Shorewood Today Magazine Winter 2009
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WINTER 2009 SThoOrewooDd AY magazine VILLAGE • SCHOOLS • BUSINESSES Change Is Leading the Way in Shorewood Preparing for 2010 Capitol Drive Reconstruction Shorewood Foundation Gives Back to Community Students Explore Extracurricular Activities Welcome New Shorewood Businesses NEW SEASONAL LIGHTING IN SHOREWOOD’S BUSINESS DISTRICT @ Many thanks to the Shorewood Foundation, Village of Shorewood, Community Development Authority (CDA) and the Shorewood Business District for making these sparkling new lights possible for all of our residents and visitors to enjoy! Photo by John O’Hara 2 • WINTER 2009 • SHOREWOOD TODAY MAGAZINE WINTER 2009 SThoOrewooDd AY magazine Shorewood Today is a community magazine providing useful information about the Village of Shorewood and offering news and feature stories about the people, places and things that make our community a special place to live, do business and raise a family. Shorewood Today is jointly published three times Table of Contents a year by the Shorewood School District, the Village of Shorewood and the Shorewood Business Improvement District (BID). 4 Change Is Leading 17 Students Explore Interests, We welcome story ideas, content suggestions and advertising inquiries, but reserve the right The Way To Shorewood’s Future Develop Skills in SHS Activities to reject or edit content to assure compatibility by Guy Johnson, Village President with our editorial mission, advertisement criteria 18 Dig Out the Sleeping Bag – and other publication standards. Please e-mail 6 all inquiries and suggestions to: Capitol Drive It’s Time To Go To Camp! [email protected]. Reconstruction in 2010 19 Learning Never Ends Chris Swartz-Village Manager, 414.847.2700 7 Blane McCann-School Superintendent, Unique Public Art Project 414.963.6901 Planned This Summer 20 Two Wheels and Tim Ryan-Board President, Shorewood Business Fondness for Village Keep Improvement District, 414.332.3404 8 Voters Take Note: Dentist Rolling Caprile Marketing/Design, Design/production Only One Polling Place February 17 21 FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION Alliance Francaise – on Shorewood news, events and services, 9 Shorewood Unveils Promoting a Living Language please visit: New E-Solution To Manage Requests VILLAGE OF SHOREWOOD 22 Shorewood Businesses www.villageofshorewood.org www.walkshorewood.com 10 Shorewood Seniors Focus Win Shepherd Express “Best of SHOREWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT on Fitness Milwaukee” Award www.shorewoodschools.org SHOREWOOD BUSINESS 12 Grant Dollars Make Great 22 Welcome New IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT Community Sense Shorewood Businesses www.shorewoodwi.com For advertising information, e-mail 14 23 Bon Appétit in Shorewood! [email protected]. The deadline for Volunteerism at the Heart the May 2009 issue is April 1. of Shorewood Shorewood Dining Guide 16 Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders by Blane McCann, Superintendent of Shorewood Schools Please note: The Village Manager publishes a weekly memo on Village business that you can request via e-mail by contacting [email protected]. From the River to the Lake On The Cover Award-winning ice carver Dan Ingebrigtson from Franklin, Wis., delights young shoppers during the annual S H O R E W O O D Holiday Shopwalk in December. His sculpture, titled “Adoration,” was sponsored by Robert Laurence Salon and • Shorewood Press (4060 N. Oakland Ave.). Ingebrigson’s team represented the U.S. in the 2006 Olympic Arts J U S T Festival in Italy. He has won several U.S. National Competitions. T W O F E E T The cover photo was taken by John O’Hara. John is an award-winning photographer who has lived in Shorewood since 1981 and F R O M enjoys all the charms of the Village. E V E R Y T H I N G SHOREWOOD TODAY MAGAZINE • WINTER 2009 • 3 VILLAGE OF SHOREWOOD From Guy Johnson, Village President Change Is Leading The Way To Shorewood’s Future can’t think of a better time to walkshorewood.com website is also in As we venture I live in Shorewood than right place and new marketing vehicles, such through 2009 and now. It’s comforting and as a series of informational videos, will be beyond, there is an reassuring to know the attributes that introduced in 2009. infectious energy make our Village very special remain The Façade Improvement Program, that makes our Village an exciting place to constant. We’ve got a great location right managed by the Shorewood Business live, work and shop. And newly formed next door to Milwaukee’s vibrant east side Improvement District, continues to be a community volunteer groups are making and downtown district. Our safe streets resounding success with a growing things happen: are made for walking through number of upgraded storefronts. In • Our Parks Commission recently neighborhoods of diverse and attractive addition, new construction, the Ravenna completed a comprehensive Parks