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A few years back, Anna Pitts and her sister were enjoying a drink at Harborside Common Grounds, a Downtown Kenosha hub of caffeine overloads and social activity for 22 years. Like many of us do, they had a little dream of what they would do if they ever owned their own coffee shop. Little did they know at the time, when Common Grounds closed last fall, Anna and her family jumped at the opportunity to carry on the tradition of delicious drinks, delectable pastries, and scrumptious sandwiches along our beautiful Kenosha harbor with the opening of Anna’s on the Lake, 5159 Sixth Ave! But wait, there’s more! At Anna’s, you can enjoy an alcoholic beverage of your choice on the triple tiered deck and grab a brat or hot dog from their grill!  

We sit down with Anna and talk about how her life led her to this career and much more! 

Follow them on Facebook here to stay up to date with all their upcoming plans and summer hours! 

Do you enjoy Kenosha history, check out this story written about the history of their building written by Ktown Connects’ own Jason Hedman! 

This episode was recorded on June 6th at Luigi’s Pizza Kitchen, 7531 39th Avenue 

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Theme song performed by Dropping Daisies, written by James “Red” McLeod. 

Your hosts are Donny Stancato and Jason Hedman 

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Chef Danielle Weybright is the creator at Portside Catering, she is joined by co-owner Jeanette Armstrong. Jeanette, along with her husband Mick Kelly, are owners of Captain Mike’s Beer and Burger Bar, 5118 Sixth Ave (for more about them, you can find our interview from December 2020 in our archives).

At Portside Catering, Danielle creates a custom menu which serves the client in the most perfect way. We sit down with Danielle to talk about her love for the kitchen and so much more!

To book Danielle and Portside Catering for your next big event, or even a small dinner party, click here to visit their website!

For more on Captain Mike’s, click here!

To read more about the Galley – the Captain Mike’s food truck, click this link!

And if you have family or friends coming to town and looking for a great place to stay, check out Captain’s Quarters Airbnb!

This episode was recorded on October 10th at Luigi’s Pizza Kitchen, 7531 39th Avenue

Big thanks to our sponsors:

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Lucci’s Grandview 6929 39th Ave.

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Acupuncture and Wellness of Wisconsin, 3917 47th Ave

Kaiser’s Pizza & Pub, 510 57th St

LaMacchia Travel, 618 57th St

Union Park Tavern, 4520 Eighth Ave. 

Wink Beauty Boutique, 10909 Sheridan Road

Specialty Nacho Queen

Gerb’s Gift Shop, 3012 Roosevelt Rd

Get your Ktown Connects merchandise thanks to The Lettering Machine, 725 50th St.

Drop us an email at ktownconnects@yahoo.com

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Theme song performed by Dropping Daisies, written by James “Red” McLeod.

Your hosts are Donny Stancato and Jason Hedman

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Born and raised in Kenosha, Gary Schneeberger, may have spent a few decades away, but he has returned with a ROAR!

We talk to Gary about growing up in Kenosha, how he got interested in writing, and what led him to today.

If you are looking for ways to BE HEARD, visit Gary’s website here and be ready to ROAR!

Find info about his 2018 book “Bite The Dog: Build a PR Strategy To Make News That Matters” here!

Find more about his book - Frank Sinatra on the Big Screen: The Singer as Actor and Filmmaker here!

And here is the link for his latest release – From Connery to Craig: The James Bond Film Series!

This episode was recorded on August 29th at Luigi’s Pizza Kitchen, 7531 39th Avenue

Big thanks to our sponsors:

Franks Diner, 508 58th Street. 

Wink Beauty Boutique, 10909 Sheridan Road

Specialty Nacho Queen

Gerb’s Gift Shop, 3012 Roosevelt Rd

Next Home Refined, 7850 Green Bay Road

Acupuncture and Wellness of Wisconsin, 3917 47th Ave

Kaiser’s Pizza & Pub, 510 57th St

LaMacchia Travel, 618 57th St

Union Park Tavern, 4520 Eighth Ave. 

CarBox, 1750 22nd Ave

Faded Barbershop for Men, 2227 63rd St

Lucci’s Grandview 6929 39th Ave.

