Saturday, September 1, 2012
Steph Davies gives solid representation to artists, deepens Shorewood experience with art.
"So, how ya doing here? Is it working out?" Proprietor Steph Davies of the Waxwing hears this question a lot. And the answer is a resounding "Yes," with a big smile. The warm, cheery and engaging Davies always has time to hear her customers and visitors, while managing 96 artists and their work, as well as creating her own pieces. Everything at Waxwing is handmade, largely by local artists, and everything changes out every two months. Starting Tuesday, you can expect a fresh look for Fall. Davies is making a difference in the creative community in her store that she describes as "A kind of Art vs. Craft that lasts all year and is always here. "Or a kind of Etsy shop in real life. You can come here and hold things in your hand first before…
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
"Miss Connie" Levings has sent three decades in the preschool business in Shorewood, first working in the Fishing Pond Learning Center and now in her school Connie's Sunshine Learning Center.
As part of Shorewood Patch's recurring Faces of Shorewood series featuring the people that make Shorewood special, we caught up Connie Levings, who has been working in what is now the Connie Sunshine Learning Center in North Shore Presbyterian Church for 30 years, and her teacher Meagan Johnson. How did you come to open the preschool? When I started 31 years ago, it was the Fishing Pond Learning Center and then in 1994, Sharon (the owner) left and turned it over to me. But it wasn't that simple, it was really starting over, basically. She took the name with her. I was walking through the church one-day and the reverend said, "Hi sunshine." And, I thought hey, that would be a good name. What do you love most about your job? I have always …
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Thursday, August 16, 2012
Shorewood Patch sat down with Lexmond for a Q&A on how he’s preparing for his new role and the year ahead.
Sept. 4 will mark the first day of school in Shorewood, but also new Superintendent Martin Lexmond’s first year in the district. Shorewood Patch sat down with Lexmond for a Q&A on how he’s preparing for his new role and the year ahead. Why Shorewood? I’ve watched Shorewood from a distance for a longtime. I’ve worked in Milwaukee Public Schools and had the opportunity to become a high school principal, and because of another opportunity decided to stay in Milwaukee doing really interesting work and so Shorewood has always been on my radar. I spent two years in Kohler. If it had not been for the Shorewood opening, I would still be in Kohler. I wasn’t looking for a job, I was very happy in Kohler. I had two really good years, and it was a …
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012
"High-profile hire" Joe King will take over Shorewood's renowned theater department in the wake of longtime department director Barbara Gensler's retirement.
"This is a very high-profile hire," said Superintendent Marty Lexmond. He was speaking of the School Board's action to hire Joe King as the district's new drama department teacher Tuesday night. King came across the job posting while browsing the Educational Theatre Association website about three weeks ago. And then he found himself reading it again. With two days before the deadline, King, the much-lauded director and theater teacher at North Central High School in Washington Township of Indianapolis, IN, applied for the job online. Shorewood High School Principal Matt Joynt called him that night. King has 17 years as a skilled theater teacher and director and has taught theater courses that range from introductory-level to advanced …
Friday, June 29, 2012
Rev. James Bender talks about his journey to becoming a pastor and to North Shore Presbyterian Church from upstate New York, his fondness of the community and what he hopes the future holds for the church.
As part of Shorewood Patch's recurring Faces of Shorewood series featuring the people that make Shorewood special, we caught up with Rev. James Bender of North Shore Presbyterian Church, which recently celebrated 90 years in Shorewood. Are you from Shorewood? If so, what is your favorite thing about the village? My family and I lived in Shorewood for about 10 years before moving to Wauwatosa to be closer to my wife’s work. My son went through four years of Shorewood High School; our daughter was in the Shorewood School system from second grade through high school graduation. My favorite thing about Shorewood is the people. I have always found folks here to be engaging, involved and interesting. I enjoy the “small town” feel. While I no …
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
A clinical psychologist and surfer, and his wife, a consultant for Warner Bros. Pictures, made the trip from LA to Shorewood about a year ago to get away from the hustle and bustle of the West Coast but not relinquish its benefits.
The story of the avid surfer, and his wife the major motion picture consultant, sounds like one straight out of Hollywood. Only, this story starts in the Golden State, and culminates in Shorewood. Kenneth Cole, now a clinical psychologist and director of a practice in Mequon, and his wife Silke, a consultant for Warner Bros. Pictures, moved from Los Angeles to Shorewood about a year ago to get away from the hustle and bustle of the West Coast but not relinquish its benefits. They liked what the school district had to offer with their daughter Lena set to soon start school and Shorewood's proximity to Milwaukee, and its art and film culture. "We were looking for a more family-friendly community. We couldn't see raising her in LA," Silke …
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Local lighthouse manager had sights set high before realized Shorewood is world class.
May Klisch is the operations manager of the North Point Lighthouse at Lake Park. The Singapore native has reinvented herself several times during her professional life, with stints in the semiconductor, hotel and public relations fields. Nineteen years ago, Klisch arrived in Milwaukee, where she was expected to stay only for one year, during a orientation program with a cable company she was working for at the time. But, she met Russ, a local beer brewer, fell in love, bought a house and the rest, as they say, is history. What is your favorite thing about Shorewood? I grew up in an environment — Singapore — that was always safe. You could walk the streets at 3 in the morning downtown and you're safe. Safety has always been an important …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Abbey Algiers, a English as a second language teacher in Milwaukee, finds passion in writing, traveling and yoga, but enjoys most taking to the streets of Shorewood in her running shoes.
Walking or running, Abbey Algiers tries to make it to Shorewood’s Lake Michigan shoreline as often as possible. She hits the ground running year round, taking to the streets of Shorewood to indulge in her passion for running and training for various marathons. "Part of the reason I love living here is because running on the lake or even north is just, it's a great place to run," she said. The avid marathon runner has participated in World Marathon Majors like the Boston Marathon, and notable road races, including San Francisco, San Diego and Phoenix marathons and the Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon. Algiers says she started in the Team-in Training program for seven years, where athletes in exchange for training and support, help raise money …
Jenny Heyden
7:21 am on Friday, November 16, 2012
Congratulations to the Waxwing of Shorewood for winning the Shepherd Express Best of Milwaukee's 2012 New Retail Store! http://expressmilwaukee.com/article-20167-bought-sold.html more ›