Part of the fun of the Janesville Mile is that it works in pairs: Go to the Rotary Gardens and the farmers market. Go see the Jets and have a beer while listening to a band at Time Out. Go to Speakeasy or Armory and JPAC. Here’s some of what you’ll find on the Janesville [...]
Hedberg Public Library, Janesville Mile, JPAC, Rotary GardensLately there’s been more things I wanted to talk about then time to talk about them. So I decided to speak briefly to address as many of these as possible. On Skate Park The fact that Janesville does not have a skatepark comes as no surprise only to those who live in Janesville. The fact [...]
James Cameron, Rogert Ebert, Rotary GardensHere is a reprint of my column from tomorrow’s Janesville Messenger: Have you been to the Janesville Mile? Perhaps you have but just did not notice. It is the stretch that starts with the Rotary Gardens, goes on to Lions Beach, the Ice Arena, the Janesville Performing Arts Center, the Hedberg Library and then reaches [...]
Ice Arena, Janesville Mile, JPAC, Lions Beach, Rotary GardensLots of things going on, but on the council side it’s been pretty quiet. I’m back to driving to classes in Whitewater, working on Discover Janesville (watch for some very exciting news there!) and playing as much piano as ever. On top of that, I expect the next week to be even more interesting as [...]
Discover Janesville, JATV, JPAC, Rotary GardensOne of the hardest things to deal with is the uncertainty. And we’ve seen plenty of it in Janesville recently. Now, just as we are starting to come to terms with the reality that after nearly a hundred years, the General Motors is done in Janesville, the reality appears likely to change once again. Hopefully [...]
Chevy Groove, General Motors, GM, Rotary GardensA citizen inquired regarding several truckloads of concrete that were dumped in the vicinity of Rotary Gardens and the bike trail. Here is Mike Williams’, Director of Leisure Services response to my inquiry: “The concrete rubble was used by City crews to repair an erosion problem on Springbrook related to flood damage. City crews and [...]
Rotary Gardens, Workforce DevelopmentThanks to all who participated in the two latest polls! Here are the results: When asked if you would rather pay a $5 admission fee to use the Rotary Gardens, or have your property taxes raised by $5 a year, visitors to this website voted 58% (7) to 41% (5) for paying the admission fee. [...]
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