Get your Ktown Connects merchandise thanks to The Lettering Machine, 725 50th St.

Drop us an email at ktownconnects@yahoo.com

Find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – and at ktownconnects.com

Theme song performed by Dropping Daisies, written by James “Red” McLeod.

Your hosts are Donny Stancato and Jason Hedman

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After many years of entertaining audiences as a cast of the Renaissance Faire and guitarist in a punk band, Lisa Henthorn has decided to set down her sword and guitar and pick up a nacho chip when she launched Specialty Nacho Queen – a Kenosha based food truck and catering service – we catch up with Lisa and find out what connects her to Kenosha!

To find out where the Specialty Nacho Queen will be next, follow her on Facebook by clicking here!

Looking for the Queen to cater your next event? Drop her an email at specialtynachoqueen@gmail.com

This episode was recorded on Monday, July 18 at Luigi’s Pizza Kitchen, 7531 39th Avenue

Big thanks to our sponsors:

LaMacchia Travel, 618 57th St

Union Park Tavern, 4520 Eighth Ave. 

CarBox, 1750 22nd Ave

Faded Barbershop for Men, 2227 63rd St

Lucci’s Grandview 6929 39th Ave.

Franks Diner, 508 58th Street. 

Wink Beauty Boutique, 10909 Sheridan Road

Specialty Nacho Queen

Gerb’s Gift Shop, 3012 Roosevelt Rd

Next Home Refined, 7850 Green Bay Road

Acupuncture and Wellness of Wisconsin, 3917 47th Ave

DownTown R Saloon, 707 56th St 

Get your Ktown Connects merchandise thanks to The Lettering Machine, 725 50th St.

Drop us an email at ktownconnects@yahoo.com

Find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – and at ktownconnects.co 

Theme song performed by Dropping Daisies, written by James “Red” McLeod.

Your hosts are Donny Stancato and Jason Hedman

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Opera might not be the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of summer fun in Kenosha, but Nick Huff and Kaila Bingen are bringing opera back to the 21st century in a whole new way with their new non-profit organization Kenosha Opera Festival. Their high-energy and positive spirits reflect on every performance and the amazing talents they bring to the area will blow you away at a plethora of events this summer.
 Catch them at Public Craft Brewing Company on July 20th and click here to visit their website for a full list of upcoming events this summer!  

Pick up a season ticket for all the upcoming performances by clicking here and help support our local art scene!

And check out their YouTube page and learn that you are actually an opera fan but just don’t know it yet!!

This episode was recorded on Monday, June 13th at Luigi’s Pizza Kitchen, 7531 39th Avenue

Big thanks to our sponsors:

Franks Diner, 508 58th Street. 

Wink Beauty Boutique, 10909 Sheridan Road

Specialty Nacho Queen

Gerb’s Gift Shop, 3012 Roosevelt Rd

Next Home Refined, 7850 Green Bay Road

Acupuncture and Wellness of Wisconsin, 3917 47th Ave

DownTown R Saloon, 707 56th St 

LaMacchia Travel, 618 57th St

Union Park Tavern, 4520 Eighth Ave. 

CarBox, 1750 22nd Ave

Faded Barbershop for Men, 2227 63rd St

Lucci’s Grandview 6929 39th Ave.

Get your Ktown Connects merchandise thanks to The Lettering Machine, 725 50th St.

Drop us an email at ktownconnects@yahoo.com

Find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – and at ktownconnects.com

Theme song performed by Dropping Daisies, written by James “Red” McLeod.

Your hosts are Donny Stancato and Jason Hedman

Get additional episodes early and ad-free, along with bonus material with this week’s guest and more great exclusive material by becoming a patreon supporter! Click here for more!

Alvin Owens knew that Kenosha didn’t really need another barbershop… but we did need a Collective. So he started Regimen Barber Collective, 1345 52nd St. They offer much more than haircuts, with the BLAK Coffee Shop Pop-Up and the Legacy Lab, Alvin is doing everything he can to help our community members find the right path.

Click here to follow Regimen Barber Collective on Facebook.

