Winter means many things here in Downtown Appleton! Don't let the cold keep you cooped up with a case of cabin fever. Take a look at the ABCs of Surviving Winter here in Downtown Appleton and stay involved with our great community all winter long! A=Angels. Although the holiday season is over, the angels will [...Read More]
Local residents named the two ThedaCare Fox Cities hospitals as the best in the area for the 15th year in a row. ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton and ThedaCare Regional Medical Center- Neenah received the 2016-17 Consumer Choice Awards from the National Research Corporation. Both hospitals were named first in the Appleton market while ThedaCare Regional [...Read More]
A logo inspired by the signature 82 ft. tall lighted spire and a new website featuring booking and construction information for the Fox Cities Exhibition Center launched Tuesday. The logo, designed by Appleton-based A2Z Design, features a signature 82 ft. tall lighted spire that will rise above the Fox Cities Exhibition Center. The spire [...Read More]
Feast your eyes on stunning sculptures of ice all along College Ave at Downtown Appleton's Avenue of Ice Festival! Starting at 10:30am on December 17th, bundle up tight and bring the whole family to Houdini Plaza for ice carving demonstrations, live reindeer, horse-drawn wagon rides, and much more! To make sure you make the most [...Read More]
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! One of the most beloved annual traditions has returned to Downtown Appleton. A week ago the first intersection of angels went up in time for the new event, Light Up Night. Then over the past week, angels on the light poles lining College Avenue and two more [...Read More]
For the little folks who want to surprise the special people in their lives with holiday gifts, a team of “elves” stands ready to assist. Beginning Saturday, November 19 and continuing through Saturday, December 17, the One Stop Elf Shop will offer wee people a shopping place just for them, and sworn-to- secrecy helpers to [...Read More]
“Christmas Lights on Parade” is this year’s theme of The 46th Annual Downtown Appleton Christmas Parade. The parade is scheduled for Tuesday, November 22nd at 7:00 p.m. The event will feature about 75 units including floats, decorated vehicles, walking units and animal entries. Twenty marching bands from Northeastern Wisconsin/Upper Michigan high schools and area communities [...Read More]
Just as dusk settles in, Downtown Appleton will begin to shine for the holiday season on Friday, November 11 with the new Light Up Night and Window Walk event for all ages. No matter the temperature, a number of activities and free hot cocoa will get the season off to a warm start. The event [...Read More]
When kitchen employees at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah and ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton cut and prepare food, they place the scraps into a special container used for composting at Riverview Gardens, an urban farm in downtown Appleton. The move saves 30 tons of food annually from going into local landfills, said Maggie Hintz-Polzin, RN, ThedaCare [...Read More]
The Appleton Boychoir will kick off their 2016-17 Season with “The Golden Age of Radio” on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 4 pm in the Lawrence Memorial Chapel. Join the Appleton Boychoir, along with Special Guest, Tony Palermo, as they transport you back to the 1930’s and 1940’s with THE GOLDEN AGE OF RADIO. Model-A Ford’s [...Read More]