Bay View Neighborhood Association hosts debate for 7th District senate seat Thursday

Aug. 31, 2010 11:40 a.m. | The Bay View Neighborhood Association will be hosting a debate for the state's 7th District senate seat at 7 p.m. Sept. 2 at the Humboldt Park Pavilion. Democratic candidates, incumbent Jeff Plale and challenger Chris Larson, will be participating. The debate is open to the public.

Those in attendance will be able to submit questions to be answered by the candidates during the debate. The goal of the event is to bring the candidates and the public together.

"This will be a great way for people to get answers to issues that really matter to them," says Liz Lord, BVNA member and neighborhood resident. "The best is when someone asks a question you would never have thought of that turns out to be super important to you."

The event will be moderated by BVNA President Bob Schneider.

The event is free and anyone can attend. More information on the event and the candidates can be seen on the Bay View Neighborhood website http://www.bayviewneighborhood.org or Facebook page.

Last chance to win State Fair tickets on Facebook

Aug. 12, 2010 8:04 a.m. | With just a few days left of the Wisconsin State Fair, you still have time to score free tickets from NOW Newspapers.

All you have to do is "like" NOW Newspapers on Facebook and respond to our last status update and tell us your favorite story from our papers this week.

A random drawing will be held at 8 a.m. Friday and announced on Facebook.

Winners will receive a four-pack of tickets to the fair, which begins runs to Sunday. Winners will have to pick up the tickets in our Waukesha office, 1741 Dolphin Drive, Suite A, 53186.

Want to win Summerfest tickets? Head over to Twitter

June 24, 2010 10:20 a.m. | It's the opening day of Summerfest, and it's also your chance to win some free Summerfest tickets.

All you need to do is follow @MyCommunityNOW on Twitter and tweet the following: "Follow @MyCommunityNOW and RT this for a chance to win a pair of #Summerfest tickets."

We will be giving away a total of five pairs of tickets in two random drawings. The first drawing will be held at noon tomorrow. The second drawing will be held at noon on Wednesday. You have to tweet the message only once to be entered in both drawings.

Winners will be contacted on Twitter and will need to pick the tickets up at our office in Waukesha.

Brookfield East track and field sectional photo gallery now online

May 28, 2010 8:36 a.m. | We've just posted a photo gallery featuring action from yesterday's Division 1 track and field sectional at Brookfield East.

Brookfield Central turned in the top team score in the girls meet with 116 points to Bradley Tech's 84.

Marquette won the boys meet with 108 points. Brookfield East was second with 99.

Go to NOW photojournalist Peter Zuzga's photo gallery.

Alterra's Bay View project gains final city approval

May 26, 2010 7:15 a.m. | A plan to build a cafe and wholesale bakery for Alterra Coffee Roasters Inc., in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood, has received final approval from city officials.

The Board of Zoning Appeals has granted a special-use permit for the $4 million project, which will include office space for Alterra and other businesses.

The bakery and cafe will be housed in the former Maritime Savings Bank building, between Kinnickinnic and Howell avenues, south of Lincoln Ave. Phelan Acquisitions LLC, operated by developer Sean Phelan, plans to buy the building and will lease most of the space to Alterra, with additional space on the second floor marketed to other office tenants.

Phelan plans to add about 3,000 square feet to the existing 17,000-square-foot building. A smaller, neighboring building, at 2314-2320 S. Howell Ave., will be demolished to make room for the addition. The project will include an adjacent 40-space parking lot.

Phelan said he might have a better sense within the next 30 days as to when he will start renovating the building. He still will go through his due diligence process on purchasing the property.

North Shore Library exploring expansion

March 04, 2010 2:40 p.m. | North Shore Library, which serves Glendale, Fox Point, Bayside and River Hills, is seeking approval from the four communities to acquire more space to expand.

The library will make a presentation Monday to the Glendale Common Council, Tuesday to the Fox Point Village Board and March 17 to the River Hills Village Board, library Director Dick Nelson said Thursday. No date has been set for the Bayside Village Board, he said.

The library is seeking to acquire more space in the BVK office building, 6800 N. Port Washington Road in Glendale, its current location.

