Katherine Riebe "is a community bridge-builder creating trust and relationships with people from all backgrounds. She exemplifies humility, looks out for others and gets things done," according to the Wauwatosa Distinguished Citizen Award Council.
Tosa Wildlife Habitat needs 79 more residences to certify their gardens for the city to meet the requirements to become a Wildlife Habitat Community through the National Wildlife Federation.
The rings of the Tosa East Towne tree were exposed for inspection only briefly. After city crews cut down the tree during the week of April 20, they returned last week to grind the stump, leaving a patch of dirt.
A city arborist told the Noltes that this American elm is the largest on record in Wauwatosa. Their block is "going to look completely different," Jodi Nolte said, when the city finishes removing it due to threat of "catastrophic damage."
BID leaders had organized this North Avenue clean-up as one of the first public-facing events since the commercial strip from 60th Street to 76th Street was approved last fall as an official business improvement district.
Flooding thwarted plans to install the Veterans Memorial at Hart Park. Instead, planners now are hoping to begin construction soon on the grassy triangle at Milwaukee and Harwood avenues.
CBS 58 reporter Duaa Israr interviewed residents on Church Street who said the turkeys can get rather aggressive when the U.S. Postal Service reaches their block.
The Bakers opened Ca'Lucchenzo in 2019. They will find out in June at a ceremony in Chicago if Zak Baker will take home the James Beard Award for Best Chef: Midwest.
Nominees need not be Tosa residents, though they should have demonstrated contributions to community life. A recognition event for this year's winner will be planned in June.
The Friends of Firefly Grove Park is looking ahead to an active 2026 and soon expects to proceed with its efforts with the backing of a formal partnership with the City of Wauwatosa.
Michela Miller and Madison Sveum were seventh-graders working on their Girl Scouts Silver Awards in December 2015 when they led efforts to bring a Holiday Train stop to Wauwatosa.
