Mother’s Day at the zoo SUAMICO – The NEW Zoo is inviting moms to spend Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 8, with the animals, free of charge. Mom will receive free admission to the zoo, a free plant, courtesy of Wery’s Sweet Summer Bloomers, and a bag of candy, while supplies last. Zoo staff encourage guests …
By Heather Graves Editor GREEN BAY – It’s been about a year-and-a-half since the November 2020 election and even longer since the Green Bay City Council accepted grant funds from national nonprofit Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL) for election-related expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the controversy continues to fill City Council meetings …
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DE PERE CITY COUNCIL Council approves rezoning for a parcel on Scheuring Road The board unanimously approved a rezoning request for a parcel at 1360 Scheuring Road, just northeast of the intersection with American Boulevard, to allow for a proposed drive-in/fast-food restaurant. The project is surrounded by multi-family zoning to the north, business park to …
By Andy Mueller Correspondent A great meal doesn’t always have to be a big production. Sometimes I want something tasty and satisfying without all the pomp and circumstance, the prep-work, and more importantly, the cleanup afterward. It’s times like these I look in the fridge and, more often than not, a sandwich ends up on …
By Heather Graves Editor BELLEVUE – After a rocky search process, spanning several months and two sets of candidate searches, the Village of Bellevue finally has a new village administrator. In a special meeting April 29, the Village Board unanimously approved an employment agreement with Benjamin Krumenauer to become the village’s administrator. Andrew J. Vissers, …
By Jen Hirthe Correspondent HOWARD – Bearcats Fish House on Velp Avenue in Howard began its journey as a seafood market in Algoma opened by Bearcat and Linda Berkovitz in 1986. Much has happened since – new owners, a second location, the loss of the first spot to fire. What current owners Billy and Nicole …
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By Josh Staloch Staff Writer GREEN BAY – A fermenter, airlock, bung, brew pot, heat source, siphon/tubing, cleaner, sanitizer and hydrometer – this list may sound like items needed for a science experiment, and to some degree you’d be right. But to homebrew enthusiast John Parsons, it’s a list full of possibilities. As the popularity …
By Kat Halfman Intern HOWARD – Kimps Hardware, located on Glendale Avenue, has served the hardware needs of the Howard community since 1940 – a family-owned business that started in the backyard of current owner Craig Kimps’ grandparents, Bernard and Luella. Simple beginnings Craig said his grandfather, Bernard, ran a dairy business in the mornings, …
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By Heather Graves Editor BROWN COUNTY – Homelessness in Brown County, and more specifically Green Bay, is nothing new. It’s an ongoing issue that many across government departments and community organizations have dealt with for decades. Drugs and alcohol, the economy, mental health, unsafe living conditions, a global pandemic or plain-old bad luck – regardless …
By Janelle Fisher Intern GREEN BAY – This Green Bay teacher recently fulfilled a lifelong dream when she competed on an episode of Jeopardy! Who is Christina Clark, an elementary music specialist in the Green Bay Area Public Schools (GBAPS)? Clark, who said she’s been drawn to the TV game show since she was little, …
