The 4th of July parade video above was shot entirely on a Flip Ultra HD and edited with iMovie HD 6. For best viewing, click the full-screen button and set the quality to 720p HD. There was something about this year's Fourth Fest Parade that was absolutely...
I'm not even a little bit Irish, but I love St. Patrick's Day. I love Irish history and literature and music — especially James Joyce and Van Morrison — and for me, St. Patrick's Day is the official threshold of spring. The peaty smell of the thawing soil and the drab...
It seems strange now, but growing up in the city immediately south of here, I never got very familiar with Racine. In fact, I spent four years attending middle school in Racine, but never saw much of the city beyond The Prairie School campus out on Wind Point and the...
Racine, Wisconsin — Chickens from the Golden Chicken carry-out restaurant ("A Treat in Eatin' You'll Keep Repeatin') wait in the staging area in the 2200 block of North Main Street before riding in Racine's Fourth of July...
Racine, Wisconsin — Uncle Sam, walking on stilts in the 2006 4th of July parade, passes Monument Square on Main Street in downtown Racine, Wisconsin. Officially known as the Fourth Fest Parade, the event was listed as one of...