | Commercial Real Estate

    ... lease adequate office space for the foreseeable future, said Michael Weiss, president of General Capital Group , a Fox Point developer retained by Stark for the possible office expansion. In addition to the corporate headquarters, Stark has 20,000 ...

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  15. Betty Ray (Brixey) KinneyRead the original story

    Saturday Sep 20 | Aiken Standard

    ... born Nov. 18, 1926, in Joplin, Mo., passed on to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Aug. 30, 2008, in Fox Point, Wis. She was a kind, sweet and caring person who never complained. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. ...

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  16. Blogs, Progressive Candidates, Alternative Energy,...Read the original story

    Friday Sep 19 | Mole's Progressive Democrat

    ... support and learn more about Jessica . Sandy Pasch Candidate for Wisconsin State House - District 22 (Open Seat) Fox Point, River Hills, Glendale, Whitefish Bay, Shorewood Sandy Pasch is running in an open seat vacated by Democrat Sheldon Wasserman, ...

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    Related Topix: Winnebago County, WI, Shorewood, WI, River Hills, WI, Whitefish Bay, WI, Glendale, WI

  17. Spare Time BowlingRead the original story

    Friday Sep 19 | Killeen Daily Herald

    ... of America announced the BWAA board of directors has elected Bill Vint, East Troy, Wis., to succeed Steve James, Fox Point, Wis., as executive director, effective with James' retirement from the position on Dec. 31. "James will spend the next four ...

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    Related Topix: Bowling

  18. Doyle won't appoint to Milwaukee bench

    Thursday Sep 18 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

    ... official candidate is Christopher Lipscomb Sr., Glendale's municipal judge. - J.D. Watt, the municipal judge in Fox Point, said he considered running but concluded that the time isn't right. In addition to his law practice, he's involved in running ...

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    Related Topix: Milwaukee, WI, Milwaukee Metro, Milwaukee Metro, Glendale, WI

  19. Espresso LaneRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 16 | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

    ... fresh off an appearance on "Oprah" and just prior to his White House visit. Double-gold-medal relay swimmer and Fox Point native Garrett Weber-Gale has two passions: swimming and great food. Weber-Gale, who says he hopes to have a career in the food ...

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    Related Topix: Summer Sports, Olympic Swimming, Sports, Swimming, Garrett Weber-Gale

  20. Search continues for city manager

    Tuesday Sep 16 | The Janesville Gazette - Janesville, Wisconsin

    ... exploded from 30,000 to 70,000 in a couple of years. And Susan Robertson is manager in the exclusive village of Fox Point, a community north of Milwaukee with a population of 7,000, an average home value of $250,000 and per capita income of more ...

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    Related Topix: Milwaukee Metro, East Troy, WI, Milwaukee Metro