The Bright Side

The snow shoveling in front of small businesses is back as a winter issue.
This would seem to be small item, since the cost to shovel out all the businesses up and down Main, Broad, Center, Wrigley and even Cook Street would be minuscule in the city budget. The money isn’t the real issue. Philosophy is the issue. City leadership is opposed to helping small businesses take care of property the city views as belonging to the business owners, even though everyone knows the city sidewalks all belong to the city. The problem of defining ownership when easements can be so restrictive that ownership is no longer any kind of issue is a difficult one to solve. Particularly, when there are people serving in governmental positions that lack any real understanding of how hard it is for true small businesses to make it through Wisconsin winters.

City of Lake Geneva Street snow

The snow builds up and the Lake Geneva Street Department is charged with getting it scooped up and off the roads. It takes a while though. Apparently, for this least storm results, a good while.

Ida, the hairdresser at Ida’s Salon on Center Street may be leaving.
The salon, a little hole in the wall place at 252 Center Street, has been there for some time.  Ida keeps “Hawaiian hours,” in that she’s kind of there when she feels like it and apparently keeps appointments the same way, according to a few of her confidential customers.  Ida could not be reached for comment about where she may be going, and the building owner spends most of this time up in Eagle River, Wisconsin so he could not be reached for comment either.  The GSR will keep you posted about the mysterious hairdresser as time goes by.

Grand Place to Cheese

Cheesbox Lake Geneva

There is a reason The Cheese Box on Wells Street has been around for over 70 years. They’ve got some of Wisconsin finest cheeses, sausage, honey, jams, and wines and they make the best ‘homemade’ sandwiches too. 801 Wells St. and meet the current owners John and Cheri Borowiec. They’ll have you laughing while you wait.

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