For the Press Times DE PERE – The $100 million, 75,000 square-foot Mulva Cultural Center in downtown De Pere will open its doors to the public on Friday, Dec. 8. “We are so excited to welcome people inside of this magnificent facility,” stated Tom Shefchik, executive director of community relations. “We know this will quickly …
BY LEE REINSCHCORRESPONDENT DE PERE—October in Wisconsin is usually the time of year to batten down the hatches and put the storm windows on. This mid- to late- October, at the juncture of Broadway and Main Avenue, the glass panels will be hung at the future Mulva Cultural Center. The 75,000-square-foot facility, which aims to …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – In two years, the glass doors of the Mulva Cultural Center in downtown De Pere will open to welcome the first visitors inside the long-awaited facility. Another chapter of the project began Aug. 11 when the team involved with making it a reality officially broke ground. The center …
By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – On Tuesday, April 20, the De Pere Common Council voted to end the city’s mask mandate, as of 11:59 p.m. May 5. The debate of mask-continuance pros and cons overlapped multiple meetings over the past few months. Alderperson Dean Raasch, who brought the motion forward, and Alderperson Dan …
By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – The West Business Park in De Pere will soon be laying the groundwork for an expansion. On Tuesday, Jan. 5, after a brief public hearing where one resident spoke, the De Pere Common Council voted unanimously to rezone 10 lots near American Boulevard, totaling just over 105 acres, …
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By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer DE PERE – At its Tuesday, Dec. 1, virtual meeting, the De Pere Common Council unanimously passed a resolution authorizing and approving a redevelopment agreement between the city, the redevelopment authority and the De Pere Cultural Foundation (DPCF). The agreement calls for the city to spend approximately $700,000 for improvements …
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By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – De Pere is seizing opportunities, Mayor Michael Walsh said at the annual State of De Pere event Tuesday, Nov. 12, at St. Norbert College. “I think that’s the perfect description for our pursuit of growth and improvement over the past year and into 2020,” Walsh said. “We don’t …
By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – People may have thought Jim and Miriam Mulva’s gift of a $50 million Mulva Cultural Center a couple weeks ago was generous enough. Little did they know that the couple wasn’t done yet. On May 14, 13 days after revealing plans for the center, the De Pere natives …
By Lee Reinsch Correspondent DE PERE – A striking glass landmark with cascading stairways and a three-story atrium, a building facing all directions so that people visiting De Pere from any direction on the roundabout or the bridge can see what a unique community the city is. That’s Miriam and Jim Mulva’s vision for the …
By Press Times Staff DE PERE – The De Pere Historical Society announced that it will be staying at its current site at White Pillars Museum located at 403 N. Broadway. The announcement was made at the society’s annual meeting and fundraiser held Oct. 17. The decision to stay at White Pillars, instead of moving …
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