Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Akil Ajmeri is building a combination gas station and Subway restaurant complete with a drive-thru, the first in Southeast Wisconsin for the sandwich shop chain.
For Caledonia businessman Akil Ajmeri, life is about family and community, and he's been able to build his business with a focus on strengthening both. Ajmeri is at it again with a new, $1.2 million development in the City of Racine at 1130 Washington Avenue. The new project will combine a gas station, convenience store and a Subway restaurant with the first drive thru in Southeast Wisconsin for the restaurant chain. An additional retail space is also planned as part of the building. "My business is all about family and about building a stronger community," Ajmeri said at the official groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday. The gas station will be named for his older daughter, Ayra, while the Subway will be named for his younger daughter, Ayman…
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Do all theoretical subway lines lead to Milwaukee? On this map they do. But what do you think?
So these kids up at UW-Madison, (well, OK so they aren't really kids) came up with a handy dandy map of what a Milwaukee subway system might look like, according to a blog on JS Online. The map represents an interesting connectedness between southeastern Wisconsin communities, sort of remniscent of the KRM concept, but broader. And because there are college students involved, you know there's beer. Here's how this map idea got legs. Meg Jones wrote: Matt Forrest, a University of Wisconsin-Madison grad, was drinking suds with his friend Tom Shield at the Y-Not II Tavern last summer. Forrest and his business partner, Kate Chanba, met in a web map design class their senior year at UW and had recently opened Carticulate, a cartography business…
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Local businesses salute our service men and women with special deals year-round ,as well as on Veterans Day.
A number of local businesses are saluting veterans, military service men and women, and their families this Veterans Day by offering local discounts, specials and promotions. Here's a guide to specials in the Caledonia and the area. Two important notes: Free food: Store discounts: Free activities:
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Looking for that ever popular park that needs a little TLC, Coca-Cola and Subway want you to tell them which parks should get $100,000. This made me wonder, which parks in Caledonia could use a little sprucing up?
Caledonia has some great outdoor recreational spaces. But is there a park in Caledonia that could use a little extra help? Coca-Cola and Subway are looking to give away money for "America's favorite park" and I thought it would be interesting to start a discussion about which parks in Caledonia might fit that bill. Take a look at our list of parks and recreational areas in Caledonia (be careful because there are a few of them in our directory that are just outside Caledonia). Lets do a little dreaming about what we could do with that money and I'd love to see some photos of your favorite parks. I'd love to see some of the parks in Caledonia get that money. Click here to learn how to campaign for your favorite park.
Heather Asiyanbi
2:23 pm on Thursday, April 18, 2013
@Blair - duly noted. I fixed it. Thanks! more ›