Meet Michael the New GM at the Stella Hotel & Ballroom
We sit down w/ for this exclusive interview w/ the new general manager of the Stella Hotel & Ballroom, Michael Carstedt.
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Get to know the owners of Millie Bo Peep
One of the newest businesses to join the downtown community is Millie Bo Peep a children’s boutique, we sit down with the owners Tina and James to find out all about trendy clothing and unique gift options for children and everything else about their fantastic store.
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Q&A w/ Joan Spair of Swede’s
Swede’s is one of the most popular places in downtown Kenosha, so we decided to pull up a barstool and order an old fashioned as we chat it up with Joan Spair
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Our Kenosha History: From peanuts to health nuts at 5824 Sixth Ave
The building which sits at 5824 Sixth Ave, now home to House of Nutrition and Wellness, was built in 1899 and has a rich history of different types of businesses in this location.
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Meet your Lakeshore Business Improvment District Board Members
We sat down with Augustus (Gus) Harris of Flex and Burn Fitness & Brett Bjorn of Mike Bjorn’s Clothing, two downtown Kenosha business owners and board members of The Kenosha Lakeshore Improvment District (B.I.D) to find out what’s going on in downtown Kenosha.
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🧘♀️Q&A w/ Jenna Martin of Hot Yoga Kenosha
It’s getting hot in here with this exclusive Q&A w/ Jenna Martin, the owner of Hot Yoga Kenosha. In this interview we find out why Hot Yoga Kenosha is the number 1 hot yoga studio in the area and just how hot HOT YOGA KENOSHA is.
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If NASCAR and football had a baby… then add some fishnets. Meet the Root River Rollers!
“Roller Derby is like playing chess on skates while someone throws bricks at you. And you can only turn left.” – Root River Rollers team coach Ginger Sinner.
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Current Go Downtown Kenosha Magazine
OUT NOW the New Go Downtown Kenosha Magazine! Grab a copy at a local retailer or read it at hap2it.com – visitkenosha.com GodowntownKenosha.com What’s inside this issue…
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Our Kenosha History: Whether it’s 1922 or 2022, the doctor is in
German born Wendell Dagenbach moved to Kenosha in 1885 at the age of 32 and became a successful cigarmaker in Downtown Kenosha. Dagenbach also had an eye for real estate and scooped up properties on the west side of what was then Milwaukee Avenue (now Seventh Ave) and north of Middle Street (50th St). The properties he would oversee construction of in the late 1890’s included four structures along Milwaukee Ave; the corner lot, which we now call the Dagenbach building at the corner of 50th and Seventh (and the focus of today’s story), two buildings that are now gone to the north, and what is now The Coffee Pot. The Dagenbach building opened in 1898 as two storefronts, one on the south side with the entry in the corner near the current doorway, and a 20’x70’ storefront on the north side of the building. Wendell Dagenbach and his family...
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🍦What’s The Scoop at Sandy’s Popper? Q&A w/ Dave & Sandy Hawes
Sandy’s Popper (5503 6th Avenue) is your go to place for sweet treats. We sit down and get the scoop with owners Dave and Sandy Hawes in this exclusive q&a.
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