ShorewoodNOW.com: Community Guide

This is Shorewood: Village Manager Chris Swartz shares his thoughts about why Shorewood is a great place to live, work and play.	From public officials to overnight parking rules, here's everything you need to know about living in Shorewood.
	The Basics: Whether you've lived in Shorewood for decades or are a newcomer, here's your guide to Shorewood's parking rules, trash pickup schedule, school attendance boundaries, shopping, library hours, election information and much more. Local Links: Web sites for the Shorewood school district, the village and community organizations. Schools: Test scores, dropout rates, per-pupil spending and other facts about the Shorewood School District. Plus, a complete list of schools and the names, phone numbers and email addresses of top school officials.	Your Legislators: Want to express your opinion to your senator, state representative or county board member? Find out who they are and how to contact them. Your Local Officials: Names, phone numbers and email addresses of key officials at Village Hall. Demographics: What's the village's population? What's the median age? The average home value? The median household income? All the statistics you need about your hometown. Population \| Crime Dining Out: Read reviews of North Shore restaurants published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Marquette salutes
local honor students

Marquette University and ShorewoodNOW.com are proud to salute the outstanding students who have made the honor rolls at our local schools. Click on a student's name for a printable honor roll certificate.
Go to honor rolls page

PHOTO GALLERY

SHS band rocks at competition

Wauwatosa East High School was the stage of a battle of the bands competition called Launchpad, in which 16 bands from area high school competed. After more than six hours of music, three bands walked away with top honors in the regional competition and advance to the state contest in Madison.
Go to Photo Gallery | Read more about Launchpad

Magic of Nature

Check out the fun and festivities that took place during the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center's 2008 Spring Gala in this photo gallery provided by the center.

Uptown, Upscale, Uncommon

News from Shorewood BID

ShorewooodNOW.com and the Shorewood Business Improvement District are teaming up on a blog to keep residents up to date on what's happening downtown.

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Who is making contributions?

Want to know which Shorewood residents are contributing to the presidential campaigns - and how much they're giving? Wonder if Democrats or Republicans are getting more financial support in your community? Search our list of presidential campaign contributions.

Data Warehouse: More searchable databases

How much do educators earn?

Who's the highest paid person in your school district? How much is your child's teacher earning? How do salaries of educators here compare to the rest of the Milwaukee area?

Get the answers to those questions and more by searching our list of public school employee salaries.

Shorewood Prep Sportlight

The sports season is in full swing at Shorewood High School and, if you're a prep sports fan, we've got you covered. Track, soccer and more … this is your place for expanded coverage of the Shorewood prep sports scene.

Photo Gallery: Images from the season
Stories: NOW staff's prep coverage
Video: Prep Roundtable and more

STEVE'S CHEERS AND JEERS

Veteran sportswriter Tietz
goes behind local prep scene

NOW sportswriter Steve Tietz shares his unique perspective on local high school sports in his new blog. Tietz, who has covered prep sports for more than 20 years, has insight you won't find anywhere else.

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ADOPTABLE ANIMALS

Humane Society blog
features pets who need a home

There are hundreds of dogs and cats who are looking for a new home. The Wisconsin Humane Society profiles those animals in its new blog.
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THE PARK PEOPLE

Citizens group is now online

Stay on top of what's happening in the Milwaukee County parks system with the blog from The Park People, a member-driven organization dedicated to citizen stewardship of our county parks.

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FAMILY WATCHDOG

Locate sex offenders
in your neighborhood

ShorewoodNOW.com is teaming up with Family Watchdog, a national organization, to provide residents with an interactive map that shows where registered sex offenders are living and working in the Shorewood area.

Go to Family Watchdog offender map

Video: Family Watchdog featured on 'Morning Blend'

Winners announced
in Mother's Day Contest

Congratulations to Holly and Ruby Hopton of Milwaukee, who were voted the winners in the MyCommunityNOW.com and MilwaukeeMoms.com Mother-Daughter Look-Alike Contest.Mother and daughter each will receive a $250 savings account courtesy of Johnson Bank.

Neva and Alexus Pipia of Menomonee Falls took second place and Sandi and Randi Trupke of Milwaukee won third place in the contest, and each will receive a $50 restaurant certificate.
We'd like to thank the nearly 200 people who entered the contest as well as those who cast more than 2,000 votes for their favorite photos.

See the winners | See finalists

Ozaukee County is
a great place to visit

From the outstanding schools to the friendliness of the neighborhoods to the great business districts, there's something special about Ozaukee County.

"Where We Live," a special advertising feature, captures the unique sense the community by focusing on the area's shopping, recreation, entertainment, traditions and landmarks.

Stories: What makes us so special?
Photo Gallery: Images of our community
Advertiser Directory: List of area businesses
Special Section: Digital version of section

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