Cory Knutsen is a personal trainer at Razor Sharp Fitness. To learn more visit razorsharpfit.com/meet-fitness-trainers/ Submitted photo. BY CORY … [Read more...]
Foreign exchange program participants share experiences
Local foreign exchange students from the Share! Student Exchange Program meet for coffee with their program coordinator Nicole Zoe Miller (right). … [Read more...]
Butcher & Barrel Gastropub
Restaurant Name: Butcher & Barrel Gastropub Owner’s Name: Rick Onyon Year Established: December 2017 Location and Contact … [Read more...]
HOPES Center helps Racine’s homeless people
Street Outreach Teams from the HOPES Center of Racine go out from 9 p.m. to midnight on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday nights. Submitted … [Read more...]
Nest Playspace offers homey spot for creative play
Owner Jamie Griffith plays with a couple of her guests. Carl Matteson photo Guests of Nest Playspace enjoy a pretend camping trip. Carl Matteson … [Read more...]
Rain Topcoats
A company employee badge. The factory as it appeared in 1895. BY JIM MERCIER What is one thing that police officers, firefighters, miners, … [Read more...]
Why should a business join the chamber of commerce?
BY ANNA CLEMENTI Racine Area Manufacturers and Commerce, better known locally as RAMAC, is the chamber of commerce for the greater Racine area with … [Read more...]
Peter D. Thomas: A Racinian to Remember
BY MARGO DRUMMOND In 1886, the Wisconsin State Democratic Convention was held in Union Grove. At that gathering a 39-year-old former slave named … [Read more...]
Have you seen the signs?
Photo submitted BY DAVE BLANKThe signs are starting to pop up around the area! Have you seen them? It will now be easier than ever for visitors, … [Read more...]
Tiny’s Big & Tall
Owner Bob Cook (right) and his nephew, Brian Cook, hold up a pair of jeans with a 76-inch waist. Below, employees David Pierce and Dre Griffin join … [Read more...]
Former VFW Hall undergoing transformation
Carl Matteson photo Carl Matteson photo (Pictured, from left) Bill May, Steve Klinkhammer, Tom Friedel and Rich Craney (not pictured) form the … [Read more...]
Melvin Hargrove
Carl Matteson photo Please introduce yourself: My name is Melvin Hargrove and I am a lifelong resident of Racine. I have been married to Marie … [Read more...]
Volunteers continue founder’s mission to rescue dogs and cats
Samantha Kupper, a HOPE volunteer for 20 years, took on the role of president Jan. 1. She holds Gary, one of the recently adopted cats that was … [Read more...]
Wading In – February 2019
BY KATIE MATTESON To follow up on last month’s column, we did it! Nick and I survived the Splash and Dash on Jan. 1 at North Beach and we have the … [Read more...]