The Burlington Area Association of Churches and Ministers will host its second annual Community Prayer Breakfast Wednesday, Oct. 1, from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at Veterans Terrace in Burlington. The cost for the event is $10, or $75 for a table of eight. Last year, the breakfast featured Pardeep Kaleka, […]

The Burlington Area Association of Churches and Ministers will host its second annual Community Prayer Breakfast Wednesday, Oct. 1, from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at Veterans Terrace in Burlington. The cost for the event is $10, or $75 for a table of eight. Last year, the breakfast featured Pardeep Kaleka, […]

    By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor When Paul and Rhonda Sullivan first made the decision to open the Coffee House at Chestnut and Pine, they wanted a community gathering place for Burlington. Not only have they gotten one, they’ve gotten one so popular that the place bursts at the seams […]

St. Charles Catholic Parish, Burlington, will host its 54th annual Fall Festival Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the parish grounds. A number of different activities will highlight the event: • The parish’s family-style turkey dinner will be available from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with dinner tickets […]

This drawing shows the tentative layout planned for the new Aurora facility on the outskirts of Burlington – a planned $75 million project. (Artwork submitted by Aurora) By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After announcing in early 2014 that a new service facility would be constructed right outside of Burlington, Aurora Health […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart EDITOR While it wasn’t unanimous, the City of Burlington will have new retail alcohol sales hours. With a 5-2 vote Tuesday night, the Common Council passed a new ordinance that will allow the sale of alcohol by Class A liquor license holders starting at 6 a.m. – […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart EDITOR A week after the Burlington Area School District reached the decision to hire the Applied Population Laboratory to do a demographics study on the district, the BASD Long-Range Planning Committee made the choice to put that study into action when it is finished. The committee voted […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart EDITOR The City of Burlington Common Council appears to have reached a general consensus on what would be an appropriate new vehicle for City Building Inspector Pat Scherrer. Although, technically, it won’t be new. In Tuesday night’s Committee of the Whole meeting, the Council tentatively agreed spending […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart EDITOR While the City of Burlington Common Council took its first steps toward approving a new public health department Tuesday night, it was not without some pretty serious reservations. The council discussed the new provider – Central Racine County Board of Health – for about 45 minutes […]

  By Jennifer Eisenbart EDITOR A local dining fixture is getting a renewed lease on life. Three local couples have combined resources to purchase B.J. Wentkers in the historic triangle tavern building at 230 Milwaukee Ave., Burlington. The new owners will host a grand re-opening Saturday from 5-10 p.m. The […]