Tag Archives: Appleton
Jones park expected to be a draw for expo center
The opening of the renovated Jones Park in downtown Appleton is expected to be a draw for the Fox Cities Exhibition Center. The main doors of the lower level of the center open into the park. Pam Seid...
Aug 04, 2019 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Mile artists get free dental work, screenings
Mile of Music artists can get free dental work done while they're in Appleton, along with screenings for hearing and skin cancer. It's part of the Artist Care program that's been in place since the th...
Aug 02, 2019
Kitchen fire puts itself out in Appleton
A kitchen fire at a house in the downtown Appleton area put itself out last night. Lt. Steve Unruh says that's pretty unusual. Crews were called to a home in the 700 block of E. Eldorado Street, near ...
Aug 02, 2019 (Image provided by the Appleton Fire Department)
Valley Transit upgrades security in downtown Appleton
Valley Transit is making a series of security upgrades at the downtown transit center in Appleton. Firefighter Mitch Lundgaard was killed during a shooting there in June. Valley Transit General Manage...
Aug 01, 2019
Posters highlight 10 Mile artists
Local graphic artists get to showcase their talents during this weekend's Mile of Music, to help a new charity. The four-day festival is now underway. Jane Oliver co-owns Mondo Wine Bar in downtown Ap...
Aug 01, 2019
It's opening day for Mile of Music
The Mile of Music festival is back in downtown Appleton today. About 220 artists and bands will play around 950 sets, through Sunday. Co-founder Dave Willems says they've never been worried about find...
Aug 01, 2019
Park gives city link between downtown, river
The newly opened Jones Park in downtown Appleton provides a link between the College Avenue area, and the riverfront. Mayor Tim Hanna says that's something city leaders have been looking for, for at l...
Jul 31, 2019 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Jones Park opens in downtown Appleton
The redesigned Jones Park in downtown Appleton is opening. City leaders held a ribbon cutting ceremony over the noon hour. The park has been closed for nearly three years for the construction of the F...
Jul 31, 2019 (Image from the City of Appleton)
Final preparations underway for Mile 7
Mile of Music organizers are making their final preparations before the start of the four-day festival tomorrow. Things unofficially get going tonight, with a couple of events in downtown Appleton. "M...
Jul 31, 2019
Appleton leaders work on plan for City Center parking
The City of Appleton will take more time to try to put together a plan to deal with parking concerns around the City Center. The issues with handicapped parking and the turnover of metered spaces came...
Jul 30, 2019 (Image from the City of Appleton)
