Two days after my friend Kirsten texted me about an 88-year old man she’d met in an Appleton grocery store and thought would make a good blog subject, I randomly ran into him. “Do you know a guy who makes wine?” I asked the boisterous gentleman sitting across the bar from me at the Washington [...]
My friend Cathy has been keeping us all entertained with updates on her neighbor, Gerald the Turkey, who wandered into Appleton’s bustling northside about a year ago and, understandably, never wanted to leave. One of the most hospitable people I know, Cathy owns and keeps stocked and comfortable Appleton’s first Little Library, complete with a [...]
As I chugged along the MyPulaskiK9 FundRun route Sunday morning, I thought about how skylines define a town. They give us insight into the values and industry upon which people build a community. Some skylines, like Chicago, New York and Singapore, offer the gorgeous glow of innovation as they rise in mighty triumph over cities [...]