In a renewed effort to convince the federal government to repair Port Washington’s breakwater, city officials are forming a committee to lobby Congress to fund the work before the structure fails or someone is seriously injured.

“It’s our goal to become the squeaky wheel. That’s the way things get done som...Read more...

Conservation organizations, city try to resolve preservation vs. development dispute over former VK land

A coalition of conservation groups that want to protect hundreds of acres of Lake Michigan bluff land on Port Washington’s far south side is scrambling this week to keep its dreams of a
public nature preserve ali...Read more...

Port arborist begins task of treating 500 trees in city’s battle against deadly emerald borer

Port Washington city arborist Jon Crain is on a mission — treating an estimated 600 city-owned ash trees for the emerald ash borer.

He began that task this week in the Spinnaker West subdivision on the city’s west si...Read more...