The Amerock Hotel deal is good for the Rockford economy
Disclaimer: No one is paying me to say this; I have no personal gain in saying this; this is just a good deal for Rockford. Plain and...
The Rebirth of Downtown Rockford
For the first time in decades, from the Rock River east to the Midway Theatre, nearly every storefront will be full to near-full with...
The powerful stories behind the Barber-Colman cleanup
Travelling north on S. Main today you'll find the works of a major revitalization project: a wider road, beautiful streetlights, a bike...
For the love of Rockford....
It’s really hard to put into words why I love Rockford so much. Maybe it’s my inner-hipster realizing something is cool before it becomes...
Rockford shaped who I am
I am truly proud to represent what it means to be from a city as humble and genuine as Rockford. I moved here when I was about three...
It's time to amplify the good
When I graduated college in 2003, we used to post all the news in the middle of the night, if we put it on the web at all. I remember...
"I don’t live in Rockford, but I identify with Rockford"
When I transferred from Rock Valley College to UW-Madison, there were a lot of events at my university to help transfer-students meet new...
Confessions of a Rockford Transplant
Full Disclosure: I’m not originally from Rockford. I didn’t grow up here, didn’t go to school here, and certainly don’t know all the...
Rockford, embrace your quirk
The other day I came across a travel blog of this guy who recently visited Rockford, and he just raved about his time here. He wrote...