New husband, father Romo plants roots in faith and family By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer As a new daddy, Tony Romo’s most significant victory in the last few weeks wasn’t on the football field, but at home. “We just got him sleeping through the night a little bit, so it’s […]
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When it rains, it stores
Girl Scout rain garden serves dual purpose By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer When the idea of creating a rain garden was first raised to the City of Burlington Common Council, it seemed to have little attention paid to it, beyond the question of where to put it. Now, though, more […]
Suited for service
Suhling plans to use her talents in home state By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer Like most students at Catholic Central High School, Casandra Suhling had college in her future as she started her senior year. The question was: would she get the financial aid to go to where she […]
Music for the market
Jeff Kramer (left) and George Lawrence perform on the banjo and guitar, respectively, at the Burlington Farmers Market on a recent Thursday. The market is offered each Thursday from 3-7 p.m. at Wehmhoff Square in downtown Burlington. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)
The Echo of BTown sounds
Hundreds of area residents turned out for the first BTown Sounds concert of the summer last week at Echo Park with music provided by Janet Planet and the Herd of Cats. It was the first of seven concerts planned for the summer with the sponsorship of area businesses. (Photo by […]
Chocolate Walk features an instrument drive
By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer As the third annual Music Matters Chocolate Walk approaches, there is a new twist to this year’s activity. In addition to the approximate one-mile walk that includes chocolate treats at various stops, a milk stop at Wehmhoff Square and music provided by Burlington students, […]
Wind-whipped blaze destroys Burlington duplex
By Ed Nadolski Editor in Chief A north side Burlington duplex was destroyed by fire Monday afternoon as firefighters battled raging, wind-driven flames in an attempt to control the blaze at 372-374 Joan Street. There were no immediate reports of injuries as residents of that duplex and several adjacent […]
Market heats up as summer approaches
Number of home sales up, prices begin to thaw By Ed Nadolski Editor in chief Home sales in the three-county area continued to improve at a double-digit rate last month and home prices showed some signs of upward movement after bottoming out earlier this year, according to figures compiled by […]
Wanggaard requests recount
Specter of vote fraud investigation hangs over process Republican State Sen. Van Wanggaard has requested a recount of the ballots in the June 5 recall election – a race he lost to Democratic challenger John Lehman by 834 votes. In a statement sent to media Friday morning, Wanggaard said […]
It’s a crosswalk crackdown
Local police aim to make streets more pedestrian friendly By Jennifer Eisenbart Staff writer Picture, if you will, the enduring image of a little old lady crossing the street. The City of Burlington wants to make sure you see her – and everyone else in crosswalks – this summer. And […]