And come out on Saturday, June 18th, from 11-6 for the Juneteenth celebration located just east of Regimen Barber Collective at 52nd St and 13th Court. Click here for details!

In 1998, Alvin created the Education Development Youth Outreach program to give local teens a chance to experience a culture they might not be familiar with. Each year, his group takes a spring tour of historic Black colleges. Find out more at their website here!

This episode was recorded on Monday, May 23rd at Luigi’s Pizza Kitchen, 7531 39th Avenue

Big thanks to our sponsors:

Franks Diner, 508 58th Street. 

Wink Beauty Boutique, 10909 Sheridan Road

Specialty Nacho Queen

Gerb’s Gift Shop, 3012 Roosevelt Rd

Next Home Refined, 7850 Green Bay Road

Acupuncture and Wellness of Wisconsin, 3917 47th Ave

DownTown R Saloon, 707 56th St 

LaMacchia Travel, 618 57th St

Union Park Tavern, 4520 Eighth Ave. 

CarBox, 1750 22nd Ave

Faded Barbershop for Men, 2227 63rd St

Lucci’s Grandview 6929 39th Ave.

Get your Ktown Connects merchandise thanks to The Lettering Machine, 725 50th St.

Drop us an email at ktownconnects@yahoo.com

Find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – and at ktownconnects.com

Theme song performed by Dropping Daisies, written by James “Red” McLeod.

Your hosts are Donny Stancato and Jason Hedman

Get additional episodes early and ad-free, along with bonus material with this week’s guest and more great exclusive material by becoming a patreon supporter! Click here for more!

This week we connect with content creator and maestro of real estate Mitch Ferraro.

Check out his web video interviews on Kenosha.com. 

Find a quick link to the Southeast Wisconsin Real Estate Investor’s Group on Facebook here

Check out his Family Legacy Real Estate Facebook page here

Welcome Home Real Estate Group

This episode was recorded on Monday, May 9th at Luigi’s Pizza Kitchen, 7531 39th Avenue 

Big thanks to our sponsors:

Faded Barbershop for Men, 2227 63rd St

Lucci’s Grandview 6929 39th Ave.

Franks Diner, 508 58th Street. 

Wink Beauty Boutique, 10909 Sheridan Road

Specialty Nacho Queen

Gerb’s Gift Shop, 3012 Roosevelt Rd

Next Home Refined, 7850 Green Bay Road

Acupuncture and Wellness of Wisconsin, 3917 47th Ave

DownTown R Saloon, 707 56th St 

LaMacchia Travel, 618 57th St

Union Park Tavern, 4520 Eighth Ave. 

CarBox, 1750 22nd Ave

Get your Ktown Connects merchandise thanks to The Lettering Machine, 725 50th St.

Drop us an email at ktownconnects@yahoo.com

Find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – and at ktownconnects.com

Theme song performed by Dropping Daisies, written by James “Red” McLeod.

Your hosts are Donny Stancato and Jason Hedman

Get additional episodes early and ad-free, along with bonus material with this week’s guest and more great exclusive material by becoming a patreon supporter! Click here for more!

For many years, husband and wife team Diego and Dianna Villalobos have been keeping the dance floor hopping at wedding receptions, private parties, corporate events, and much more all across the area as owners of Midwest DJ Productions. But their story has much more than that, and we sit down and talk with Diego and Dianna and talk about their lifelong CONNECTION to KENOSHA. 

Looking to book your music for your next event the right way? Visit their website by clicking here for more!

Like them on Facebook here!

Save the DATES:

July 30-31: Midwest MixFest – Kenosha Yacht Club (Simmons Island)

Sept. 17-18: Hispanic Heritage Fest – Bandshell at Pennoyer Park

This episode was recorded on Monday, April 25th at Luigi’s Pizza Kitchen, 7531 39th Avenue

Big thanks to our sponsors:

Union Park Tavern, 4520 Eighth Ave. 

CarBox, 1750 22nd Ave

Faded Barbershop for Men, 2227 63rd St

Lucci’s Grandview 6929 39th Ave.

Franks Diner, 508 58th Street. 

