Hello Tosa neighbors!

We are moving into the Jefferson School neighborhood very near the school. We have a little boy who will be starting school there next week. Is there an active neighborhood association for this area? Any advice on the getting to know my neighbors and how to get involved in the community? We are excited to be living in a vibrant walkable neighborhood. We are interested in supporting local businesses, decreasing our carbon footprint and making our neighborhood a clean safe fun place for families to live. I am self employed and work out of my home, so I don't get to have that every day interaction with co-workers. Getting involved in our community is very important to us.
I hope to hear from you soon!
Thanks in advance to you all for your thoughts and ideas.

New Neighbor

Went to the sites, and getting the info.
Thanks!

Welcome to Wauwatosa.

You live in a wonderful neighborhood. That whole section of businesses on 68th north of Wells is a great place to stroll when the weather's a little warmer. Tine mentioned Balistrieri's and Simma's - both terrific. My kids, now young adults, loved Ultimate Chocolates for treats. You're within walking distance of 'Tosa Village and Hart Park, both of which are lively in the summer. There will be a farmer's market within walking distance of your neighborhood by summer (or so we've been promised - they had a kick-off event last year).

Izzie gave you the neighborhood association Website and one for a local Methodist church. Here's the city Website, in case you haven't checked it out:

http://www.wauwatosa.net/display/router.asp?DocID=1

There are lots of other churches in the area. There are active Scout troops. The Cub Scout packs feed into one of the biggest, most active boy Scout Troops in the state, if that interests your family. That's how my sons, who were six and nine when we moved here, got to know classmates. Soccer is big in Wuawatosa. It appears that you've found TosaNOW, and that's a good source of information about local events.

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Ahhh...Balistreri's! And I have used the cobbler shop on 68th street too! Is that still there?

That's the first part of Tosa I lived in and my son attended Jefferson...of course, that was almost 18 years ago, but not much has changed there. The park is great and so are the area businesses. Be on the lookout for ducks crossing the roads in spring! We've even seen turtles crossing the parkway there. Great area!

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