According to a history of the library, the library moved into its 20,000-square-feet of space in the building in 1986.

UWM to unveil County Grounds campus plans tonight

March 02, 2010 10:06 a.m. | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee officials will introduce plans tonight for its proposed Innovation Park, which will include an engineering and applied sciences campus, on the County Grounds off Watertown Plank Road in Wauwatosa.

The plans will be presented to the Wauwatosa Common Council during a Committee of the Whole meeting at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 7725 W. North Ave. The public is welcome to attend the meeting to learn about the proposed project, but there will be no opportunity for comments or questions during the meeting.

Residents who would like to speak to UWM officials can arrive at 6 p.m. and ask questions prior to the meeting.

The next opportunity for public input will occur during the Plan Commission meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at City Hall.

Swing into the 2010 Golf Show with free tickets

March 01, 2010 1:50 p.m. | The 2010 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Golf Show starts Friday, and you could win a pair of free tickets by entering our Twitter and Facebook contests.

On Twitter, simply follow MyCommunityNOW and tweet "I want to win free tickets to the #MKE Golf Show from @MyCommunityNOW. RT to win. Details: http://bit.ly/cPficZ"

A random drawing will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday for the three sets of free tickets, with each winner receiving four tickets. Winners must pick tickets up at NOW's Waukesha offices. Winners will be contacted through Twitter before noon on Thursday.

On Facebook, become a fan of the MyCommunityNOW fan page and respond or write on the wall about a story, photo or some other staff work you saw in one of our papers or on one of our Web sites and tell us what you liked or didn't like about that work. Two winners will be picked during a random drawing at 10 a.m. Thursday with each receiving four free tickets. Winners will be contacted through Facebook and must pick tickets up at NOW's Waukesha offices. Winners will be contacted through Twitter before noon on Thursday.

For more information on the golf show, visit the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Golf Show Web site.

Drive your way to auto show with free tickets

Feb. 16, 2010 10:16 a.m. | The Greater Milwaukee Auto Show starts Saturday, and you could win a pair of free tickets by entering our Twitter contest.

To win, simply follow MyCommunityNOW on Twitter and tweet "I want to win free tickets to the Greater Milwaukee Auto Show from @MyCommunityNOW. RT to win. Details: http://bit.ly/cdQMKE"

A drawing will be held at 10 a.m. Friday for the four pairs of free tickets. Winners must pick tickets up at NOW's Waukesha offices. Winners will be contacted through Twitter before noon on Friday.

For more information on the auto show, visit AutoShowMilwaukee.com.

Follow us on Twitter for chance to win Bucks tickets

Feb. 04, 2010 2:48 p.m. | Follow us on Twitter and you could win a pair of Bucks tickets to Tuesday night's game against the Detroit Pistons.

All you have do is visit twitter.com/MyCommunityNOW, click the "follow" button, and then post your own tweet mentioning @mycommunitynow and the words "Tweet this for a chance to win Bucks tickets." The deadline to win the tickets is 5 p.m. Friday.

If you're already following us on Twitter, just send us the Tweet - this contest is open to new and existing followers.

At 5 p.m. Friday, we'll randomly select two people from everyone who tweeted "Bucks Tickets" - and they'll each will win a pair to tickets to Tuesday's game.

If you're not already following us on Twitter, do so today. Not only will you get a chance to head to the game, but you'll also be able to stay on top of the latest news, sports, photos and more from the MyCommunityNOW.com Web sites.

Municipal group endorses uniform trick-or-treating hours

Jan. 11, 2010 4:14 p.m. | Cudahy — A group representing the mayors and village presidents of Milwaukee County's 19 municipalities recommended Monday that each community hold trick-or-treat on the same day - usually a Sunday.

The resolution is aimed at keeping children safe and deterring groups of kids from collecting candy outside their own communities.

The recommendation is not binding on any city or village.

Under the resolution, trick-or-treat would be held from 1 to 4 p.m. the Sunday on or before Oct. 31. When Oct 31 falls on a Saturday, trick-or-treat would be held that day.

The resolution is for 10 years.