About $20 million in property changed hands between Aug. 28 through Sept. 1, according to the Racine County property transfers on record. Notable Property Transfers Racine-based Lathrop LLC sold Arbee’s Liquor Store, 4606 Douglas Ave., to Germantown-based Aviraj LLC for $570,000. Milwaukee-based Bank Mutual sold its location at 5133 Douglas Avenue for $817,000 and at […]
Tag: Route 20 Outhouse
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5 Places To Get Your Smarty Pants on in Racine, Trivia Style
You’ve got the need to prove your mental superiority in all things trivia. And in your quest, we’d like to point you in the correct direction. Here are our favorite trivia hot spots. Toad Hall, 611 Wisconsin Ave. With an above and beyond welcoming atmosphere, everyone loves Toad Hall for its pub like charm and […]
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Nash Restaurant And Bar Opens, Featuring Food and Family
The Nash, a restaurant and bar located inside the Indian Motorcycle Dealership at 522 6th St., opened on Tuesday. The venture is a labor of love that reflects food, family and a commitment to helping build Racine. Mark Porcaro owns the dealership. But Mark and his brother Anthony commissioned Ray Stibeck, owner of Route 20 […]
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Indian Motorcycle Expanding with Bar/Grill and Deck
Indian Motorcycle on 6th Street is expanding into the bar-restaurant business with the addition of a bar/grill and an outdoor deck. Once the eatery is completed, it will seat around 140 guests; 100 inside and up to 40 on the deck. Mark Porcaro and Ray Stibeck (of Route 20 Outhouse) plan to expand the motorcycle […]
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Racine County Property Transfers: Sturtevant Apartments Sell
Over 50 properties changed hands between Aug. 21 through Aug. 25, according to the Racine County property transfer records. Here are the highlights: Milwaukee-based Skyfall LLC sold 1553 Taylor Avenue to Milwaukee-based Awarner LLC for $42,000. Racine-based Torresin Real Estate Investments-2 LLC sold an apartment building at 8801 Buckingham Drive to Libertyville-based A-List Properties LLC for […]
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Kraut Fest 2016 Entertainment Schedule
The Kraut Fest kicks off on Thursday and wraps up on Sunday. Modern Day Romeos, Metal Men, Firehouse, Well Known Strangers, Blackbelt Theatre, Candlebox, and Bella Cain will be among the featured bands playing at the Caledonia-Mount Pleasant Memorial Park. Kraut Fest started 52 years ago, ended 12 years ago because of lack of funding, […]
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Explore Racine County this weekend
This weekend in Racine County – celebrate interesting places, play games with your family or do something with dogs. Try these ideas from Real Racine. Make it YOUR Racine County Day. All the fun of a field trip – without the school bus ride or permission slip. It’s the first-ever Open House Racine County (OHRC) […]
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Kraut Queen Contestants Needed
What is a Kraut Fest without a Kraut Queen? The 2016 event is in very real danger of not having a queen to crown unless interested candidates come forward in the next couple of weeks. Organizers say they’ve only received two applications for princesses but not a single application for queen. “It’s not a beauty […]
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EYE Spy Medallion Found, But Wait There’s A Bonus Round
Finding the EYE Spy medallion didn’t take long for Katie Matheson and her two children to find after we posted the second clue on Tuesday. The treasure hunt led Matheson to look for the medallion that was hidden on the cannon at Mound Cemetery. She’ll win a bag filled with goodies from our advertisers: Seven […]
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EYE Spy Game: Week 4
Dear Spies, Thanks for visiting the EYE Spy page. Your mission — if you choose to accept it — is to find the missing Racine County Eye medallion. If you succeed and are the first to find the medallion, you will win prizes from our fabulous advertisers who have so graciously agreed to be our “agents-of-influence.” […]
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Candlebox To Headline Kraut Music Fest
Candlebox, a rock band from Seattle Washington, will make its way to Franksville in June to headline the Kraut Music Fest 2016. The four-day is set for June 16 – 19 at the Caledonia-Mt. Pleasant Memorial Park, but with one less music stage than it had last year. Other changes have also been made: Kraut Music […]
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A new play and weekend parties
This weekend in Racine County, you can see a new play, rock out for hours, party with a president and enjoy some real maple syrup. Come along with Real Racine. A British romp. A new comedy, “Jeeves Intervenes” opens Friday at the Racine Theatre Guild, 2519 Northwestern Ave. This play is about a couple of […]
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Welcoming Ironman 70.3 Racine
This weekend brings one of Southeastern Wisconsin’s biggest annual sports events — the Ironman 70.3 Racine triathlon. You can also sail away with hot air balloons, take in live theater, rock out or follow a drumbeat. There is a lot to do in Real Racine. Cheering ’em on. You’re invited to cheer on more than […]
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2015 Kraut Fest a Success, Planning for 2016 Underway
By all accounts, the resurrection of Kraut Fest last month was a rousing success, and planning for 2016 is already underway. Joint Parks Director Jim Svoboda Monday told the Mount Pleasant Village Board that Kraut Fest raised over $67,000 free and clear for the joint park, and he wasn’t shy about admitting funding necessary maintenance […]
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Gigs Getting Bigger, Better for Local Photographer
Local photographer David Konieczko is booking bigger and better gigs thanks in large part to the power of social media and word-of-mouth. And to keep up with contacts and to further promote his work, Konieczko has added to and updated his photography page on Facebook. “A larger audience who wouldn’t normally see my work now can […]
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