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A wide range of holiday festivities in the Appleton area offer chances to gather with friends and neighbors and enjoy the season.

The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center is using the arts to highlight and celebrate Hmong stories and culture within the community in honor of Hmong Heritage Month.

APPLETON - Bird electric scooters are coming to Appleton, the hometown of the company's founder and CEO, Travis VanderZanden, a 1997 graduate of Appleton North High School. The Common Council voted 14-0 Wednesday to proceed with a pilot program that will deploy 100 Bird scooters for rent throughout the city starting this spring. Before the vote, the council amended the program to prohibit the use of the scooters on the sidewalks of College Avenue between Badger Avenue and Drew Street. Bird Rides Inc. is an app-based dockless scooter sharing program headquartered in Santa Monica, California...

Ice Sculptures Up in Downtown Appleton By Rob Sussman Feb 20, 2021 8:37 AM APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — If you take a stroll along College Avenue in Downtown Appleton you’ll find 15 different beautifully handcrafted ice masterpieces, all part of the Avenue of Ice. “Ice sculptures are a huge hit for the community they love to come out and see them which brings foot traffic into our district,” Lynn Hardy with Appleton Downtown Inc. said. Installation for the works of art began early Friday morning. Paul Salmon with Kristal Kleer Ice Sculptures says it all starts with a vision. “...