Skip to main content

DE-Caffeinated

It Takes a Village


Another retailer closes up shop in downtown Racine.  When I saw the post on Facebook, I clicked on and read the article that was published on the Journal Times' website. "It really is a matter that there's not enough business to sustain the business", stated the owner.

Wasn't it just a couple of weeks ago that Dunn Brothers Coffee, also on Main Street closed? And just down the street a couple of blocks, the Elegant Pauper, either closed, or is in the process of closing.  There is a "For Sale" sign on the US Post Office building.  Main Street is not the only retail hub in our area that is experiencing closings. I am sure most of you know that  several days ago the big almighty pillar of a chain store, The Gap, abruptly closed in Regency Mall.

Funny (or rather not) a friend of mine just "instant messaged" me on Facebook.   Coincidentally, she told me of another one "biting the dust".  This time...Read More And we knew this was coming...Blockbuster on Washington Avenue.  Apparently, Milwaukee and Kenosha Blockbuster's will soon face the chopping block.

The reason for writing this commentary was not to focus on the doom and gloom of our economy, because folks, I don't care what I hear reported, we are not in recovery of the recession.  Rather, I'd like to focus on the businesses and organizations that should grab your attention.  Those are the active KIDS EXPO exhibitors!

Just in case you missed the memo (or the Facebook and Twitter shout outs, or the Google ads on your computer and phones, or the....), Just Add Kids along with the Sturtevant SportsPlex and Lite Rock 92.1 are bringing our community an opportunity to meet, play, and interact with several area businesses and organizations that provide great programming for our kids, and unique products and services for our families.

Some of these exhibitors have established brick and morter locations, like Racine Gymnastics Center and Concordia Lutheran School.  Others have unique, convenient website store fronts, run by entrepreneurial women, such as SendOutCards and Miche Bag by the Lake.  And some, namely Just Between Friends and A Day 4 Dreams, provide awesome, exciting special events that benefit the happiness and well-being of our community's kids and their families.  Oh yeah, that would be YOU and YOURS!

The event will NOT be a success without the support of the JAK community.  Won't you please stop in with the kiddos sometime between 10am and 3pm to the active KIDS EXPO to  Meet. Play. Engage.

Order lunch for the family at the concession stand or grab a cup of coffee!   Show these local businesses and organizations that you support them with your presence.  Let's "perk up" this one-day hub of everything kid-oriented and family-friendly.   That's why you're here, isn't it?!

Check it out here http://www.justaddkidsonline.net/EXPO.html

 

 

 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Chill Out (and In)!

Snow Much Fun! by Just Add Kids Founder, Paula Herrmann   Snow much? In my neck of the woods, wowza! Now that we have the holidays behind us, we can't ignore the fact that there are plenty of cold, winter days ahead. Fill those days in with some seasonal fun before that spring sun melts all of the white fluffy stuff. Just Add Kids has put together Snow Much Fun! It's a skating/sledding/skiing destination guide for Racine, Kenosha and surrounding communities. Read more... ICE SKATING Echo Lake, Burlington (595 Milwaukee Avenue) – Stairs to the lake, pavilion, benches, outdoor portable restroom. – Free. Devor Park, Burlington (394 Amanda Street) – Free. Frozen Fairway Skating Rink @ Twin Lakes Country Club (1230 Legion Drive) – Open Friday - Sunday (weather contingent) from 10:00am - 8:00pm.  The cost is $5.00 daily or $20 unlimited. Skate rental is available.  Free skating for all Twin Lakes Country Club Members and Junior Golf Members.  Call 262-877-8500 for more info, or ...
Post a Comment
Read more

A Great Summer Read

Library Summer Reading Programs of Heroic Proportions! by Just Add Kids Founder, Paula Herrmann Reading over the summer months can make a huge difference for kids when they get back to school in the fall. With a lack of summer reading, children can actually loose up to three months in reading skill. Summer reading loss is cumulative, leaving some kids years behind as they get older. By the end of 6th grade, kids who lose reading skills over the summer may end up being two years behind their classmates. Wow! I know, you don't want your kid to end up on the low end of the reading spectrum. Don't let your kiddo's reading skills take a blow this summer. Read more... Our area libraries have once again come to the rescue in offering summer reading program incentives under "Every Hero Has a Story" and/or "Escape the Ordinary",  this years themes for a nationwide summer reading program collaborative of public libraries. POW! P retty O utstanding W ins for th...
Post a Comment
Read more

Silly Banned

The Rubber Obsession I think my 6 year old son was the first in his class to be told he can no longer wear his silly bands or Silly Bandz (not sure if they are the real thing, or imitation, who really cares?!) to school.  That was already back on September 2nd, his second day of first grade.  That started it's own trend, the full blown ban of those rubbery. colorful, object-shaped bracelets in his classroom.  Perhaps we'll see the full school ban in the future, or has the fad run it's course? If you're a pair of dad entrepreneurs, you hope not!  They recently jumped on the Silly Bandz craze and brought to market The Original Silly Stand , designed to do what else, but keep those crazy rubber bands organized. In my house, I think we need a Silly Bandz detector. I swear, we must have a over 100, but who even knows where they are (although I dedicated a container for each of my younger silly band wearers).  The funny thing is, my kids aren't wearing them a...
Post a Comment
Read more