A Green Bay native with a journalism degree and criminology and law studies minor from Marquette University, Lisa Sink comes to Patch.com after working for more than 15 years at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / JSOnline.com and the Milwaukee Sentinel. She also has freelanced for other media, such as the Business Journal, Wisconsin Builder magazine and the American Planning Association.
Way back in those heady college days, Lisa says she naively thought she had life figured out. But then she got married, bought a house and had two children. And she learned that life is messy and learning is a lifelong adventure.
Learning about new people and ideas is what keeps Lisa in journalism during this uncertain time for the industry. Patch.com will offer her new editing and managerial challenges that she is sure to stumble upon. But then she'll get up and keep moving.
The Islamic Society of Milwaukee West will hold an informational session on Monday at Gethsemane Lutheran, as Unitarian Universalist Church West's board of trustees endorses the mosque.
Catch up on Monday's political stories on Patch, including Brookfield Republican Rob Hutton's decision to run for state Assembly District 13, the seat held by Democratic Rep. David Cullen.
Seven runners from Brookfield and Elm Grove joined more than 22,000 people who competed on a very hot day in Boston. Check out their finishing run times.
A myriad of media, including a large mural created by 3rd, 4th and 5th graders, is displayed at Brookfield Academy's annual Art Exhibit.
Bring the whole family and Milwaukee Riverkeepers will provide garbage bags and T-shirts at the more than 50 sites participating in the 2012 Spring River Cleanup.
Voters in the City and Town of Brookfield chose Romney over Santorum by roughly two-to-one margins, according to Patch's review of election records. See which aldermanic districts were Romney's biggest backers.
Aldermen Renee Lowerr, Dan Sutton and Buck Jurken coasted to re-election Tuesday to new four-year terms.
Patch's hand-count of results for the Elmbrook School Board show both incumbents winning. The Waukesha County clerk's office, which said it would post local results online, posted few results, and asked the media and campaigns to tally up votes.
Miss much of what happened in Brookfield on election day and night? Read the live updates that Patch filed all day and night long in this election day notebook.
Sunday evening blaze caused $93,500 in damage, largely to the garage and its contents, fire officials said.
At a school assembly, students participated in an interactive presentation by Good Friend Inc. on how to show awareness, acceptance and empathy for peers with autism.
Former municipal judge Dick Steinberg says he would be more fiscally conservative, but incumbent Dan Sutton said he has been a budget hawk and strong advocate for property owners.
Brookfield East students perform a humorous, compassionate show about the lives of four developmentally disabled men. Actors collaborated with East's Best Buddies program to breathe life into the characters. Final show is Sunday.
The week ahead also includes a vote on a request by Yo Mama! to convert a drive-thru into an outdoor patio and a promotion for Fairview South School's principal.
The Friday before an election is notorious for news, but this Friday was packed with breaking developments. Check out Patch's roundup of news on gubernatorial recall and presidential election politics.
After years of Central High football stadium debt stymieing baseball and tennis upgrades, the Elmbrook School Board has agreed to help fund new athletic facilities — but only after all private donations are raised.
Ald. Dan Sutton apologizes for "oversight" and promises to stamp "paid for by" disclosure on literature after election challenger Dick Steinberg files complaint.
The inaugural Legacy awards for ACT performance and participation were given to five Wisconsin high schools — including Brookfield Central and East.
Teresa Curley, a principal in the Trevor-Wilmot Consolidated Grade School District, will succeed Bil Zahn as principal of Burleigh this summer.
The Town of Brookfield has filed a 62-page petition to incorporate as a village, starting a potentially six-month review by a state agency.