Plan to housing. We have Lake Michigan and mixed-use condo project in the 4500 ensure that our parks are maintained and lovely parks. And, of course, our schools north block of Oakland Ave., will enhance preserved for future generations. continue to be the biggest draw in the commercial district. • Our Conservation Committee is bringing new families to Shorewood. Our visioning process also indicates a educating Village government, businesses Shorewood High School recently was need for implementing better customer and residents of Shorewood on one of just six schools in Wisconsin to service practices. Village Manager Chris environmental issues and collaborating receive a top rating from U.S. News and Swartz and his staff have been doing just with them to implement new sustainable, World Report . healthy practices, policies and guidelines. We are very fortunate to be part of a “I cannot think of a Conservation Committee members are community that works together to ensure better time to live in developing ideas to positively affect our our quality of life remains at a high level. environment, and we’ve seen the first At the same time, I welcome the idea Shorewood. There is an results in the green, reusable grocery that Shorewood is ever-changing. Our infectious energy that bags generously paid for by a number of Village continues to be a vital community Shorewood stores and businesses. because we work hard at renewing, makes our Village an • The Friends of Atwater Beach are restoring, improving and preserving our exciting place to live, working to restore one of our most many wonderful assets. important resources so families can enjoy We can look back with pride at some work and shop.” Lake Michigan up close. recent outstanding achievements, such • The group working on the High School’s as our Master Plan. Approved in 2005, it that, and Village residents are seeing the D2D (Drive to Distinction) campaign provides the road map for setting results. Swartz has reorganized the staff at did an amazing job of raising money and Shorewood in a new direction. The 2008 Village Hall. Staff training is ongoing, and planning the future of the athletic field. streetscaping project gives a lift to the we expect the efforts to improve D2D is also a model of how the Village business district and promotes ongoing customer service by the Village to evolve and School District can work together commercial redevelopment. The plan is as the new year progresses. to benefit all Shorewoodians. also a catalyst for creating a synergy New businesses continue to pop up all Coming into the new year, the between the Village, School District and over the Village – be sure to patronize Shorewood Village Board and staff Business Improvement District, which these establishments. And as with all have a lot on their plate. Like all helps us work together to create an businesses, the Business Improvement municipalities, we face challenges that are exciting marketing campaign that has District represents their interests by driven by the economy and the huge helped Shorewood elevate its visibility providing strong marketing support and state deficit in Madison. and attract new families, residents and networking opportunities to ensure their Here is my list of the big items that will shoppers to the Village. The upgraded success. keep our local government busy in 2009: 4 • WINTER 2009 • SHOREWOOD TODAY MAGAZINE 1. Capitol Drive Design Capital Drive is 3. Adherence to our newly approved Shorewood continues to lead the way a state road and the Department of 2009 Village Budget Due to the and serve as a role model for other Transportation has slated the Shorewood worsening economy, possible decreasing municipalities. We live in an interesting leg for major reconstruction in 2010. This revenues from the state, lower investment time in a very exciting place. Together we will give us the opportunity to tie it to income, and other unanticipated can take on the opportunities and streetscape improvements to further shortfalls, Village staff and the Village challenges of the future. improve the look for businesses along the Board will be challenged to keep way and the community in general. In expenses in line. Guy Johnson has been a resident of 2009 we must come up with detailed 4. Development of the 2010 Budget Shorewood for more than 25 years. He and designs for the entire roadway, including 2010 may sound a long way off, but given his wife, Mary, were married at St. Robert the blue bridge (at Capitol Dr. and Wilson the negative implications of the economy, Church, and their two sons received their Dr.), the areas adjacent to the High School Village staff and the Village Board will pre-college educations in Shorewood Schools. Through the years, Johnson has and Atwater School, and all the major need to be fiscally vigilant in respect to been very active in our community intersections. We’ve got one shot at this the 2010 budget. including serving as Trustee on the and we want to do a good job.