2025: Year in Review

October: The Bellin Women's Half Marathon took place, hosted by Emplify Health.

December: Senior guard AJ Ivy presses towards the rim picking up an and-one.

September: Green Bay Packers DE Micah Parsons secured his first career sack for the Packers in the early fourth quarter against Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions.

The Green Bay Rockers won the Northwoods League Championship for the second time in three years.

July: Green Bay Celtics 2 saw a 26-7 victory over the Milwaukee Barbarians on Saturday, July 19, in Oshkosh.

June: West De Pere junior Daniel Nehls was diagnosed with bone cancer in middle school and took up wheelchair racing as a way to compete in track and field.

May: Former Texas Wide Reciever Matthew Golden became the first Green Bay Packers’ use of their fi rst round pick for the wide reciever position since 2002 in the 2025 NFL Draft, hosted in Green Bay.

April: A Bay Port pole vaulter launches himself over the pole in their Tuesday, April 1 tack meet.

March: Instructor Kari Merrill teaches a dance class for the elderly and those learning to cope with Parkinson's.

February: The Bay Port Pirate's boys swim and dive secured the FRCC Championship title for the 2024-25 regular season.

Seventh grader Hadley Baker has been honored by the De Pere Redbirds basketball team with her varsity letter amid her battle with cancer.

Mike Calewarts, Laura VanBoxel and Kathy Calewarts posed for a final photo in front of VanBoxel's tree before it was cut down to be transported to Lambeau Field for the holiday season.

Local veterans and community members gathered at the Neville Public Museum on Veterans Day for a ceremony held by the United Patriotic Society and hosted by AMVETS Howard/Suamico Post 57, honoring those who served and the sacrifices they made for their country.

After nearly 70 years serving the public, Streu’s Community Pharmacy and Retail Store announced it would close its doors, shifting its focus instead towards long-term care.

Gov. Tony Evers joined students at Beaumont Elementary School in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance during his statewide back-to-school tour. The governor visited schools in Green Bay and Crandon to mark the start of the 2025-26 school year and highlight new state investments in K-12 education.

Seattle Seahawks players joined in on the Packers’ long-standing tradition of riding kids’ bikes to practice. Seattle Quarterback.Sam Darnold, Wide Receivers Cooper Kupp and Dareke Young and Linebacker Ernest Jones were among the standouts who.hopped on borrowed bicycles, sharing laughs with young fans along the way and adding their own chapter to the uniquely Green.Bay ritual.

A rehabilitated bald eagle named Richard took flight into the evening sky during a special release ceremony at the 51st Annual Oneida Pow Wow, held on the Oneida Nation. The eagle was nursed back to health by the Green Bay Wildlife Sanctuary and released just before the Grand Entry, symbolizing healing, freedom and the enduring connection between Native traditions and the natural world. The pow wow continues throughout the weekend at the Norbert Hill Center, celebrating culture and community.

Hundreds of people lined the streets in downtown Green Bay on June 14 to protest Trump administration policies as part of a nationwide event organized by the 50501 Movement — a grassroots political organization with a goal of holding at least 50 protests in all 50 states for one “ No Kings” movement. “From city blocks to small towns, from courthouse steps to community parks, we’re taking action to reject authoritarianism — and show the world what democracy really looks like,” the movement’s website stated.

Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach, along with area leaders, officially broke ground on a project that is over a half-century in the making, as the first two segments of the South Bridge Connector Project are under construction. Project Segment 1 — also known as EB-39 — consists of constructing a roundabout and connecting County Highway F to the west of the new Interstate 41 interchange, and Mid Valley Drive. Project Segment 2 — also known as GV-14 — consists of constructing County Highway GV from French Road to Lawrence Drive, ultimately connecting County Highways EB and GV to Interstate 41.

Green Bay hosted the 2025 NFL Draft. The Draft Theater featured seating for 2,000 and space for up to 25,000 standing fans.

Demolition of the Wisconsin Public Service headquarters in downtown Green Bay started at 700 N. Adams Street. The building had not been used by the company since 2020, prompted by COVID-19.

The Polar Plunge is Special Olympics Wisconsin’s largest grassroots fundraiser where participants show their “commitment to inclusion” by raising funds for the cause, then jumping into icy waters. For 2025, eight Polar Plunge events are taking place through February and March or participants can choose to include via a D.I.Y. Alternative Plunge. Perkofski Boat Launch, in De Pere, hosted the Green Bay Polar Plunge.

Members of the Open Heart Mindfulness Community of Green Bay hold a candlelight “peace walk” prior to the 15th Annual Greater Green Bay Homeless Persons’ Interfaith Memorial Service.

In December, local cyclists braved the cold and put on their best holiday attire for the ninth annual Santa Cycle bike ride. Funds raised from Santa Cycle support Children's Wisconsin

In November, Downtown Green Bay hosted its annual Downtown Holiday Parade, bringing more than ___ entries through the streets of Green Bay, which were lined with spectators eager to welcome in the holiday season.

In October, Titletown hosted its annual Pumpkin Palooza. Pumpkins carved during Pumpkin Palooza were used to create a display for the community to enjoy throughout the fall.

In September, the National Railroad Museum celebrated the grand opening of its Fox River Expansion, marking the latest chapter in the museum’s nearly 70-year history of preserving America’s railroad heritage.

In August, local farmers' markets were in full force with events taking place nearly every day of the week throughout the county.

In July, Downtown Green Bay hosted ArtFest, inviting artists and art appreciators alike to head downtown to see vendors live music, art demonstrations and hands-on activities, including Community Bloom, a vibrant mosaic art installation designed by local artists Laura Schley and Annie Stenseth.

In June, Play-By-Play Theater brought Shakespeare back to Green Bay's Whitney Park, offering a free opportunity for community members to take in a performance of Hamlet.

In April, Green Bay and the surrounding communities prepared to welcome sports fans from across the country for the 2025 NFL Draft. Six banners will be hung around downtown Green Bay honoring the Packers' ties to the community with historic photos and accompanying web materials.

In March, the Tarlton Theatre hosted the second annual BAMMY Awards. Pictured, Norb Rozek, with the Smart Shoppers, accepted the award for Punk Artist of the Year before the band performed at night two of the 2025 BAMMY Awards.

In February, Howe Elementary School kicked off their celebration of Black History month with a new mural by local artist Kiba Freeman (left) and their annual Read Your Heart Out event, featuring a presentation by author Baptiste Paul.

In January, author Kris Leonhardt celebrated the launch of Lambeau — the Boy Behind Green Bay Football. Pictured are book author Kris Leonhardt and Packers Hall of Fame Inc. President Don Sipes.