Five stories of Racine County residents who chased their dreams in 2021
We all have dreams. The five stories in this collection are of Racine County residents who followed theirs in 2021.
When I was a little girl, on my list of dreams, I wanted to become a teacher, a fashion designer and open a Filipino restaurant with my brother as the head chef and my sister as the waitress, and I would be the hostess. I dreamt of being a movie star.Â
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Elle Maru has written and illustrated two books since graduating from Carthage College in the summer, but didn't think she would become an artist.Â
SapSap finally opened its new, permanent location at 2343 Mead St. on Thursday, where the restaurant will continue to spread its message of love and healing through "delicious delicious" food — SapSap directly translate to meaning "delicious-delicious" in Laotian.
Nehemiah Gardens' founder and main coordinator for the new exhibit, Pastor Bill Thompkins, said he is looking for more names to fill the walls with, which he envisions will one day have several thousand names. The purpose of the new exhibit is to "remember, honor and celebrate" those black migrants.
Isaiah Lambert had an idea in May, after the killings of Dontrell Bush and Marcus Caldwell, to fight gun violence in Racine with basketball. On Sunday, that dream became a reality as the Put The Guns Down Basketball Association tipped off.
The name "Regal Society Lifestyle" comes from owners LaShaya and Deon'Te Cottinghams' belief that everyone is either a king or queen, and should wear a crown — whether that crown is self-confidence, strength or another symbol of power.
"We don't feel we've struggled extremely with getting people in the door," said a manager at Sturtevant's UNFI. "It's just a matter of, we have to be able to retain them and keep our business growing." - PART 3 OF SERIES
Hygiene poverty can look like "going to school with matted hair because there is only one hairbrush in the household and there's no time for everyone to get a chance to use it" or "having to choose between shaving foam and razors or the transport fare to a job interview," the Hygiene Bank wrote.Â
A high school boyfriend once showed Blythe Haney some sea glass at a spot where he often went fishing, "and I was like wow. Ever since then, I started collecting … even bringing my family to all start collecting together."
What happened to Tyler has been "a hard hit," said Rose Bolton, his mom. He hasn't had the same enthusiasm to work since then.Â
