The Tech-Prize competition will conclude on Sept. 17 at Gateway Technical College. Up to $80,000 in prizes, including cash and scholarships, will be distributed. Awards will follow at Party on the Pavement, with a ceremony at Monument Square stage at 7 p.m. Event happenings From 9 a.m. until noon, 10 contestants will present their product […]
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Visioning a Great Racine’s Tech-Prize Competition Awards $80,000
Winners of almost $80,000 in cash and scholarships awarded Saturday evening by Visioning a Great Racine’s Tech-Prize competition included 13-year-old Racine Real School student and a Chicago entrepreneur who wants to change the landscape for womens’ health. Two Saturday events were the culmination of the Tech-Prize competition. Awards were presented at the main stage on […]
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Racine is Racing To Become Eco-Friendly
RACINE- According to a recent survey conducted by the World Economic Forum and Ipsos, 86% of people want to live in a more sustainable and eco-friendly way to help preserve the planet’s resources. Currently only 30% of the household and commercial waste that is produced in America is recycled – the rest of it is sent to […]
Posted inBusiness Spotlight
Business Spotlight: Social on Sixth
Event space is opening in the downtown Racine area called Social on Sixth. Located at 324 6th St., Joan Roehre will open the business to provide the area with a space for people and organizations to collaborate. Social on Sixth is bringing new life to a monumental building in Racine. Roehre is looking to build […]
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Visioning a Greater Racine Announces New Board of Director Officers
Racine, WI: In unanimous votes, the Visioning a Greater Racine (VGR) Board of Directors accepted the nominations of two passionate community advocates to fill executive leadership positions on the board. Mario Martinez has been named as President-elect and Jomarie Coloriano will fill the vacant Secretary seat. Martinez is a Racine native, President and CEO of […]
Posted inCommunity, Environment, Government
Zero Waste Resolution to be Presented to the Racine City Council
The Zero Waste Committee of Greater Racine, the VGR Eco-WAVE team, and Greening Greater Racine are set to present a Zero Waste Resolution to the Racine City Council on Tuesday evening. Aldermanic sponsors of the resolution include: Mary Land, Jason Meekma, Trevor Jung, and Mollie Jones. The purpose of the resolution is to delay the […]
Posted inCommunity, Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Visioning A Greater Racine
What is the cost of building community? What is the cost if we don’t? Community happened today. In our Racine community TODAY, conversations happened, stories were shared, relationships grew stronger, food was eaten and connections made. When you visit the Hospitality Center (Racine), there are no questions asked. You arrive to nourish both your body […]
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New Biergarten coming to City of Racine Parks
PRESS RELEASE City of Racine – Racine Mayor Cory Mason and the Belle City Biergarten is excited to announce the dates for the inaugural beirgarten season in the City of Racine. The biergarten program will be taking place five separate weekends over the course of the summer. Lakeview Park, 201 Goold St, will host four […]
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Visioning A Greater Racine cuts staff after partial funding loss
After losing some of its funding, the nonprofit Visioning a Greater Racine (VGR) will shrink from a three-person operation to a one-person shop after July 21. VGR has several hundred volunteers that conduct community-development projects. Organized into several teams, the groups have spearheaded dozens of projects from community clean-up events to health and wellness clinics […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Culture
Get out – see some art!
One of the year’s biggest arts weekend is coming up! This weekend in Racine County also includes music performances, fund raisers and a Sunday morning run. Get out with Real Racine! Local art and artists. You’ll get up close and personal with nearly 100 area artists at the 8th annual get beHIND the aRTS. This […]
Posted inCommunity, Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: A Greater Racine – It Starts with a Vision
A quiet yet dramatic development is happening in the Greater Racine area. It’s something that everyone who calls Racine home should find interesting and encouraging. Starting in the Spring of 2016, over 1,300 Racine-area residents representing the diversity of our community attended a series of 47 community brainstorming sessions put on by a grassroots non-profit […]
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5 things you need to know
There’s a lot going on this week. So we’ve pulled together some of the happenings from our community calendar for you. Have a great week! Social Justice Initial WAVE Team 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Siena Retreat Center, 5637 Erie St. Opioids: Killing more than Pain 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at UW-Parkside, 930 […]
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Opinion: Why get involved with Visioning a greater Racine
I’m headed out of town for a little vacation and thought I’d write an opinion piece about Visioning a Greater Racine before I left. So after covering the election the other night my friend JJ McAuliffe said he was a little tired of reading my whiny notes on Facebook. And I have to admit, the […]
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Visioning A Greater Racine Meetings Set
Eastern Racine County residents are invited to voice their opinions about how to transform the greater Racine area through Visioning a Greater Racine meetings. The group is focused on reproducing a long-term transformation of eastern Racine County. But they need your input at their visioning meetings. Community members are invited to attend a 90-minute visioning […]
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Visioning A Greater Racine Needs Volunteers
Want to help make eastern Racine County a better place to live? Visioning a Greater Racine will host several visioning sessions that will offer citizens in eastern Racine County the opportunity to help shape their community. The group is focused on reproducing a long-term transformation of eastern Racine County. Volunteers will lead the sessions in Racine, Caledonia, Sturtevant, […]