It’s the morning after the spring election and I am so grateful and appreciative to the more than 800 people in Janesville who took the time to write my name in on the ballot, yesterday. This was the first time that I have written somebody’s name on the ballot, and it made me realize once [...]
Big Give, Discover Janesville, Janesville Mile, Panera BreadFour years ago, Janesville voters gave me the incredible opportunity to serve our community on the City Council. For a kid from Moscow, Russia, who came to the United States in 1988, as a refugee, without speaking a word of English, I am a very lucky man. I also hope that in today’s world, where [...]
Assembly Representative, Janesville Mile, State Assembly, United StatesToday is International Women’s Day. In Russia, where I grew up, March 8 is a huge holiday, where a man might come up to a random woman on the street and give her flowers for no reason. That’s kind of cool when you think about it! I want to take this opportunity to thank the [...]
Janesville Mile, Milwaukee Street, United States1. The right skills. I bring people together. As a business person and a leader of community organizations, I know that we succeed by working together. For too long, Madison has been a place where good ideas go to die in the partisan machinery, and it needs to stop. Whether a union or a business [...]
Assembly District, Janesville City Council, Janesville Mile, Yuri RashkinFor Immediate Release: October 3, 2011Contact: Friends of Yuri at (608) 754-2424 RashkinforAssembly@gmail.com View video of the announcement: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ql8l2pr1h0 Janesville Councilman Yuri Rashkin Announces Candidacy for the 44th Assembly District JANESVILLE – Janesville Councilman Yuri Rashkin today announced he will run to represent the 44th Assembly District in the State Assembly. The popular, two-term councilman will not [...]
Assembly District, Janesville Mile, Scott Walker, State AssemblyHere’s the Janesville Gazette story about Art Infusion Along the Janesville Mile – the next incarnation of the Chalk Walk. Organizers hoping crowds, dollars will flock to Janesville art event — GazetteXtraAnd here is the video by Bob Webster of Marsh Creek Outdoors documenting the first Janesville Mile Chalk Walk, which took place in October, [...]
Chalk Walk, Janesville Gazette, Janesville MileJANESVILLE – The Janesville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau has been awarded a Joint Effort Marketing Grant (JEM) grant totaling $10,000 by the Wisconsin Department of Tourism. The purpose of this Grant is to provide marketing assistance to a new event that will help to generate an increase in number of visitors and dollars brought into the local [...]
Art Infusion, Christine Rebout, JACVB, Janesville MileThe year is almost over and when I think about it, 2010 was such a busy year for me that it feels like a really long time. Much was accomplished and so much is yet to be done. Life is about moving forward though sometimes it’s good to reflect on what was accomplished. Luckily Janesville Gazette [...]
Chalk Walk, JAC, Janesville Messenger, Janesville Mile, United Arts AllianceAs you may have heard, Janesville Mile very first event – Chalk Walk – will take place on October 15 and 16. Here’s what you may find about it in our local media: October 1, 2010 Janesville Mile Youth Chalk Art Competition October 15 & 16 The Janesville Mile is excited to host their first [...]
Chalk Walk, Janesville Mile, Janesville Mile Chalk, Olde Towne MallThanks to WCLO for doing an update on the Janesville Mile. Here is the podcast. Version 2.0 of the Janesville Mile map is at the printers and will be available for distribution in a matter of days though you can already download the latest version at www.JanesvilleCVB.com. Thank you to the Janesville Area Convention & [...]
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