Shorewood Snapshot: Town Hall with Police Chief; Gardening Workshop

Here's a look at what's coming up this week in Shorewood. If we're missing something, you can add it to the calendar.

Just a friendly reminder, there's no school this week because the is on spring break.

Shorewood Police Department town hall — Police Chief David Banaszynski will give highlights, a review of 2011 and discuss upcoming projects at his department's annual town hall meeting, Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. in the , 3920 N. Murray Ave. (lower level of the library). 

Village committee meetings — The Parks Commission and Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Committee meet on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. respectively.

The Library Board will convene on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. and Design Review Board at 5 Thursday night.

All meetings occur at , 3930 N. Murray Ave.

— is hosting a gardening workshop 9:30 a.m. on Saturday on the many fun and functional uses of herbs.

A second-generation grower will show how easy the process can be for selecting, growing, harvesting and preserving your own fresh, healthy herbs.

Also learn how herbs can be used in culinary, daily healing and in fun projects like lip balm and soap making.

The Garden Room is located at 2107 E. Capitol Dr. 

— As a web-based news source, we utilize Facebook and Twitter quite a bit.

However, even though I spend most of my work days sipping coffee and fraternizing with the locals at Alterra or Stone Creek, I felt it was time to make myself available in person on a regular basis.

So, from 5 to 7 p.m. every Thursday I will be holding "office hours" in one of the study rooms at the , 3920 N. Murray Ave. If the room is full we will definitely find a place to chat.