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By Melanie Rossi Contributing Writer NORTHEAST WISCONSIN – A coalition formed from business organizations in northeast Wisconsin, Housing NOW aims to work towards addressing the area’s housing shortage through their public education campaign, “Say Yes to Housing!” Spearheaded by the Realtors Association of Northeast Wisconsin (RANW), the coalition “consists of major business organizations in the …

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Aug 29 2023

For the love of gardening

News, Northeast Wisconsin / By The Press

By Annika Morschauser Contributing Writer NORTHEAST WISCONSIN – The NEW Master Gardeners are all about “the love of gardening, the will to learn and the want to give back,” according to current President Kate Fix. Their goal is to show individuals, their communities and the world that gardening can have a large impact and can …

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Aug 13 2023

Oneida Bicentennial: Bound by culture

News, Northeast Wisconsin, Oneida / By The Press

By Kris Leonhardt Editor-in-chief Continued from last week “The majority of the tribes came with us to Wisconsin,” said former general manager/strategist, Bill Gollnick. “Our chiefs represented them in our negotiations with the Menominee and Ho-Chunk and represented us in issues between our people and the officials of Green Bay and Fort Howard. They also …

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Aug 6 2023

Oneida Bicentennial: A new homeland

News, Northeast Wisconsin, Oneida / By The Press

By Kris Leonhardt Editor-in-chief ONEIDA NATION – A bicentennial celebration was held July 25-29 to commemorate a time long ago when the Oneida Nation came to the area to create a new homeland. The sovereign government was once part of a confederation — the Five Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy — along with the Cayuga, …

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Aug 3 2023

Breaking the cycle: Reclaiming ‘The American Dream’

News, Northeast Wisconsin / By The Press

By Kris Leonhardt Editor-in-chief As generational cycles occur, negative patterns and traits are known to transfer through multiple generations via learned behavior, family dynamics and environment. We continue to explore five northeast Wisconsin intergenerational family issues — physical health, alcoholism and drug use, mental health, education and housing — and what some organizations are doing …

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Aug 1 2023

Book Review: De Pere of Yesteryear by Mary Kay Milquet

City Pages, De Pere, News / By The Press

By Kris Leonhardt Editor-in-chief This book is a collection of short historical stories about the early days of De Pere and the people who have called it home. Volume II is a follow-up to a book of the same name published in 2006 by Mary Kay and Dan Milquet. Volume I was born out of …

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Jul 26 2023

BBBSNEW annual bike ride gets a new look

Green Bay, News, Northeast Wisconsin / By The Press

By Melanie Rossi Contributing Writer GREEN BAY – On Saturday, Aug. 5, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Wisconsin (BBBSNEW) will host Miles for Matches, an annual community bike ride along the Fox River Trail, but this year it will have a new look. Starting at the Green Bay City Deck near Broken Spoke Bike …

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Jul 24 2023

Counter retires after 20 years

De Pere, News / By The Press

By Kaity Coisman Contributing Writer DE PERE – St. Norbert Director of Media Relations Michael Counter has retired after 20 years at the college. Counter began his career in television and broadcasting before joining the St. Norbert staff in 2003. “As director of media relations, my job was to get St. Norbert College as much …

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Jul 16 2023

Artist Angle: Samantha Morgan

Artist Angle, City Pages / By The Press

Ruadonns Medium/Art Form: Visual When and how did you start making art? I decided I was going to be an artist when I was eight years old. Ever since then, I have tried a wide variety of media but none were quite as mesmerizing as the muddy world of ceramics. What inspires your work? My …

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Jul 14 2023

Local woman-owned business celebrates 30 years

Green Bay, News, Northeast Wisconsin / By The Press

By Kaity Coisman Contributing Writer GREEN BAY – A local woman-owned business is celebrating 30 years of giving back to the community this month. Founder and director of Bay Area Yoga Health and Healing Kathleen Kelly started the business in 1993. Kelly’s teachings are rooted in the ashtanga tradition of yoga which incorporates lifestyle, movement, …

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