Gun Control, PGA and Unions Among Hottest Blog Posts

From gun control to the Packers to Gov. Scott Walker's State of the State address, Patch bloggers weighed in on a variety of topics this week. Here is a look at some of the most popular posts over the past week.

Blog posts in Wisconsin Patches this past week covered the gamut — from gun control to unions and the Junior PGA coming to Milwaukee. Every day, Patch's Local Voices bloggers share information, insight and opinion about what matters to them. Here's a selection of blogs from throughout the past week. In, "Why Pinterest Could Be a Real Estate Agents Greatest Online Marketing Tool," Patch blogger Tammi Washington talks about the power of Pinterest and how one pin can be worth more than 1,000 words.  With 80-plus comments, "Gun Control: Why It Wouldn't Have Prevented the Newton, CT Killings," this post by Brian Dey garnered quite an extensive conversation on Patch. He talks about how each of the most recent shootings took place in "gun-free" …

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Week Ahead: Office Hours, Zumba and Rummage at the Rink

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. Patch Chat Office Hours With a web-based news source like Patch, I spend more of my time behind a computer screen and less of my time face-to-face with readers. That's why from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, I'll be at Stone Creek Coffee, 6969 N Port Washington Rd., holding "office hours." If you have any questions, please give me a call at (414) 412-5561, or shoot me an email. Otherwise, tell a friend and I hope to see you out at Stone Creek on Tuesday. Zumba Classes at St. John Lutheran Join us every Thursday evening for Zumba in the St. John's Lutheran School …

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2:40 pm on Sunday, April 29, 2012

If you are looking for a ton of fun on Saturday, May 5th, join the MDIH Educational Foundation and their annual Benefit Bash for a Cinco de Mayo Celebration. Check it out here- http://patch.com/E-k9GD See you there!   more ›

Roundup: What Did You Miss While on Spring Break?

Here's a recap of the biggest news for the week of April 9 when local school districts were on spring break vacation.

Area school districts, including Nicolet High School, Fox Point-Bayside and Maple Dale-Indian Hill were on spring break last week, but that doesn't mean the news stopped. Lots happened last week and to help you catch up on your busy Monday morning, we've pulled together a few links to our top stories. Video: Fire Destroys Bayside Home On Thursday, a Bayside home on Rexleigh Drive caught fire and fire departments from four counties were needed to put out the blaze. In this video, North Shore Fire Department Robert Whitaker explains why so many departments were needed and if he thinks having municipal water throughout Bayside would have stopped the fire sooner. Will the Real Candidates in the Recall Elections Please Stand Up? Earlier this …

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Crime Corner: Drugs, Drunk Driving and Trespassing

Reports from the Fox Point and Bayside police departments.

After yelling at his friend for letting officers search their vehicle, a Grafton teen was arrested when that search turned up marijuana. On Aug. 24, the car turned into The Shul Center, 8825 N. Lake Dr., however, at 2:20 a.m. the church is closed. After the car made a few quick turns down some local streets including Pelham Parkway and Buttles Place, Fox Point police put on their blue and reds and pulled the vehicle over. The driver, an 18-year-old Mequon man, did not have any warrants or a criminal record. However, the passenger, later identified as a 16-year-old Grafton teen, only could verbally identify himself as he did not have a drivers license. The driver provided the passenger's date of birth to the officer, however it was …

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