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RACINE — Thoughts for Food, a fundraiser for the Racine Food Bank, is back at two venues George's Tavern, 1201 N. Main St., and the Eagles Club, 319 Hamilton St.

RACINE — The COVID-19 pandemic is having a significant on three major local events coming up in the next couple weeks. The St. Patrick’s Day parade is canceled, but two popular food-supporting fundraisers are still a go — albeit online. Parade For the second year in a row, St. Patrick’s Day will be celebrated without a parade in Racine. Bars and restaurants are planning events to coincide with what is normally one of the City of Racine’s biggest annual celebrations, in part due to the city’s large Catholic and Irish populations, not to mention a vibrant bar scene...

Share This It’s easy to take the technical side of radio for granted. A host sits in a studio and speaks into a microphone and it’s beamed out across the province and worldwide through … magic? In fact, CKUA has a  team of engineers who are kept busy, ensuring the equipment is working and the music is playing. There’s another group, however, that you might not know about— CKUA’s transmitter monitors. These tech-savvy souls keep CKUA on the air even when weather, power outages and well, ravens, are working against them. “They’re definitely important,” says  Don Haberstock...