Feeling creative? Lucky for you, this week is the kick off to Appleton Downtown’s Art on the Town event series - taking place on the third Friday, May through September from 5-8 pm. We invite you to join us this Friday, May 18th to channel your inner creativity! Enjoy strolling the Ave and be exposed [...Read More]
In the fall of 2016, Chris Burns attended a local chamber event to learn about the trends and developments in the Fox Cities. He recalls a reoccurring theme that stuck out from the event; small cities like Appleton and Green Bay were losing millennials to larger cities like Milwaukee and Chicago. He started to [...Read More]
Whether you are a Craft beer aficionado or someone just learning to love the flavors of artisan beers, you won’t want to miss Saturday, May 19th. This is the day a lineup of Downtown and Riverfront establishments will serve up the Downtown Appleton Craft Beer Walk from 3:00 – 8:00 p.m. This spring edition during [...Read More]
There is something about fresh food that just makes it taste better. The Downtown Appleton Farm Market offers a year-round opportunity to talk with the farmer and learn more about your food. If you want to know how it is grown, just ask. If you want to know the best way to prepare it, just [...Read More]
An idea for the community written by Jeff Romenesko, co-owner of Romenesko Family Dentistry: Partnering on Mile of Music was a natural fit for the staff at Romenesko Family Dentistry since a love of music runs deep in our family’s blood. I sing in the local band Baba Ghanooj (who some know as Hillary Reynolds’ [...Read More]
The following is presented by Riverview Gardens. Riverview Gardens is a non-profit in Appleton, WI with a mission to provide job training for people in need, to transform their lives and our community. Riverview Gardens, Inc. is celebrating Earth Week (April 22 thru April 28) by hosting a bicycle drive to support its Earn-A-Bike program. [...Read More]
It started as a conversation between two old fishing friends who were spending the day on Lake Winnebago and it ended with Hearthstone, the world's first home to be electrified using a hydroelectric central power station employing the Edison system. It was the first day of the black bass season in the spring of 1882. H. J. Rogers, an industrialist [...Read More]
The following blog was written by Appleton Downtown, Inc.'s very own Marketing Director, Anne Wiegman! It seems as the days get longer and the temperature starts to warm up, golf enthusiasts and want-to-be pros start getting the itch to hold a club in their hands. Downtown Appleton has the perfect solution! Twenty-seven bars will [...Read More]
The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center has unveiled the 2018-19 Season featuring engaging performances that will delight audiences of all ages and interests. The 2018-19 Season was announced to an enthusiastic crowd of nearly 1,300 Season Ticket Holders, donors, group leaders and special guests on Monday, March 5 at the seventh annual Season Reveal Event. The [...Read More]
If you’re like me after you adjust the clocks for daylight savings time, you’re ready! Ready for sunshine, warm weather and therefore your warm-weather wardrobe. Don’t get me wrong, I know we will still have some cooler days when a light sweater or jacket will be needed, but most of us are getting sick of [...Read More]