Things to do in and around Racine County
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RACINE — The U.S. Congress declared Racine to be the Drum and Bugle Corps Capital of the World in 1967. But the city’s role in developing the …
KENOSHA — Lakeside Players will present "Brighton Beach Memoirs" Oct. 1-3 at Rhode Center for the Arts, 514 56th St.
MOUNT PLEASANT — Looking for a good Halloween scare? Visit the Abandoned Haunted House Complex, 2825 Southeast Frontage Road, from 6:30 to 11:…
RACINE — The Racine Theatre Guild will hold open auditions for the first show of its 84th season, “A Christmas Story,” at 7 p.m. Monday and Tu…
Event organizers are invited to submit their events to The Journal Times' free Online Calendar of Events. To submit an event, go to journaltim…
CALEDONIA — Lost Bearings Fall Frenzy continues every Friday through Sunday through Oct. 31 at Bear Paw Beach, 10006 Seven Mile Road, with fal…
RACINE – An Old Fashioned Cocktail Night celebrating Wisconsin’s classic cocktail will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, at the Ra…
RACINE — The Downtown Racine Corp. will host Fall Wine Walks from noon to 4 p.m. and 4 to 8 p.m. Saturdays, Oct. 9 and 16, with two sessions a…
CALEDONIA — River Bend Nature Center, 3600 N. Green Bay Road, offers daily canoe and kayak rental services for people to paddle on the Root River.
RACINE — The "RAM Artist Fellowship and Emerging Artist Exhibition 2021" offers a series of concurrent solo shows featuring the work of five R…
KENOSHA — "Through the Lens of a Photojournalist: A Tribute to the Life and Work of Al Fredrickson" is on view through mid-October at the Keno…
RACINE — "Lisa Marie Barber: Heart Shaped World" continues through Saturday, Oct. 16, at OS Projects, 601 Sixth St. The exhibit features a lar…
KENOSHA — "Premiums: A Hidden Record of Kenosha Business" is on exhibit through Jan. 31 at the Kenosha History Center, 220 51st Place.
RACINE — The Racine Art Museum, 441 Main St., is featuring an exhibit called "Alien Invasion: (Un)Familiar Forms in Contemporary Art" through …
RACINE — "Get a Bead On: Jewelry and Small Objects" featuring contemporary crafts using beads will be on exhibit through Jan. 22 at the Racine…
SOMERS — The University of Wisconsin-Parkside announces the 27th presentation of the “Parkside National Print Exhibition.”
RACINE — Thirty-five people gathered for cookies and champagne when Lemberg Electric provided services for the newest Quilts on Barns installa…
RACINE — The Root River Environmental Education Community Center, 1301 Sixth St., will be open for public kayak and canoe rentals from 10 a.m.…
KENOSHA — The Kenosha Community Sailing Center's seasonal kayak and standup paddle board rental operation is under way.
SOMERS — Hawthorn Hollow Nature Sanctuary and Arboretum, in partnership with the Kenosha Public Library, has opened its third StoryWalk trail.
CALEDONIA — The first book of the year is now on display on the Story Trail at River Bend Nature Center, 3600 N. Green Bay Road.
RACINE — “Component Parts: Artworks Made of Multiple Elements” will be on exhibit through Feb. 12 at the Racine Art Museum, 441 Main St. The e…
RACINE — The Racine Art Museum (RAM) announced that it has recently acquired a multiple-piece archive of works by the contemporary American ce…
It can seem like Kenosha's Civil War Museum captures an earlier time that's not relevant to today.
RACINE — Downtown Racine Corp. is offering a socially distanced, self-guided historic tour of Downtown Racine with a web-based, mobile-friendl…
WATERFORD — Funding for a Waterford High School resource officer could be on district residents’ ballots in the spring.
TOWN OF GENEVA — Planners of the Lake Geneva ice castle announced Dec. 2 that construction work is underway on an outdoor winter attraction that could reach a full acre in size.
WATERFORD — Following four weeks of full-time in-person learning, Waterford High School returned last week to a hybrid model.
Racine Police Chief Art Howell expressed confidence the department will continue to effectively serve after a staff reduction of 11 sworn officers due to budget constraints.
Health Department starts handing out citations for Safer Racine violations as pandemic worsens
After reporting from The Journal Times revealed that the Racine County Jail was not informing attorneys of the numbers of COVID cases that had been confirmed within the jail, nor was the jail sharing which pods had outbreaks, the jail has changed its policies and is now sharing that information with attorneys.
BURLINGTON — The Burlington Area School District will go all virtual, beginning Wednesday, due to a drastic increase in COVID cases within the…
Racine Unified School District does not expect its middle and high school students to meet the required number of learning hours set by the state for the second year in a row. Why? COVID.
Looking ahead, Real Racine Executive Director Dave Blank said year-end 2021 occupancy figures are projected to recover to 85% of pre-COVID year-end 2019 figures.
“It was canceled.” Those words have become all too common in 2020.
State Rep. Tip McGuire on Wednesday introduced the Main Street Recovery Package, a set of legislation aimed at giving tax relief to small businesses and working families affected by the pandemic.
Iyad Alabed pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges relating to allegedly pistol-whipping a man in his store. “Maybe I lost my anger a little bit," he allegedly told investigators.
After tourism in the county took a hard hit due to the pandemic in 2020, with tourism spending dropping $71 million, Dave Blank, president/CEO of Real Racine, said he's optimistic of this year's numbers.
The 28th annual Potawotami Trails Committee's powwow for Native American and non-native peoples in southeastern Wisconsin and northeastern Illinois will be held on Aug. 28 and 29 in Zion, Illinois.
Mayor Cory Mason proposed using ARPA funds to address some of the city's most pressing challenges. The funding request represents 14.3% of the city’s ARPA funds, which total more than $46 million.
RACINE — The Racine Community Health Center’s application for Federally Qualified Health Center status was denied in September.
RACINE — Restoration of Racine’s public-access channel is set to go to the City Council for a vote on Tuesday, though the cost is higher than …
RACINE — Four candidates will be on the ballot for 4th District alderman for the Feb. 18 primary election.
RACINE — A demonstration of U.S. Cellular’s 5G network in Racine left Walden III students speechless.
RACINE — The contest for Racine’s 4th Aldermanic District has gone from five candidates down to two — retired electrician and contractor Denni…
RACINE COUNTY — The Federal Emergency Management Agency has officially declared the Jan. 10-12 storm that hit southeastern Wisconsin an emerge…
While city officials and aldermen postponed signing off on the Washington Avenue project through West Racine in order to conduct public outreach and learn more about the project, utility work is already scheduled to begin next week.
RACINE — Year after year, the City of Racine has kicked off the budget process having to figure out how to fill the gap between its growing ex…
RACINE — The Racine City Council on Tuesday approved a proposed settlement with Kurt Hanson and Melissa Hernandez for $270,000, though there w…
UNION GROVE — Despite a pandemic and not being able to function as the group usually does, Leadership Union Grove has been busy this year.
MOUNT PLEASANT — Advanced Pain Management, which has locations across Wisconsin including in Mount Pleasant, filed to enter receivership last …
RACINE COUNTY — Demand for the FoodShare program jumped in Racine County, and across the state, in August when program recipients were granted…
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People drive through the Halloween Glow at the Racine Zoo Oct. 14, as they enjoy an enchanting Halloween drive-through spooktacular light disp…
We may not have had a white Christmas this year, but there's plenty of snow heading into New Year's Eve. See how locals played in, cleaned up …