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Door County news from the pages of the Peninsula Pulse and Door County Living, the peninsula’s trusted, local sources for information about Door County, Wisconsin.

  • Sister Bay seeks sign ordinance input

    • The Village of Sister Bay is soliciting comments on its new draft sign ordinance. Citizens are encouraged to comment on the ordinance in person on March 10 at 5:30 pm at the Sister Bay Fire Station, or by contacting Village Administrator Bob Kufrin prior to the meeting at rlkufrin@sisterbay.

  • Green Quote

    “The public roads no longer belong to automobiles alone. They must be reimagined to be redistributed in a fairer manner between all forms of transportation.

  • Door County Master Gardeners Host Continuing Education Programs

    The Door County Master Gardeners Association will present two informational sessions in their Continuing Education Program in the next few weeks. Both programs are free and open to the public.

  • Walker Suspends Knowles-Nelson Spending

    Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker announced recently that the state will cease spending of Knowles-Nelson Stewardship funds for the remainder of the fiscal year.

  • Greens N Grains of Egg Harbor Screens “GasLand”

    Greens N Grains will be screening Josh Fox’s film GasLand, a 2011 Oscar-nominated documentary, on Feb. 24 at 7 pm. In the film, Fox sets out to examine the harmful effects of natural gas drilling.

  • Sturgeon Bay’s Glas Hosts Green Drinks

    The Sturgeon Bay Chapter of Green Drinks International will meet Feb. 23 from 4:30 – 6 pm at Glas, the green coffeehouse in Sturgeon Bay. Green Drinks Sturgeon Bay is organized by Sustain Door and part of an international network of local salons open to anyone interested in conversing about sustainabilty-related issues.

  • Urban Chicken Workshop

    The public is invited to a workshop that will present information on raising chickens in their backyards. Topics to be addressed include: where to buy chicks and feed; raising chicks to chickens; producing eggs, meat or pets; chicken health and care; predators; how to build coops; and local ordinances.

  • Green Facts

    $3.47 billion: The amount of venture capital invested in Wisconsin’s clean energy technology industry between 2006 and 2009

  • Gibraltar Grad Kim Kelleher Named VP/ Publisher of TIME

    Kim Kelleher, a Gibraltar graduate, has moved up again. Kelleher was named Vice President/ Publisher of TIME magazine Jan. 1. Time Inc. CEO Jack Griffin had high praise for Kelleher in a press release.

  • Getting Started: Jenny Hadfield of Chicago Endurance Sports

    Like much of the Door Peninsula in summer, the Door County Half Marathon will have a decidedly Chicago flavor this year. More than 75 members of Chicago Endurance Sports (CES) will be joining hundreds of other runners in pounding the Peninsula State Park pavement May 2. The runners have been training for the event since […]

  • Getting Started: Jenny Hadfield of Chicago Endurance Sports

    Like much of the Door Peninsula in summer, the Door County Half Marathon will have a decidedly Chicago flavor this year. More than 75 members of Chicago Endurance Sports (CES) will be joining hundreds of other runners in pounding the Peninsula State Park pavement May 2. The runners have been training for the event since […]

  • Getting Started: Jenny Hadfield of Chicago Endurance Sports

    Like much of the Door Peninsula in summer, the Door County Half Marathon will have a decidedly Chicago flavor this year. More than 75 members of Chicago Endurance Sports (CES) will be joining hundreds of other runners in pounding the Peninsula State Park pavement May 2. The runners have been training for the event since […]

  • Getting Started: Jenny Hadfield of Chicago Endurance Sports

    Like much of the Door Peninsula in summer, the Door County Half Marathon will have a decidedly Chicago flavor this year. More than 75 members of Chicago Endurance Sports (CES) will be joining hundreds of other runners in pounding the Peninsula State Park pavement May 2. The runners have been training for the event since […]

  • Sturgeon Bay Food Pantry Looks for New Direction

    Washington’s plans to cut discretionary spending are beginning to have consequences for even the most basic of social programs in Door County. Lakeshore CAP (Community Action Program) announced Feb. 8 that it is looking to get out of the food pantry business after 30 years.

  • NBC Features Door County Packers Fans in Dallas

    A group of Door County residents (and hardcore Green Bay Packers fans) who made the trek to Dallas for this year’s Superbowl were recently featured on a segment from “NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams.

  • How’s Your Spanish?

    A few years ago, on the last day of school, Martinez pulled into the Sevastopol School parking lot to pick up a student. The principal came out and greeted Martinez, who often worked as a substitute teacher for the school, and asked, “How’s your Spanish?” The road which brought Martinez to her position as Sevastopol’s ELL teacher has been unconventional – which is often the case for many Door County residents.

  • Building Bridges Between Cultures

    Some people may not recognize the buildings that once housed migrants who worked in Door County’s cherry and apple orchards. Much of the housing that remains has either been pressed into other uses, or moved to historical preservation sites.

  • Fire damages Ellison Bay home

    A look at the news in brief from the last week in Door County.

  • Sturgeon Bay Booster Club to host chili cook-off

    • The Sturgeon Bay Booster Club will host a chili cook-off featuring chili from several local restaurants Feb. 25 from 5-9pm in the Middle School commons.

  • Baileys Harbor Reviewing Maintenance Building Plans

    Cost estimates for a new maintenance building for the Town of Baileys Harbor came in higher than expected, said Town Clerk Doug Smith. The initial estimate reviewed at the Jan.