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Maybe it was the blazing heat, or perhaps the pent-up excitement of the first day of summer. Or maybe it was just the promise of free ice cream. Whatever the reason, a huge crowd of ...

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Summer has arrived and for many gardeners that means heat, drought and watering bans. This can be hard on gardeners as well as their landscapes. The good news is that there are ways to he...

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Today is the first day of summer, also known as the summer solstice. It's the longest day of the year (and the shortest night). The actual moment of the solstice will occur at about ...

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Most native Wisconsinites have an inbred understanding of what it means to go “Up North.” But for those of you who always wondered, I’ll let you in on our little secret: Summertime isn’t ...

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Celebrate the first day of summer with free ice cream and root beer floats Wednesday night at the Whitefish Bay Civic Foundation's Ice Cream Social. The ice cream social will be held...

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So, as you know, I do a lot of reading. As a younger woman, I used to spend hours at book stores (not that I don't now!) collecting piles and piles of books. I'd pull out my trusty plasti...