BrookfieldNOW.com: Community Guide

This is Brookfield: Brookfield Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Carol White shares her thoughts about why Brookfield is a great place to live, work and play.	From public officials to overnight parking rules, here's everything you need to know about living in Brookfield.
	The Basics: Whether you've lived in Brookfield for decades or are a newcomer, here's your guide to Brookfield's trash pickup schedule, school attendance boundaries, shopping, library hours, election information and much more. Local Links: Web sites for the Elmbrook School District, the city and community organizations. Schools: Test scores, dropout rates, per-pupil spending and other facts about the Elmbrook School District. Plus, a complete list of schools and the names, phone numbers and email addresses of top school officials.	Your Legislators: Want to express your opinion to your senator, state representative or county board member? Find out who they are and how to contact them. Your Local Officials: Names, phone numbers and email addresses of key officials at City Hall. Demographics: What's the cit's population? What's the median age? The average home value? The median household income? All the statistics you need about your hometown. Population \| Crime Dining Out: Read reviews of your local restaurants published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

The Equitable Bank
honors local grads

The Equitable Bank and BrookfieldNOW.com congratulate the Brookfield Central and East Class of 2008 with special photo galleries from the schools' graduation ceremonies.

Central: Photo gallery | Graduation list
East: Photo gallery | Graduation list
Multimedia presentation: Behind the scenes

Hype-free, Fad-free Fitness

Fitness guru speaks

Pete Piranio, fitness consultant and owner of Fitness Together in Brookfield, Wauwatosa and Delafield, gives you tips for staying in shape, getting fit and maintaining your health.

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Fun for the Fourth

The city's Fourth of July celebration will start at 10 a.m. Friday, July 4, with a parade on Calhoun Road. Brookfield's Family Fest runs from 6 to 9 p.m. at Mitchell Park, and the fireworks display will start at dusk. In the town of Brookfield, the parade starts at 9 a.m. and is followed at town picnic.

Details on local Fourth events | Metro area events

Under water

NOW and Journal Sentinel photographers took some powerful images of flooding in Brookfield and Elm Grove during the storms of June 7 and 8; check them out in our photo gallery.

Tosa, Brookfield, Elm Grove
are great hometowns

From the quality schools to the friendliness of the neighborhoods to the great business districts in our community, there's something special about living in Brookfield, Elm Grove or Wauwatosa.
"Where We Live," a special advertising feature, captures the unique sense our community by focusing on the area's shopping, recreation, entertainment, traditions and landmarks.

Stories: What makes us so special?
Photo Gallery: Images of our community
Advertiser Directory: List of area businesses

Marquette salutes
local honor students

Marquette University and BrookfieldNOW.com are proud to salute the outstanding students who have made the honor rolls at our local schools. Click on a student's name for a printable honor roll certificate.
Go to honor rolls page

NOW staffers hit the road

The staff of Community Newspapers and the NOW Web sites will make appearances throughout the area this summer - talking to readers and handing out freebies. Click here to see where the Summer Tour will be next.

The Pulse of Brookfield

Weigh in on local issues

Here's your chance to voice your opinions on key issues facing the community.

Forum: Should the town of Brookfield allow Aldi to move in?

Brookfield Farmers Market
open every Saturday

It's a true sign that spring has arrived and summer isn't too far behind: The Brookfield Farmers Market is now open every Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to noon at the Civic Plaza on Calhoun Road.
Brookfield Farmers' Market Web site

Who is making contributions?

Want to know which Brookfield residents are contributing to the presidential campaigns - and how much they're giving? Wonder if Democrats or Republicans are getting more financial support in your community? Search our list of presidential campaign contributions.

Data Warehouse: More searchable databases

Check out municipal salaries

How much overtime is your Police Department paying its officers? Which municipal employee makes the most, the building inspector or the parks director? Find out by searching our compilation of municipal employee salaries.

How much do educators earn?

Who's the highest paid person in your school district? How much is your child's teacher earning? How do salaries of educators here compare to the rest of the Milwaukee area? Get the answers to those questions and more by searching our list of public school employee salaries.

Brookfield Prep Sportlight

The sports season is in full swing at Brookfield Central and Brookfield East high schools and, if you're a prep sports fan, we've got you covered. Basketball, track, soccer and more … this is your place for expanded coverage of the Brookfield prep sports scene.

Video: CNI All-Suburban banquet
Photo Gallery: Images from the season
Stories: NOW staff's prep coverage
Video: Prep Roundtable and more

SKY'S THE LIMIT

Veteran sports writer Skibosh
goes behind local prep scene

NOW sports writer Tom "Sky" Skibosh provides his unique perspective on local high school sports in his new blog. Get Sky's take on Elmbrook and Wauwatosa prep sports scene - as well as his occasional thoughts about our pro sports teams.
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FAMILY WATCHDOG

Locate sex offenders
in your neighborhood

BrookfieldNOW.com is teaming up with Family Watchdog, a national organization, to provide residents with an interactive map that shows where registered sex offenders are living and working in Brookfield and Elm Grove.
Go to Family Watchdog offender map

Video: Family Watchdog featured on 'Morning Blend'

Brookfield map: View the map used by the city of Brookfield to restrict sex-offender residency

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