Every Saturday morning, the Waukesha Farmers’ Market is bustling with people. Located at the sight 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, fruits, herbs, meats and...
Waukesha YBQ – May 1...
This Friday, the Waukesha YMCA is inviting the entire community to celebrate the start of summer and enjoy some family fun! At their free YBQ event, feel free to climb a rock wall, get your face painted, enjoy great BBQ food, challenge your family members to relay races and play yard games....
Farmers’ Marke...
Every Saturday morning, the Waukesha Farmers’ Market is bustling with people. Located at the sight 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, fruits, herbs, meats and...
Historic Preservatio...
Next weekend, the Waukesha Landmarks Commission will be holding a two-day event, that will take you back in time. Throughout the weekend, living historians will share some of Waukesha’s storied past through tours, presentations and exhibits of spring houses, historic buildings, fashions of...
Neighborhood Identit...
Do you live in Waukesha’s Central City? That would be the areas around the Hospital, Library and Main Street. If so, you are invited/reminded to attend tonight’s meeting of the Waukesha Neighborhood Identity Project. WHEN: Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 6:30 to 8:00 pm WHERE: Waukesha Public...
Meeting: Working for...
A last minute reminder/invitation that tonight, a “Working for Waukesha” discussion on BID Rain Barrel project needs, short-term objectives and a review of strategic plan draft, will take place from 6:30 – 8:00pm at Sprizzo’s Gallery Caffe (upper meeting room). As you...
Waukesha’s Art...
I have to say, yesterday’s art crawl, sponsored by Mia’s Italian Cuisine, was absolutely wonderful. After being worried by the lousy weather during the morning Farmer’s Market, the sun came out, and so did flocks of people. The crawl included seven music venues, 22 art...
A Microbrewery in Wa...
Did you know that as recently as 2000 Waukesha had a microbrewery? Hotel Waukesha posted an interesting read about the Remington Watson Smith Brewing Company, whom occupied the former Fox Head Brewery on Maple Ave (and I just had to take a quick drive to check out the building). Sadly, the...
Waukesha’s Col...
A little known relic of the Cold War is nestled in an unsuspecting neighborhood park of Waukesha. This relic of the Cold War is a Nike Command and Control Center. Its official name was site M-74, but is known to Waukesha natives as Nike Hill. The site was one of eight missile sites that...