Wink Beauty Boutique, 10909 Sheridan Road

Next Home Refined, 7850 Green Bay Road

Acupuncture and Wellness of Wisconsin, 3917 47th Ave

DownTown R Saloon, 707 56th St 

LaMacchia Travel, 618 57th St

Get your Ktown Connects merchandise thanks to The Lettering Machine, 725 50th St.

Drop us an email at ktownconnects@yahoo.com

Find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – and at ktownconnects.com

Theme song performed by Dropping Daisies, written by James “Red” McLeod.

Your hosts are Donny Stancato and Jason Hedman

Get additional episodes early and ad-free, along with bonus material with this week’s guest and more great exclusive material by becoming a patreon supporter! Click here for more!

Steve Casey, of Casey Family Options Funerals and Cremations, is never shy to voice his opinion. His peers over his 22-years as a Kenosha Alderman can attest to that, as well as listeners to his weekly radio appearances with Bill Lawrence on AM1050 WLIP.

We had a great time sitting down with Steve and talking about growing up in Kenosha, what is important to him, and so much more.

Are your final wishes planned out? Don’t leave it up to your family to be forced to make these tough decisions on one of the worst days of their lives. Contact Casey Family Options, 3016 75th St., for the best pre-planning funeral services in town that won’t break your bank! Click here to visit their website. 

This episode was recorded on Monday, April 18th at Luigi’s Pizza Kitchen, 7531 39th Avenue 

Big thanks to our sponsors:

LaMacchia Travel, 618 57th St

Union Park Tavern, 4520 Eighth Ave. 

CarBox, 1750 22nd Ave

Faded Barbershop for Men, 2227 63rd St

Lucci’s Grandview 6929 39th Ave.

Franks Diner, 508 58th Street. 

Wink Beauty Boutique, 10909 Sheridan Road

Next Home Refined, 7850 Green Bay Road

Acupuncture and Wellness of Wisconsin, 3917 47th Ave

DownTown R Saloon, 707 56th St 

Get your Ktown Connects merchandise thanks to The Lettering Machine, 725 50th St.

Drop us an email at ktownconnects@yahoo.com

Find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – and at ktownconnects.com

Theme song performed by Dropping Daisies, written by James “Red” McLeod.

Your hosts are Donny Stancato and Jason Hedman

Get additional episodes early and ad-free, along with bonus material with this week’s guest and more great exclusive material by becoming a patreon supporter! Click here for more!

Kimberly Warner, owner of Authentique Gifts, 625 57th Street, and Repour’d Candle Factory, describes herself as a ‘serial entrepreneur’ – both her parents and grandparents have owned businesses, so it felt natural for Kimberly to step out in 2017 and launch her own shop in Downtown Kenosha. We sit down and talk with Kimberly about how she launched both her businesses, the chaos that was Kenosha in 2020, her podcast – Fearlessly Authentique and more!

Learn more about Authentique by clicking here!

Find out what the Repour’d Candle Factory is all about by clicking here!

Subscribe to her Fearlessly Authentique podcast on your favorite provider, or learn more by clicking here!

This episode was recorded on Monday, April 11th at Luigi’s Pizza Kitchen, 7531 39th Avenue

Big thanks to our sponsors:

DownTown R Saloon, 707 56th St 

LaMacchia Travel , 618 55th St

Union Park Tavern, 4520 Eighth Ave. 

CarBox, 1750 22nd Ave

Faded Barbershop for Men, 2227 63rd St

Lucci’s Grandview 6929 39th Ave.

Franks Diner, 508 58th Street. 

Wink Beauty Boutique, 10909 Sheridan Road

Next Home Refined, 7850 Green Bay Road

Acupuncture and Wellness of Wisconsin, 3917 47th Ave

Get your Ktown Connects merchandise thanks to The Lettering Machine, 725 50th St.

Drop us an email at ktownconnects@yahoo.com

Find us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – and at ktownconnects.com

Theme song performed by Dropping Daisies, written by James “Red” McLeod.

Your hosts are Donny Stancato and Jason Hedman

Get additional episodes early and ad-free, along with bonus material with this week’s guest and more great exclusive material by becoming a patreon supporter! Click here for more!