Racine, Wis., is not yet the Hamptons of the Midwest, it's not for lack of effort. This formerly gritty industrial city roughly 70 miles north of Chicago and 30 miles south of Milwaukee on the shores of Lake Michigan has been trying for much of the last decade to reinvent itself as an artist's colony and tourist destination. Read More

On Lake Michigan, a Global Village
By STEVE LOHR • Published July 2, 2006 - Read More

On Lake Michigan, a Port of Call for Art
By MARY BILLARD • Published November 30, 2007 - Read More

Racine, Isaiah Zagar hope to make beautiful mosaics together
By MICHAEL BURKE • Published May 7, 2008 - Read More

A vision for Uptown: Artists are key to city's plans for neighborhood's revival
By MICHAEL BURKE • Published May 12, 2007 - Read More

City receives $196,000 grant for uptown revitalization program
By MICHAEL BURKE • Published January 9, 2008 - Read More