The Downtown Racine Corporation (DRC) will host Music on the Monument and Saturday Sounds on the Square this summer. The event is back on Monument Square and offers free live music, from a variety of genres, every Friday and Saturday all summer long. From 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. from June 17 to August 27 […]
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Hotel Verdant: Officials, leaders get early look
RACINE – Racine public officials and business leaders were invited to don hardhats on Wednesday afternoon for an early look at the transformation of the former Zahn’s building, 500 Monument Square, into Hotel Verdant. Milwaukee developer, Dominion Properties, is reconstructing the four-story, 1920s-era department store building into an 80-room boutique hotel. First launched in 2019, […]
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Racine HarborMarket Comes to Monument Square This Summer
RACINE – Racine HarborMarket – a new outdoor market – is coming to Monument Square starting June 30. Racine HarborMarket is a collaboration between Kenosha’s Original HarborMarket and the Downtown Racine Corporation (DRC). The Kenosha organization has managed the Kenosha HarborMarket for the past 30 years. Market managers promise “the freshest regional produce” including fruits, […]
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Hotel Verdant Development Update, March 2022
The Future Hotel Verdant The former Zahn’s Department Store building, 500 Monument Square in Downtown Racine, is under a transformation to become Hotel Verdant, an 80-room, full-service boutique hotel. – Workers with general contractor C.G. Schmidt Co. remove interior debris from the former department store building. The crew is presently making structural modifications and doing […]
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Recap: Racine’s State of the Downtown And Achievement Awards
DOWNTOWN RACINE – The Annual State of the Downtown and Achievement Award Presentation for the Downtown Racine Corporation saw a crowd of over 125 people on Wednesday, Jan. 26. The Red Onion hosted the event which brought in a standing-room-only crowd. The event recaps the accomplishments of the previous year and announces some of what’s […]
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UPDATED: Racine to Host Rally to End Gerrymandering in WI Jan. 21
The following article has been updated to include event-specific information. Fair Courts End Gerrymandering Racine Rally Information Beginning at noon on Friday, Nikki Fisher, on behalf of the SE Region Fair Maps Coalition, will welcome attendees, followed by the following speakers: Dwight Mosby, president of the Racine branch of the NAACPTom Rutkowski, environmental activist, member […]
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Racine Holiday Season Kick-off set for November 13
The official kick-off to the holiday season for Racine is just around the corner. Join the community on Saturday, November 13 for the Annual Downtown Racine Holiday Parade and Tree Lighting. The parade will begin at 5:30 pm starting at the West side of the State Street bridge, it will continue down Main Street to […]
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Lakeview Pharmacy Under New Ownership
RACINE – One of the city’s last independent pharmacies, Lakeview Pharmacy, 518 MonumentSquare, is under new ownership. Megan Haapnen, Lakeview’s lead pharmacist in charge, has purchased the business from PeteCiarmita. Ciarmita and his late wife, Lynne, founded the pharmacy in 1974. Before joining Lakeview Pharmacy 12 years ago, Haapnen earned a Doctor of Pharmacydegree from […]
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Racine Interfaith Coalition Plans July 26 Racial Justice Vigil
RACINE – Local faith leaders and other community leaders will gather on Monument Square next Monday (July 26) to declare their support for a faithful reckoning with the reality of our country’s racist past and the ways in which systemic racism continues to harm and disadvantage Black and indigenous people of color. The vigil, organized […]
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Monument Square: Racine’s Great Third Place
Captain Gilbert Knapp was onto something back around 1835 when he created what is now known as Monument Square. That’s when laying out lots for the townsite of what would become Racine. He set aside a public market and gathering space that was initially called Haymarket Square. Fast forward to a Wednesday evening more than […]
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Racine’s Monument Square To Become “Deer District Racine” In Support Of The Milwaukee Bucks During the NBA Finals
City of Racine – Today, Mayor Cory Mason announced that Racine’s Monument Square will become “Deer District Racine” for the remainder of the NBA Finals. With support from the City’s Department of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services (PRCS), Downtown Racine Corporation, Pub on Wisconsin, and Littleport Brewing Company, Monument Square will be set up for […]
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Downtown Racine ‘Excited and Hopeful’ for Spring/Summer Events
Like spring flowers, Racine County is reblooming after a very long winter exacerbated by the COVID-19 global pandemic of the past year. Therefore, many are looking forward to spring and summer events in Racine. Two organizations – the Downtown Racine Corp. and Real Racine (Racine County’s destination marketing organization) – recently announced spring/summer events. Also, […]
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New Amenities Placed in Downtown Racine
Downtown Racine Corporation (DRC) has placed ten brand new round metal picnic tables, some with umbrellas, to welcome back diners and shoppers. This new amenity to Monument Square is a result of Downtown Racine Corporation’s efforts to safely welcome residents and tourists back to downtown and help local business owners navigate the challenges of a […]
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Racine to host community meetings around downtown plaza, parking and pedestrians
RACINE, WI – With a number of developments on the horizon and an uptick in businesses in downtown Racine, the area over the next few years will be booming. So city officials want to address issues around traffic, parking and the design of Monument Square now before they become a major issue. But they also […]
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After another successful year, Monument Square Ice Rink closes for season
PRESS RELEASE: The Downtown Racine Corporation’s Monument Square Ice Rink, which had its official grand opening on January 16th is now officially closed for the season. Despite multiple bouts of bad weather that caused closing, the rink had over 600 ice skaters which included 317 people that utilized the free ice skate rentals over the […]