CFRA a helpful resource for local developers

One part of my job that I really enjoy is helping a local individual with an idea as they work to start a new business. While each business is different and the support they need is different, there are a variety of tools and resources that I typically direct them to, so they can get started.

Feel-good Fridays at the 12th Street Cinema

Two thumbs up to Aurora’s 12th Street Cinema Friday night, and that was before the lights even dimmed.With summer just getting started and families looking for fun, local, low-cost outings, this small-town theater continues to shine.

Forming EMS advisory group a good step toward transparency

The city of Aurora’s decision to form a citizens advisory committee to evaluate its ambulance operations is a welcome and necessary move, for several important reasons.

Here’s to a memorable Memorial Day 2025

I find myself counting down the days to Memorial Day like a kid eyeing the last few squares on the school calendar. Something about that final Monday in May just flips a mental switch, and suddenly it’s summer.

The future of your ANR: A conversation worth having

How do you feel about your local newspaper?Do you subscribe, or not? Do you trust the News-Register? Does the ANR provide information that’s valuable and relevant to your life? These are some of the questions we recently posed in a Google survey on our Facebook page.

A ‘Splash of Summer’

You can see it in their eyes, that buzz of excitement, that can’t-sit-still energy. Kids know it. Teachers know it. Heck, we all know it: summer is knocking on the door, and it’s bringing sunshine, sandals, and a whole lot of smiles with it.

Man vs. machine?

“All the chatter these days about artificial intelligence (AI) is enough to make my head spin, if not that of an entire generation of Boomers who still prefer a good old-fashioned face-to-face conversation.

Work on hotel project continues in background

Working in economic development I am often working on projects that develop and carry out over the course of several years.  For example, right now I am working on finishing up the initial development project at Mission Critical, south of Aurora, which was a project that started in 2022.

Pomp & circumstance

Graduation is a milestone that marks both an ending and a beginning -- a moment filled with pride, reflection and hope.

Planting seeds of giving

Around here, giving back isn’t just a nice thing to do — it’s part of who we are.That was clear again Sunday afternoon at the Bremer Center, where local teens in the Youth Engaged in Philanthropy (YEP) program wrapped up their year with a capstone ceremony.