Orionids Meteor Shower 2012 Peak: When to Watch in Fox Point, Bayside

Shooting stars will be flying early in the morning in the Fox Point and Bayside area. The Orionids meteor shower promises to be a show worth watching.

The offspring of Halley's Comet are about to put on quite a show in the skies of Fox Point and Bayside. Earth will pass through a stream of debris from Halley's Comet beginning Oct. 15, which will give us the benefit of the annual Orionids meteor shower — though you probably won't see much until a bit later. The best place to view the shower is near the northern end of Bayside near the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center or East near Doctors Park (far away from city lights). No viewing parties have been organized in the area, but if you plan to host one please add it to the Fox Point-Bayside Patch calendar.   The shower should be at its peak the night of Saturday, Oct. 20, until just before dawn on Oct. 21. This year, the moon will be setting at…

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Doctors Park and Beach Cleanup Day Saturday

Help clean up the park and beach Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon with the Doctors Park Friends group. Volunteers are asked to meet near the playground.

Animals Abound: Fox Point, Bayside Police Help With Bats, Coyotes and Puppy Dogs

It was a critter-crammed week for both police departments when they assisted in a slew of animal escapades all across each village.

Both Bayside and Fox Point police had their hands full with a whole barrage of animal incidents well beyond the standard "loose dog" complaints.  A Batty Household Here kitty, kitty! Coyotes Coursing Through Town Looking for more weird crime? Check out our collection of strange stories here. Run, Fido, Run!

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Week Ahead: Local Fourth of July Celebrations, Funeral and Farmers Market

A roundup of places to be and people to meet in Fox Point and Bayside.

Who said nothing ever happens in Fox Point or Bayside — Patch certainly doesn't think so! Check out all the places to be, things to do and people to see as we look at the week ahead. Fox Point and Bayside Celebrate the Fourth on Wednesday Both Fox Point and Bayside are gearing up to celebrate Independence Day in style with parades, ice cream, baseball games and more. Get all your details on local Fourth of July celebrations, and where you can catch the fireworks, here. Vote for Your Favorite Park As Ellsworth Park recently got its own Little Free Library, and a the parking lot was repaved at Doctors Park, here's a great opportunity to help your favorite park win up to $100,000 and the prestigious title of “America’s Favorite Park!”  All …

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Photos: Kids Make A Shelter Out of Garlic Mustard

Maple Dale 6th Graders learn to make shelters out of whatever they can find, including an impressive shelter made of garlic mustard. Who knew garlic mustard could be handy?

Park Goers Stay Cool During Tuesday's Summer Scorcher

Doctors Park was busy Tuesday as many residents made their way down to take a dip in the chilled Lake Michigan waters.

While one girl lay buried up to her neck in sand, a little boy darted in and out of the water as it lapped up onto the beach. Another couple shared a kiss at the waters edge and many others laid out on their towels, soaking up the vitamin D.  Tuesday scorched Wisconsinites with temperatures in the high 80s, flirting with the 90s. But those temps didn't hold everyone captive. Many made their way down to Doctors Park As temperatures continue to bake our area Wednesday, how are you staying cool? Tell us in the comments and upload pics of your own showing how you're battling the blazing temperatures. 

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St. Eugene Celebrates Summer With Big 'Ol BBQ

Students from St. Eugene Catholic School in Fox Point got together at Doctors Park Tuesday to celebrate the beginning of summer.

Along with water balloons, a parachute and a pinata, students from St. Eugene School got to celebrate the beginning of summer with some freshly fried hot dogs and hamburgers at Doctors Park Tuesday. Kids swung at a candy-filled pinata, devoured burgers, soda and candy, and played games with a parachute. Organized by third-grade teacher Joe Mirasola, the kids were all smiles and screams of joy. Mirasola has been a teacher at St. Eugene's school for 15 years, but this is the ninth year he's run the barbecue. He continued to credit the the parent volunteers for 

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Fox Point Park Gets a Face Lift

Doctors Park has a new parking lot, curb, gutters, signs and newly painted entrance gates. Check out the photos to see all the restoration in action!

Volunteers Needed to Help Pull Garlic Mustard at Doctors Park

More than 100 volunteers are needed on May 19 from 9 a.m. to noon at Doctors Park to pull garlic mustard and other invasive plants. Weed-out will take place rain or shine.