Kenosha Mayor’s Cup race heats up velodrome
Racers zoom past spectators during the Mayor’s Cup race at the Washington Park Velodrome on Tuesday. SEAN KRAJACIC KENOSHA NEWS The annual Mayor’s Cup race heated up the Washington Park Velodrome Tuesday evening. Matt Gittings, top, races to first place during the Mayor’s Cup race at the Washington Park Velodrome on Tuesday. Gittings, 31, of […]
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Lydia Spottswood, longtime Kenosha leader, running for mayor
Lydia Spottswood, a longtime Kenosha civic leader and public servant, will run to become the city’s 51st mayor. Spottswood Spottswood officially announced her candidacy Wednesday morning. She hopes to succeed Mayor John Antaramian, who recently announced he will not seek another term as the leader of one of the state’s largest cities. “I feel really […]
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Kenosha City Council increases contact for building repairs | #citycouncil
The Kenosha City Council voted unanimously Monday evening to increase a contract with a construction company working to repair and remodel an Uptown building set to become the future Kenosha Emerging Leaders Academy. Alderpersons voted to increase the contract with Absolute Construction from a base bid of $3,788,400 by an additional $450,000 after additional structural […]
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Mayor John Antaramian reflects on his time as Kenosha’s leader after announcing he won’t seek re-election
Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. Mayor John Antaramian talks about the proposed development for Downtown at his office in City Hall on May 11. SEAN KRAJACIC, Kenosha News Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian has announced he will not seek re-election next year when his term ends next year. Antaramian, who turns 69 this year, […]
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Kenosha City Council votes overwhelmingly for massive Downtown development project | #citycouncil
The Kenosha City Council voted overwhelmingly in favor of the massive Downtown development plan Monday night. The master plan covers nine blocks of Downtown bordered by Sheridan Road on the west, 52nd Street on the north, 56th Street on the south and Lake Michigan on the east. Developer rendering Council members passed the development agreement […]
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Kenosha Mayor Antaramian reflects on the unrest of 2020 and the positive efforts being done to move forward today | Government and Politics
Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian offers his reflections as we mark two years since the historic August 2020 unrest, noting the positive efforts the community is making to move forward now and into the future. Does the unrest of August 2020 seem like a long time ago to you? Two years is not a long time. […]
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Mayor responds after multi-day streak of shootings, violence in Kenosha | Local News
A surge in violence in the city over the past week has Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian calling again for an increase in police officers, as well as more community efforts for youth-focused programs. The Fourth of July in Kenosha marked the beginning of a multi-day streak of violence in the city, with three shootings leaving […]
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