Benita Mathew

1 week ago | greenbaypressgazette.com | Benita Mathew

About 6 miles of the Fox River Trail will be repaved this year for the first time in 24 years, and parts of the trail will close over the summer. The trail stretches 20 miles from downtown Green Bay to the Brown County and Calumet County line. It's used over 231,000 times in a year. The first round of construction will start May 5. "It's a well-used trail but it needs some maintenance attention," said Matt Kriese, the Brown County Parks Director.

2 weeks ago | greenbaypressgazette.com | Benita Mathew

There may not be as much excitement in Green Bay this weekend now that the NFL draft is over, but that doesn't mean there isn't anything going on. Here are some events happening in the Green Bay area this weekend. Run for the Roses Wine WalkDress in your best Kentucky Derby outfits for the Run for the Roses Wine Walk in the Broadway District. Check out 20 wine stops with light samples. The walk is 1-5 p.m. May 3. Tickets are $39-$45 on Eventbrite.

2 weeks ago | greenbaypressgazette.com | Benita Mathew

GREEN BAY - The three campgrounds in Brown County were almost booked to full capacity. Out of the 245 campsites available during the draft, 93% were booked over the three days, said Matt Kriese, the county parks director. About 30 to 40 people didn't show up who had booked a site, he said, which wasn't that many more cancellations than a weekend in a typical camping season.

2 weeks ago | greenbaypressgazette.com | Benita Mathew

Pittsburgh is officially on the clock as it has a year to plan for the 2026 NFL Draft, taking over hosting duties from Green Bay. It'll be a touch act to follow, after Green Bay's smashed estimates of attendance and drew over 600,000 people in the three days. Several draft organizers in Pittsburgh stopped by Green Bay to take in ideas for their own city's draft next year. The Press-Gazette talked to the head of Pittsburgh's tourism bureau who brought his team to the city.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Benita Mathew

Brown County Board Chair Pat Buckley announced a new alternate site to relocate the coal piles from downtown Green Bay after an initial location didn't receive county approval. Buckley on April 28 said the new alternate site comes after "failed negotiations" between C. Reiss Co. and the city over another alternate site that was not the Pulliam property, according to a news release. The location of the first alternate site has not been released.