Hotel pays Waukesha real estate tax

Owners and operators of the downtown Clarke Hotel and Black Trumpet, a centerpiece of Waukesha's downtown revitalization, have paid the remaining delinquent taxes and business improvement district assessment they owed by the Aug. 31 deadline.(7)

Discrimination settlement proposed in Waukesha Engine case

Dresser Waukesha, known locally as Waukesha Engine, would pay $1.1 million to settle a racial discrimination lawsuit, an agreement between the plaintiffs and company proposes.(10)

Probe continues into collision of bicyclist, Waukesha squad car

Waukesha - The Wisconsin State Patrol trooper who is reconstructing the July 13 accident in which a Waukesha police squad struck a bicyclist crossing Highway 164 said Monday that the case is still under investigation.(13)

Waukesha mayor wants to paint '67 artwork

Waukesha's mayor wants a 1967 concrete wall sculpture painted along with City Hall hallways. (78)

Suspect, 27, dies from self-inflicted wound in Waukesha

A robbery suspect who shot himself in the head Wednesday night during a standoff with police at a Waukesha hotel died Thursday, police said.

Book drive starts new chapter for Hope Center

"More than words" could be the motto of members of the Volunteers of Lake Country (VLC) who are collecting books for a permanent free children's library at the Hope Center in Waukesha

Music and comedy take the stage at local theaters

Music is in the air as Waukesha starts a new theatrical season.

Waukesha golfers thrive

Waukesha's Eddie Terasa was in the mix after the first 18 holes of the Wisconsin State Open, held at the Legend at Bristlecone in Hartland.

Review

WCT rocks & rolls with the '50s, '60s

Everybody seems to be in love with music of the '50s and '60s these days. Elvis, the Beatles, Chubby Checker and all the other singing sensations evoke a time of going steady, rock-and-roll and the coming of age of television.

Keeper of the Animal Kingdom

As executive director of the Humane Animal Welfare Society in Waukesha, Lynn Olenik demonstrates her love of animals at work every day. As the owner of four Siberian Huskies and a "savvy" cat named Marbles, she brings that love home, too. But her work also requires that she be an exceptional people person, especially during the shelter's recent expansion project. As a child, Olenik thought it would be neat to be a fishing guide or maybe own a resort. That latter dream has followed her into adulthood. At the moment, she is so passionate about dogs that she's even found a way to recycle that soft, silky dog fur. Read on to Meet Your Neighbor, Lynn Olenik.(1)