4+ hour, 15+ min ago  (327+ words) Although Wauwatosa has numerous local landmarks and historic neighborhoods, the city currently has only three designated historic districts. City officials have begun the process of creating a new historic district on Warren Avenue encompassing more than 40 homes, adding a layer…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (443+ words) The building dates to 1958, when it was originally built to house the West Suburban YMCA. Unity Church, which bought it in 1973, had been struggling under the financial burden of maintaining its aging facility. The status of Unity Church's longtime occupancy…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (432+ words) The cities of Wauwatosa and West Allis are in the middle of implementing the merger of their two fire departments into the combined Milwaukee Metro Fire Rescue, and one central financial uncertainty has been resolved in the cities' favor. Tosa…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (569+ words) The Wauwatosa School District collected about $2 million from city taxpayers through their most recent property tax bills based on the cost, as determined by the state, of city students attending private schools while receiving state-approved vouchers. When Wauwatosa property taxpayers…...

1+ mon, 1+ hour ago  (579+ words) The district, which includes most of the Pasadena neighborhood and part of the Tosa East Towne neighborhood, thought it was electing its alderperson to a new four-year term, but after the April election, Sean Lowe resigned and moved to a…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (522+ words) The city anticipates a portion of the cost will be offset by grants and private fundraising. It would not require a voter referendum to move forward, because of how the debt would be financed over 20 years. City leaders have talked…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (850+ words) We are getting the weekly digest out a bit later than normal, because the editor is also wearing his Tosa East Towne hat today. This is Run Tosa Run weekend, and planning is hitting crunch time. The neighborhood association, TETNA,…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (614+ words) Four options for upgrading the City Hall and Wauwatosa Public Library complex were unveiled before the Common Council on May 12, and the council is considering a vote on one of the options by the end of July. Wauwatosa, after years…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (414+ words) In recent years, the Parks & Forestry Division "has created a stronger leadership team with significantly more trained and experienced staff dedicated to the planning, management and implementation of park and urban forestry initiatives and design," according to a memo from…...