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Recycle Your Computers May 16-18

by Cheryl Mathis on May 15th, 2008 • No Comments »

The City of Wausau will be accepting appliances for disposal the weekend of May 16-18, but they will not be accepting computers.
In order to accommodate people who wish to dispose of computer equipment, the Good News Project will accept computers and televisions for recycling on Friday from 10 to 4, on Saturday from 10 to 2 and again on Sunday from noon to 4. The cost for recycling is 25 cents per pound.
“We provide a low cost service to the community, help keep the environment clean and help fund local nonprofits,” says Tom Fladland, operations director for Good News Project.
All …

Activities, Bulletins, Community, Economy, Environment, Wausau

Exhibitionism in Downtown Wausau

by Tom Neal on May 14th, 2008 • 4 Comments »

This Friday night, Wausau’s downtown gallery night returns with a passel of businesses decked out as host galleries, exhibiting (and selling) original art, and generally treating Citizen Wausonians and neighbors to a good time. If you’ve never attended one of these gallery nights (this is the fourth year for this twice-a-year event), it’s a chance to stroll downtown, from gallery to gallery where you will be offered free delectables and drinkables.

Typically, there are free horse-drawn carriage rides, free collector wine glasses, sidewalk musicians, and just a dynamic social scene. It’s gratifying to see all those heads bobbing down the sidewalk; …

Activities, Camaraderie, Community, Downtown, Wausau

Announcement: Citizen Wausau Board Introductory Meeting

by Dino Corvino on May 4th, 2008 • 7 Comments »

We wanted to get this to you as soon as we had confirmed a room for us all. We need to thank Lisa Stahl, and the First American Center for offering us the use of a room for the evening. The contribution that Lisa and that building make to the community is far-reaching and can never be overlooked. Truly it feels like a home for everyone, and all are welcome. So thank you Lisa!

We would like to sit down with you from 6 to 7pm. We will get an agenda to the folks who have …

Citizen Wausau, Community, Wausau

City of Wausau Committee Appointments

by Dino Corvino on April 14th, 2008 • No Comments »

In case you were wondering who on the City Council is tasked with what?  Well, this document should be able to answer these questions.  In the past, these appointments have led to some clashes on the Council, and these might as well.

Your City government is yours though.  That is something that should not be forgotten.  These people are voted for by you, and for you.  They are acting in a role of service, as such we should thank them.  But also we need to be a part of this process.

Committee Appointments

City Council, City Government, City Hall, Community, Development, Economy, Government

Your Voice: Another Year Older

by Citizen Wausau on April 7th, 2008 • No Comments »

[A Note from Dino: This week, we look to Mike Murphy from the Citizen Wausau community. Mike is clearly a blues legend in Wisconsin, having slugged it out for many years with little or no acclaim. He has been playing the blues longer than I have been alive, and has been doing a good job of it around the state. We are thankful that he joined the Citizen Wausau community, and hope that he blogs about his shows, and maybe adds some cool photos as well. Thank you all for submitting.]

CitizenWausau.com, Community, Contributors, Music, Your Voice

Not Just Good, but Great

by Andy Laub on April 3rd, 2008 • One Comment »

Wow. So it’s Good People Day today, as Dino mentioned. I apologize for these coming at you so late, but we were late in finding out about it. But still, it’s an amazingly cool opportunity for us to step back and reflect on the good things we’re doing (or trying to do). Furthermore, we’re just two days past the six-month anniversary of Citizen Wausau, and so this comes at a time when I’m very excited about what we’ve accomplished so far.

It’s only fair at this point to follow in Dino’s footsteps and give a little thanks to …

CitizenWausau.com, Community, Internet, Thank You, Wausau

Good People Day, 2008

by Dino Corvino on April 3rd, 2008 • One Comment »

It is all over the internet today.  People are posting videos, and podcasts, and blog posts, and ecards, and PayPal donations, and YouTube and Twitter and Pownce and Virb, and LinkedIn, and all of it.  The tubes are burning up.  People are out there follow the lead of Gary Vaynerchuk, and passionately thanking folks in their lives who have made them a success.  So my good friend Andy encouraged me to get into this, and so we shall.

So much has been made and discussed about Citizen Wausau from our beginning, to the shakeup, to the nature of what we …

CitizenWausau.com, Community, Internet, Thank You, Wausau

Your Voice: Run Away! Run Away!

by Citizen Wausau on March 10th, 2008 • No Comments »

[This post comes to us from one of our newest bloggers, Alex. While he is new, he is surely becoming one of our most prolific. This post highlights young love, and we think it is a good tale. We hope you enjoy it.]

March 6th, 2008

I was talking with a virtual friend today. Virtual in that I know virtually nothing about this person, yet for some odd reason have absolutely no problem telling them anything. Anyway, after the conversation was over, I felt compelled to write something about my first. No, not that first, but close. It’s …

Blogging, Childhood, Community, Contributors, From the Community, Wausau, Your Voice

Cool Dude #1: Gary Barden

by Dino Corvino on February 20th, 2008 • 3 Comments »

Gary Barden is a cool dude, and I have scars to prove it.

I think that I need to start off with something of a confession in the name of transparency.  I have something that Gary Barden created tattooed on my body, and five friends have the same tattoo. My friend Scott Holt trusted Gary with the creative vision for his own identity, and Gary has produced the Annual Report, website and quarterly newsletter for one of the most influential foundations here in Wausau.

That all sounds really good, but what about that makes him cool? Its hard to …

Business, CitizenWausau.com, Community, Cool Dudes, Gary Barden, Wausau

Where Does Wausau Go?

by Citizen Wausau on January 4th, 2008 • 22 Comments »

What an amazing year 2007 was. It’s brought about a a lot of change in our community, and in some ways, I myself will never be the same.

A few months ago, I was walking into my friend Forest Young’s drugstore to pick up a prescription. As I entered, I was quickly asked to leave and not touch anything. Why? Was I a loitering miscreant? No, not this time. It was because the ladies behind the counter had just been accosted by a gun-wielding burglar.

City Council, City Hall, Community, Crime, Development, Downtown, Education, Motivation, Politics, Sustainability, Sustainable Wausau, Technology, Wausau