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Showing posts with label Racine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Racine. Show all posts
May 11, 2011

Racine Board of Health Considers Banning Smoking in Parks

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The North Beach Oasis and city golf courses would be exempt from a proposal to ban smoking in city parks considered by the Board of Health ...
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February 4, 2011

Analysis: Does Mayor Dickert have a union problem?

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Interesting issues came up over lunch today. A handful of local tradesmen started riffing on Mayor John Dickert. Surprisingly, the tradition...
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January 30, 2011

City Council to consider banning smoking in parks

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The City Council, meeting as a committee Tuesday night, will consider banning smoking in city parks. The Parks and Rec Board approved an o...
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September 1, 2008

Labor Day: Many savored summer's end at beach

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Labor Day 2008 was the perfect official end to summer here in Racine. Hundreds heard the call and ended up at North Beach, for swimming, san...
August 25, 2008

Un regalo de Jalisco y Zapotlanejo *

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Paco Padilla, center, and some bandmates * A gift from Zapotlanejo, our sister city The state of Jalisco, Mexico, and the city of Zapotlanej...
August 2, 2008

Bloggers give Becker an earful about crime

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Mayor Becker and the bloggers, at JavaVino If Mayor Gary Becker thought nasty, critical, anonymous bloggers would be civil and friendly in p...
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July 8, 2008

14 businesses cited for under-age tobacco sales

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Are you under-age? Fear not, you can still buy cigarettes in Racine. You just have to know where to look. Racine Police reported yesterday o...
July 5, 2008

The perfect ending to a picture-perfect Fourth

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That's the old Coast Guard station in the foreground While waiting for the fireworks, a time exposure of the harbor
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July 4, 2008

Above all, parades are for kids

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One small sidelight to the parade shouldn't be overlooked. As the first of a number of military contingents came up Main Street, Doug Wi...
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July 3, 2008

In Racine, celebrating the 4th starts early...

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Our first big parade: June 22, 1917 And so it began... Racine's tradition of July 4th parades. Above is a picture of perhaps Racine'...
June 30, 2008

140+ bands, floats and groups in July 4 Parade

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You don't have to take USA Today's word for it, you can see Racine's Fourth Fest parade for yourself this Friday. We're con...
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June 29, 2008

Where in the world are Racine's sister cities?

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Five, going on six... (Click to enlarge.) The answer to our simple question depends upon when you ask it. Today, Racine has five sister citi...
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June 27, 2008

USA Today lists our parade among U.S.'s 10 Best

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USA Today lists our Fourth of July parade as one of the ten best in the country. Here's what the largest circulation newspaper in the U...
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June 24, 2008

What a difference a day makes at Festival Hall

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Jim Walczak with structure of Festival Hall's new clearspan Update, 6/25: One day of uncertainty gave way to quick work this morning, a...
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June 22, 2008

OOPAH!

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View from the top of the big yellow slide Greek Fest is much more than great food, good music and carnival rides -- but you couldn't pro...
June 10, 2008

Floodwaters recede; now the work begins

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The Root River's receding (track it HERE ). Many streets that were under water Monday are now dry, or almost dry. The air is filled with...