By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The Burlington Area School District is finding itself in the literal definition of a Catch-22 with its food service. “A dilemma or difficult circumstance from which there is no escape because of mutually conflicting or dependent conditions.” Because of federal funding for free and reduced meals […]

Updated, 2:25 p.m.: A proposed fix for a flaw in Lydia’s Law will likely be waiting until at least the fall. With Sen. Scott Fitzgerald’s office confirming that ballots had been issued and the calendar for Tuesday’s Senate session finalized, it appears that Assembly Bill 228 will not get a […]

Soup-er Bowl event coming to St. John St. John the Divine, 216 E. Chandler Blvd., Burlington, will have its annual Soup-er Bowls for Hunger fundraiser Saturday, April 19, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cost is $10, and attendees can choose a hand-thrown ceramic bowl – crafted by area […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Not much can cause Burlington’s Don Howell to break his stride. That included Feb. 27, when Howell started his 31st American Birkebeiner, the largest cross country ski race in North America. Howell, in spite of being sick and on antibiotics, finished at the top of his […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A new retail development for the Kohl’s/Pick ‘n Save lot at 980 Milwaukee Ave. got preliminary approval Tuesday night at the City of Burlington Plan Commission meeting. The Peter Scherrer Group presented its site plan application and got unanimous approval pending signing clarification from the city […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A planned downtown retail development in the former Schuette-Daniels Furniture building is moving forward. On March 1, the City of Burlington Community Development Authority approved a $140,000 revolving business loan for WIN Properties, owned and operated by Shad Branen. Branen purchased the Schuette-Daniels store, which was […]

By Mike Ramczyk Sports Editor In 2012, the St. Charles Elementary School boys basketball team wrapped up an illustrious four-year career with a shocking loss at the Padre Serra tournament, the most prestigious private school tournament in the Milwaukee area. Seeded No. 1 and boasting a four-year record of 86-11, […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With a contract officially approved Tuesday night by the City of Burlington Community Development Authority, the sale of an undeveloped parcel of land in downtown Burlington will likely move forward. The CDA approved a document for the sale of the property marked for a retail development […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor It sounds like the setup for a joke. Public Enemy No. 13, a stowaway, an English lord, and a former evangelist turned nightclub singer all on the same cruise ship. Throw in some shenanigans, an adorable dog and a boatload (pun intended) of dancing, and you […]

The Burlington Standard Press, published by Southern Lakes Newspapers, is winner of five awards for journalistic excellence in the Wisconsin Newspaper Association’s 2015 Better Newspaper Contest. The awards – first place for business coverage, lifestyle pages and best use of social media-sports, as well as third-place for special pages and […]