Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 23rd of September.
Good morning, Green Bay.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love’s Hands of 10ve Foundation donated $45,000 Tuesday to support Menasha tornado recovery, with funds for Smith Park playground replacement, Gegan Elementary playground rebuilding + Habitat for Humanity home repairs; the donation follows a recent $250,000 Impact Grant from the team.
Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary plans to reopen in its new building at 838 S.
Fisk St. on the west side after closing its North Broadway site from a collapsed roof; inspections must be passed and construction will start in November for a December reopening (its 10-year anniversary).
Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary accepted an offer on a former funeral home at 838 S.
Fisk St near Green Bay Plaza on the west side but must finalize the mortgage and complete needed updates such as new windows — the nonprofit plans to settle in before its tenth anniversary in December.
Green Bay leaders broke ground Monday on Phase II of the Shipyard redevelopment along Fox River in the downtown Broadway District, turning an idle stretch into a new public park.
The $14.3 million project will feature a lawn, urban beach, dog park, splash pad, sports courts and a container bar set to open in 2027.
Mike Tramp and Mike Protich will perform live rock music at the EPIC Marathon & Running Festival in Ashwaubenon on Sunday, May 16; Tramp opens at 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. followed by Protich from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The free event welcomes runners, spectators and the public.
The free Midwest Viking Festival will take place at UW-Green Bay on Oct.
2 and Oct. 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.—featuring Viking-era crafts, music, games, and battle demonstrations at the Viking House grounds and Wood Hall parking lot.
UW-Green Bay hosts the free Midwest Viking Festival on Oct.
2 and 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., featuring hands-on demonstrations, reenactments, traditional crafts, and guided touch tours (including battle demos and storytelling) to bring Viking history to life.
Big Brothers Big Sisters is opening a new mentoring center at 540 North Broadway in November to serve over 100 waitlisted children + provide lasting support for their academic and personal growth.
Tribal leaders for the Bad River Ojibwe declared a disaster on their reservation after a large natural gas liquids spill (Aug.
25) and urged state officials to pull permits for Enbridge’s planned pipeline reroute near treaty lands.
The former home of Stephen (Uncle Fester) Preisler at 826 Baird St. was torn down near Optimist Park; it was sold in May for $65,000.
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