It’s going to be especially hard to say good-bye to our old friend when the Erb Park Pool closes this weekend, because it has been especially good to us this year. Nearly every evening we have headed across the street for a little post-dinner swim and, nearly every evening we have walked home so very [...]
The public outdoor pools closed for the year yesterday in our area and, with that sad and impossibly swift seasonal ending, came the realization that my husband Vince and I had not gone down the water slide across the street from our house even one time this summer. Now, you might point out that our [...]
The Erb Park Pool opens today and I can't wait. I bought our pool passes months ago, on one of those sleety Midwest afternoons that makes you wonder if summer planned to skip us this year. She took her good, sweet time but summer finally made it and it was fun to watch her unpack [...]
Twenty-two days after its solstice, the sounds of summer returned to our neighborhood, necessary as the soft breeze that carried them. Laughter danced around the southwest corner of the park, and drifted into our open windows. We welcomed back all the splashes, squeals, whistles, and boings. Then, lured by that happy cacophony, we headed over [...]
They say you can't fight city hall, but, here's the thing: when the government works the way it's supposed to, you don't have to. Come to the Appleton City Council public hearing at 6 p.m. tonight and see what I mean. You'll see voters taking the mic and, with eloquence and passion, telling their representatives [...]