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Valentine’s Day was created to be a day of romance and love.
Valentine’s Day has been celebrated in some way since the Middle Ages. In the Middle Ages, it was commonly believed that February 14th was the beginning of the bird mating season. This belief and idea added to the concept of love and romance. Before this Valentine’s Day had what some believe to be a dark beginning. Valentine’s Day has evolved and become a celebration of all kinds of love. This day is filled with messages of love and affection for partners, family, and friends.
The colors red and pink represent Valentine’s Day as they also represent the heart. The heart shape is the symbol of love and Valentine’s Day. The heart shape is considered the symbol of the human heart and was believed to be the seat of emotions and feelings. You may happily celebrate the day by surrounding yourself with people you love and who make you feel loved.
Lake Geneva downtown building murals.
The murals are one step closer to becoming a reality in downtown Lake Geneva. There are five walls dedicated to the murals, with four walls open for design. The Business Improvement District (BID) is sponsoring Murals in Motion to help attract more visitors from the artistic crowd to downtown. The BID opened applications for artists to submit their artwork that they would paint on the open walls. They have overwhelming support, with fifty-two artists submitting over sixty pieces of art. That’s a lot of work for the BID to consider, so they have some very tough decisions to make.
Comments on the Downtown Lake Geneva Facebook page suggested a mural dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Dungeon & Dragons to go along with the Wizard of Lake Geneva exhibit at the Geneva Lake Museum. This inaugural event, celebrating artistry, music, and local history made for the community will be held May 15th through May 19th. There are also openings for businesses or members of the community to sponsor a mural, artist stays, or other expenses of the event. We look forward to sharing the winners as soon as they are announced.
That wonderful bike and coffee shop called Avant is gone.
The building’s owner, Kevin Herman, the great guy who owns the Treasure Hut, let us know today that the bike and coffee shop is leaving, in fact, except for the moving, it’s already left. The bike shop is apparently to be moved to a place on Wells and the coffee shop let go and dissolved. Kevin said that employee expenses ate the place alive. No parking for employees and the increase in parking rates (drastically) contributed heavily. That this place will be missed is an understatement
Coffee shops, like Avant, have been a recovery mechanism for the social gathering damage the virus caused. Everyone in town will wish Ann Esarko well as she works to keep her other four coffee shops afloat. The space is for rent at $3500 a month. A steal for all that square footage (2500 ground floor, 2000 upstarts, and 1200 basement storage area).
Please, someone, anyone, else come in and save this place. The Broad Street location right next to the theater simply has to be worth something.
