The Dunbar Oaks Neighborhood Association (DONA) has launched a new website focused on promoting the rich qualities of the neighborhood for both current future residents. The new website, DunbarOaks.org, has been designed to highlight the neighborhood through large pictures and bright...

This past weekend we headed into the countryside and visited Schuett Farms in Mukwonago. The farm is known in Fall for it’s corn maze, massive pick-your-own pumpkin patch and pre-picked pumpkins, and hayrides. New for this year was their Pumpkin Sling Shot, where you can win some foodie...

This past weekend I was lucky to again be part of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Wisconsin Walk and Run for Wishes in Madison. The Walk & Run has raised more than one million dollars since 1988 to help grant the wishes of Wisconsin children with life-threatening medical conditions. As...

I’m happy to announce that Dunbar Oaks Neighborhood Association (DONA) has partnered with the City of Waukesha in the Adopt-A-Park program! Every third Saturday of the month DONA will be out cleaning the shelter, picking up litter, and more, starting next weekend (8-17). I invite you to...

Mutt’s Bar & Grill, operating in Waukesha since 1994 at 214 E. Main St., has been listed for sale. Although I’ve never stepped foot in this establishment… I do believe this is a great opportunity property, for both a new owner and the city. Seated at an important yet...

For 70 years, The Waukesha Civic Band has been performing in Cutler Park, filling the summer air with music. Each summer concert includes selections from a famous Broadway musical, a guest soloist, marches, and contemporary band arrangements, along with the stirring closing composition,...

The neighborhood of Dunbar Oaks has a new doggy addition to Bethesda Park… a doggy fountain! I’m so glad to see this installed. Since last October, the City added it’s first dog walk along the pathway in Bethesda Park, over the bridge, along the Riverwalk and all the way up...

Every Saturday morning, from May through October, the Waukesha Farmers’ Market is bustling with people. Located at the site of the former Transit Center on the Fox River in Riverfront Plaza between Broadway and Barstow, you can feast your eyes on a variety of farm fresh vegetables,...

This past weekend, the Waukesha Preservation Alliance, with the help of countless other city organizations (such as the Waukesha Old Car Club, Waukesha 1834 Club, Waukesha Landmarks Commission), held Historic Preservation Days in Waukesha. We started the morning with a Walking Tour of...

Every Saturday morning, from May through October, the Waukesha Farmers’ Market is bustling with people. Located at the site of the former Transit Center on the Fox River in Riverfront Plaza between Broadway and Barstow, you can feast your eyes on a variety of farm fresh vegetables,...