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Blog Archives
Is Big Brother watching from Appleton’s ‘Big Blue’ bins?
A reader wrote in last week inquiring about radio chips spying on residents with the new blue recycling containers. Indeed, the 25,000 containers each contain a RFID chip, which stands for radio frequency identification—but the city says they aren’t using … Continue reading
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Tagged appleton, Kole Oswald, nick penzenstadler, recycling
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Skate park design meeting tonight
A new skate park will be built at Appleton’s Telulah Park in 2014 and the city is soliciting public input this week on its design. A meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight at Franklin Elementary School, … Continue reading
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Tagged appleton, friends of ASP, nick penzenstadler, skate park, Telulah Park
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Appleton police name Nagel officer of year
Downtown beat Officer Adam Nagel was named Appleton’s Officer of the Year by the police department and honored at Wednesday’s council meeting. Nagel works the night shift and helped influence a measurable reduction in downtown crime, said Chief Pete Helein. … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Nagel, Appleton Police, nick penzenstadler, pete helein
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Appleton hosts Erb Park renovation meeting tonight
The city will launch a $2.3 million massive overhaul of Erb Park in 2014, but wants public input tonight as part of the evaluation process. Franklin Elementary School will host an open house from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight in … Continue reading
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Tagged appleton, Erb Park, nick penzenstadler, swimming pool
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New parking meters in Appleton show 300% revenue bump
The Canadian company the city contracted with for new pay stations at Soldiers Square reported a 300 percent parking revenue increase due to the pilot program. The trial, which started in September, installed pay stations to replace 33 single-space meters … Continue reading
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Tagged appleton, news, nick penzenstadler, Soldiers Square
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Houdini work means lane closure
Work continues downtown on the reconstruction at Houdini Plaza. Next week, the east lane of Appleton Street will close, allowing crews to install new utilities at the site. Steve Palidini, field engineer with The Boldt Company, said the center wall … Continue reading
New ordinance seeks bee hives in Appleton
Appleton’s Council spent months agonizing over a proposal to allow chickens within city limits last year and another fight could be on the horizon, this time over honey bees. Alderman Joe Martin proposed an ordinance change that would allow up … Continue reading
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Tagged appleton, bees, joe martin, nick penzenstadler, oren jakobson, urban farms
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Appleton’s Council meeting in 26 tweets
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Appleton’s council meeting in 15 tweets
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Tagged appleton, common council, nick penzenstadler
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Mystery solved: Peabody evergreens for wedding
A reader called this week asking about large evergreens arranged in a circle at Peabody Park. Could it be aliens? Santa? Nope. After some investigative reporting at the scene, and an email to parks director Dean Gazza— the mystery was … Continue reading
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Tagged aliens, appleton, Christmas, Dean Gazza, nick penzenstadler, Peabody Park, trees, weddings
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