RIVERSIDE-BROOKFIELD $1.00
Vol. 40, No. 23
MORE SPORTS
June 11, 2025
Page 14 - 17
The Brookfield Shops are now open for business
‘Buzz Squad’ thrives on Brookfield base paths
After months of preparation, the retail incubator at 8 Corners has launched
Little League’s Challenger Division offers baseball for special needs kids
By TRENT BROWN Staff Reporter
The Brookfield Shops retail incubator at Progress Park, 9202 Broadway Ave., officially opened Friday, June 6. Featuring six small businesses operated by local owners, the shops will be open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from now through December. The vendors include “book-tique” New Book Joy, artisan accessorymakers Organic Jewelry, apothecary Rites of Wellness, cake decorating kit store Frost With Us, fashion boutique Shop Salon & Style House and coffee shop Four Star Handcrafted Coffee. Each vendor was selected by a See SHOPS on page 10
By GREGG VOSS Contributing Reporter
TRENT BROWN
Vendors and village officials gather in front of the Brookfield Shops as Village President Michael Garvey cuts the ribbon.
Along the first base line on the high school softball diamond at Brookfield’s Ehlert Park, five-year-old Gus zoomed by on his wheelchair, a big grin on his face. He was dressed in a bright yellow shirt with black short sleeves and a black cap with the bill upturned. Nearby, near home plate, his dad, Kevin Boyle, was smiling too. “Gus can’t talk, so it’s always hard to tell what Gus enjoys, but it’s also nice to get him involved in things a typical child would do,” Boyle said. “His life is sort of nontypical.” But he sure knows how to high-five, rolling up
Your News. Your Community. Growing Community Media Spring Fundraiser 2025
See BUZZ SQUAD on page 8
Donate now
PUBLISHED BY GROWING COMMUNITY MEDIA, A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT