A man returns from a fishing tournament, and his acquaintances ask him how he did. “Great! Phenomenal! Spectacular! Amazingly, astoundingly well!” he declares. “I caught three fish,” he says. Someone standing nearby is familiar with the tournament, and asks a question. “Weren’t you that one contestant who had help to catch his fish, and besides,…
City
Beautiful Whitewater, City
MLB.com: Wisconsin’s Kilar family turns to baseball amid tragedy
by JOHN ADAMS •
City, Development, Planning
Walworth County Today: Whitewater developer pays $1 million for Delavan Industrial Park properties
by JOHN ADAMS •
D R Plastics Inc., a waste material recycling company, and Wild Impact Marketing, a marketing and merchandising firm, are expected to begin operations March 2011, once the build-outs are completed. Premier Real Estate Development, a Whitewater, Wisconsin-based real estate specialist company, purchased the two industrial buildings for $1.1 million, or about $21.26 per square foot,…
City, Planning, Science/Nature
Whitewater’s Emerald Ash Borer Plan
by JOHN ADAMS •
The City of Whitewater’s municipal administration has offered a plan to combat a small, invasive insect that threatens ash trees. See, Whitewater’s Emerald Ash Borer Plan. Whitewater, Wisconsin proudly bears a designation as a Tree City USA. Having sought the designation, it’s predictable that residents would be proud and concerned over trees in the community.…
City, Science/Nature
The Emerald Ash Borer Plan: Intro
by JOHN ADAMS •
Part of Whitewater’s Common Council meeting tonight concerns a plan to deal with the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), an insect that represents a significant threat to ash trees. I mentioned a few weeks ago that I would write, to experts in the field, and see what they thought of the plan that Whitewater has proposed…
City, Crime, Police
Authorities investigating Whitewater bank robbery, bomb threat
by JOHN ADAMS •
Officers responded to a robbery at about 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Westside branch of Whitewater Commercial Bank, which is located at Sentry Foods at 1260 W. Main St., Whitewater, a news release from the Whitewater Police Department said. The suspect reportedly was carrying a brown paper grocery bag and a computer bag containing two…
City
Whitewater-Area League of Women Voters January 2011 Newsletter
by JOHN ADAMS •
The Whitewater-Area League of Women Voters’ January 2011 Newsletter is out, and it includes articles and a calendar of upcoming LWV events. The latest copy of the LWV newsletter is available as a link on my blogroll, and is embedded below, with coding through Google. Here’s a sampling of upcoming events for the Whitewater-Area League…
City, Politics
Whitewater’s Overdose of Incumbency
by JOHN ADAMS •
Here, in tiny Whitewater, there’s an upcoming Common Council election in which five of the seven seats are up for a vote (seats representing four districts and one citywide seat). Unlike other communities, most of those seats won’t be contested. Only one of the districts will have a definite challenger; another may have one, or…
Beautiful Whitewater, City
Scenes from Downtown Whitewater
by JOHN ADAMS •
City
Predictions for Whitewater, Wisconsin for 2011
by JOHN ADAMS •
Here’s my local, amateur version of the late William Safire’s long-standing tradition of offering annual predictions. The list for 2011: 1. In 2011, the University will win the following number of national sports championships: A. None B. One C. Two D. More than two 2. Under a new focus on blighted properties, the City of…
City, Wisconsin
Daily Wisconsin
by JOHN ADAMS •
Earlier last month, I mentioned the upcoming launch of a second website, devoted mainly to Wisconsin and national stories. It’s up and running (at least, learning to walk) this morning. DailyWisconsin.com will offer news — and commentary — on events and the stories about them from across the state. In the end, every selection —…
City
Review: Predictions for Whitewater, Wisconsin for 2010
by JOHN ADAMS •
Here is my early January 2010 post with predictions for the year. How did I do? Results below the post…. Here’s my local, amateur version of (the now late) William Safire’s tradition of offering annual predictions, when he was at the New York Times. The list for 2010: 1. In 2010, the University will win…
City, Laws/Regulations, Planning
How Whitewater’s Municipal Administration Made a Mess of Housing in the City
by JOHN ADAMS •
Live by a regulatory environment, perish by a regulatory environment. What might have been solved through free forces of supply and demand is now a political and economic mess. There are two stories at Walworth County Today that nicely describe, respectively, the defeat of a builder’s request for a zoning change to build student housing,…
City, Development, Planning
When Foolishness Passes for Wisdom, All Explained Via PowerPoint
by JOHN ADAMS •
A man, living in an ordinary wooden house, has a preference for candlelight. He chooses against electric lighting, and places dozens of candles in each room of his house. Much of his time is spent lighting candles, with the rest spent telling his neighbors about the benefits of life-by-candlelight. So happy is he with this…