mics; mic; public craft; public craft brewing co; rustic; rustic road brewing co; musicians; singer-songwriters; songwriters

Around the Scene: Get out to Public Craft and Kenosha Creative Space (playlist)

KENOSHA – While musicians have a chance to start off their week at Rustic Road and Kenosha Fusion on Monday nights, Public Craft Brewing and

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brent mitchell; art; blues; the arts; music; musician

Brent Mitchell sings the blues

When I sat down a few days ago to chat with Brent Mitchell, I knew a few things about him already. He is a poet,

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golden rule; the golden rule; respect; positive way; kenosha; thompson's take

Thompson’s Take: A return to the Golden Rule concerning respect

KENOSHA ⏤ We need to, as a society, go back to sticking to the Golden Rule in an unflinching and aggressively positive way when it

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observer; social observer; conversations; tyler cochran; cochran; cush; dr. monica cummings; kenosha

The Social Observer: Recent videos and posts by or with the Observer elsewhere

KENOSHA ⏤ Over the last month, the Uptown Observer been very social. The Observer spoke with Kenosha County Sheriff candidate Tyler Cochran, viewed a presentation

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government; government meetings; kenosha; thompson; daniel thompson; thompson's take; community

Thompson’s Take (Opinion): A confession, a new community perspective, a new start

KENOSHA ⏤ I remember my first day covering any government meeting in any community.  In October 2012, I walked into the Kimball County Courthouse in

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bias; racial bias; common read; cush; cummings; dr. monica cummings; observer conversations; lori hawkins; hawkins

Observer Conversations (Video): CUSH, Dr. Cummings attempt to counteract racial bias through Common Read

KENOSHA ⏤ What’s something we all have, but few admit to? The answer ⏤ or at least one of them ⏤ is bias.  As the

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solar; solar panels; shulman; sophie shulman; blackbird gen; all energy solar; green; green energy

Carthage students, All Energy Solar hope residents harness chance to go green

KENOSHA ⏤ Carthage College junior Sophie Shulman’s journey into advocating for green energy and solar panels started with a thought: Why doesn’t Carthage have a

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vaccination; vaccinations; covid; public health; kenosha county public health; grace

County Public Health, Grace hoping incentives increase vaccinations

KENOSHA ⏤ Kenosha County Public Health officials and Grace Welcome Center are hoping incentives will increase turnout tomorrow at their COVID-19 vaccination clinic.  The pop-up

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healing; days of healing; uptown; uptown kenosha; event; events

Kenosha Uptown’s Days of Healing kicks off today with ‘Spirituals United’

KENOSHA ⏤ Beginning today with a prayer walk event, and over the next several days, Uptown Kenosha will be focused on one thing: healing.  The

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mask; face mask; ordinance; kenosha; council; city council; covid-19; coronavirus;health officer; freiheit; vaccine; vaccination; children; kenosha county

Tonight: A COVID-19 mask ordinance recreation and open mics

KENOSHA ⏤ Tonight, the Kenosha City Council will once again briefly wade into the face mask ordinance waters as the COVID-19 pandemic continues on throughout

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kcor; kenosha coalition organizing resolution; policing; violence; kenosha

KCOR hoping to help stop violence before police intervention

KENOSHA ⏤ A new community group ⏤ Kenosha Coalition Organizing for Resolution (KCOR) ⏤ hopes to de-escalate situations before they reach the point of violence

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ab 374; bill; kenosha county; opioid; settlement; chambers; kenosha county; body cameras; hybrid; evers; county board

Local leaders praise Evers for signing AB 374, opioid settlement bill into law

KENOSHA COUNTY ⏤ Kenosha County officials Wednesday expressed gratitude after Gov. Tony Evers signed AB 374 into law. The move frees up settlement funds for

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observer; observer on the scene; body cam; body cams; shots; downtown; cache; poetry; gentrification

Observer on the Scene: Brent Penny at Creative Space; poetry at Lincoln Park; gentrification discussion

KENOSHA ⏤ From time to time, the Uptown Observer finds itself with a cache of videos of live music, poetry and other events that we

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leader; leaders; city; kenosha; commission; racial and ethnic equity commission; county; kenosha county

Thompson’s Take: It’s time leaders step up

When I returned to this city a few years ago, I had no intention of being a leader in it or the county. If my

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mask; face mask; ordinance; kenosha; council; city council; covid-19; coronavirus;health officer; freiheit; vaccine; vaccination; children; kenosha county

Kenosha County Health Officer: Children 12 and up can now get Pfizer vaccine

KENOSHA COUNTY ⏤ Children aged 12 years and older can now go get Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations, county Health Officer Dr. Jen Freiheit announced Thursday. Freiheit,

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daniel thompson; mind; thoughts; george floyd; floyd; derek chauvin; chauvin; mind; thoughts; daniel thompson; kenosha

Inside the Mind of Daniel Thompson: Thoughts on justice, Floyd

KENOSHA ⏤ I decided to record my initial thoughts following the guilty verdicts returned against Derek Chauvin for murdering George Floyd. Because I feel like

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hot mess; wallner; interest

Hot Mess Studios #OfInterest to Observer readers

KENOSHA ⏤ This past week our supporters proved that they truly want to be a hot mess ⏤ taking particular interest in Katy Wallner’s Hot

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wallner; hot mess studios; uptown observer

Do your best Pollock impression with Wallner, Hot Mess Studios

KENOSHA ⸺ Local artist Katy Wallner may be a hot mess. But it’s OK. She likes it that way.  While regularly that description has negative

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uptown; uptown kenosha inc; kenosha

Uptown Opportunity: Help with monthly clean-up effort in Uptown neighborhood starting April 3

KENOSHA ⏤ Tomorrow, the whole Kenosha community will have the opportunity to come together for a good cause: clean-up efforts in the Uptown neighborhood. According

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art

Art Scene: A walk through Kenosha Creative Space’s ‘Art + Protest’ exhibit

KENOSHA ⸺ Black lives are still an important topic in conversation and in art in the city of Kenosha ⏤ regardless of who believes they

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