A rainy day in Sicily, an island where you wouldn’t want to drive
By BETH ALTENA Ancient Greek ruins, statues, winding, narrow mountain roads, villas, churches and cafés. That was the takeaway from our one-day visit to Sicily […]
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Santorini, Greece, destroyed by volcanoes, saved by tourism
Our fourth port of call By BETH ALTENA Our fifth day at sea on our Greek cruise found us at Santorini, where we opted the […]
Why so many stray cats in Mykonos, Greece
By BETH ALTENA Last November we went on a cruise from the port of Rome to Greece and various other ports for ten days, […]
PC approves final plan for Monroe Street condos.
By BETH ALTENA Sale of contaminated half-acre of city property included Passionate, even tearful comments against approving a 51-unit condominium development were heard by Rockford […]
EXPO says, ‘You are going to Mexico. For free.’ And you will win $500 in cash
By BETH ALTENA The EXPO doesn’t lie. It just doesn’t know who it is talking to. According to Rockford Chamber of Commerce Executive Director […]
Wild west captured in deer farm turned agri-tourism resort
by BETH ALTENA When you have over 200 beautiful white tailed deer fenced adjacent to a major road, people will stop and want to see […]
Firefighters take on explosive situation in propane training
‘Catastrophic’ situations covered by BETH ALTENA Rockford Fire Marshal Mike Reus said he would guess a recent explosion that blew a trailer home apart likely […]
Local businessman wants to feed the town of Rockford for free
by BETH ALTENA In a way, buying their own restaurant was like an anniversary present for Debbie and Douglas Ryke. The couple celebrated their fifteenth […]