If approved by the Common Council, the district would extend from 83rd Street to Church Street and include 44 historic homes, some dating as far back as 1880.
The website redesign was approved in the 2026 city budget for $69,000, and an additional $14,000 was authorized by the Common Council to incorporate the new, modern design element.
Vista Village, built on the site of the former St. Bernard Catholic Church and Wauwatosa Catholic School, began welcoming its first tenants on Aug. 1. Tosa Forward News recently took a tour to give readers an inside look.
After two years without a July 4 fireworks display in Wauwatosa, city leaders were facing pressure to bring the show back in 2026. Then on Jan. 30, their latest plans hit a new roadblock.
Owner Natasha Meyer's June grand opening brought lines of customers, and East Tosa was the scene of an even bigger extravaganza last weekend when Meyer and 21 other locations hosted a large book crawl.
Tosa Forward News is awarding its inaugural award for best Halloween decorations to Andy Rumpf, Jill Sanfelippo-Rumpf and family for taking their spooky yard to the next level on Lloyd Street, and it gets bigger and spookier every year.
If approved by the Common Council, the district would extend from 83rd Street to Church Street and include 44 historic homes, some dating as far back as 1880.
Staff members have raised concerns about district administrators' presence at Whitman Middle School this year, and they singled out an incident last month involving Superintendent Demond Means, though few specifics have been released.
The project, led by Samapa Development, is backed by a $1.85 million redevelopment incentive from the City of Wauwatosa through tax increment financing, or TIF.
Tosa Forward News is awarding its inaugural award for best Halloween decorations to Andy Rumpf, Jill Sanfelippo-Rumpf and family for taking their spooky yard to the next level on Lloyd Street, and it gets bigger and spookier every year.
