Locally owned resale and consignment shop opens in Miracle Mile Rockford

Michelle Curington is the owner of Time After Time Resale and Consignment Shoppe, 4774 E. State St., in Rockford's Miracle Mile. She's pictured inside the shop on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current) By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — A locally owned resale and consignment shop that wants to help families find affordable clothing…

New vintage shop M’s Gems to celebrate grand opening in Rockford’s Miracle Mile

Melody Weaver is the owner of M's Gems Resale Boutique, 4626 E. State St., in Rockford. The shop celebrates its grand opening on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current) By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — A new vintage shop in the city's Miracle Mile can get you dressed for a wedding or fitted for your next fishing trip. M's Gems Resale…

Feeling spaced out? Cure your boredom with stellar movie night hosted by Miracle Mile Rockford

Paula Olson, executive director of Miracle Mile Rockford, speaks Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022, during an event celebrating the opening of a new mountain bike trail at Alpine Hills Adventure Park. Miracle Mile is hosting a movie night centered around Rockford's aerospace industry this weekend. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current) By Mary Sisk Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD —…

Rockford’s Miracle Mile to hold flag retirement ceremony

From news release Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — Miracle Mile Rockford will hold a flag retirement ceremony Monday to lay its old, tattered flags that periodically line the corridor to rest. The group will be joined by VFW Post 9759 Honor Guard, singer Jodi Beach and Boy Scout Troop 14 from Our Savior's Lutheran Church at 6 p.m. Monday in the former Magna parking lot, 3915 E.…

City Council approves TIF funds to help Guler relocate to Rockford’s Miracle Mile

Guler Appliance is renovating the former Crazy Joe's furniture store, 4435 E. State St., Rockford, for its new location after more than 85 years in Midtown. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current) By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our newsletter ROCKFORD — City Council members on Monday approved an agreement to provide Guler Appliance with $25,000 to help it renovate the former Crazy Joe's…

‘There is greatness for us to experience’: Rockford celebrates 815 Day

Mayor Tom McNamara makes remarks to kick off 815 Day on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at the Rockford Public Library in downtown. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current) By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our free e-newsletter ROCKFORD — Mayor Tom McNamara kicked off annual 815 Day festivities on Friday by reading a proclamation and encouraging residents to celebrate the city. This is the…

What is there to do on 815 Day? Here are a dozen options for Rockford Day

Kim Knutson of Lallygag Boutique talks with customers on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024, during 815 Day activities at Fairview Shopping Center in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current) By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our free e-newsletter ROCKFORD — It's time for that annual celebration of civic pride that happens each year when the calendar matches Rockford's primary area code.……

The first Scooter’s Coffee is open in the Rockford region. It won’t be the last

Rain Gorman greets a customer on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at Scooter's Coffee, 3515 E. State St., in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current) By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our free mobile app ROCKFORD — Scooter's Coffee, a kiosk-style drive-thru business focused on quality drinks and quick service, has opened its first location in the Rockford region. It won't be the…

815 Stocking Stuffer Guide | Shop small for last-minute gifts in the Rockford region

Jarrod Hennis, owner of Rockford Art Deli, lays a new 815 shirt on the dryer on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, at the downtown Rockford shop. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current) By Helen Karakoudas Special to the Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — The countdown of days until Christmas is now in single digits. To help take the stress out of finding last-minute gifts — and raise…

Drive-thru coffee kiosk coming to former State Street Station site in Rockford

A drive-thru Scooter's Coffee is under construction Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, at 3515 E. State St. in Rockford. (Photo by Kevin Haas/Rock River Current) By Kevin Haas Rock River Current Get our mobile app ROCKFORD — A kiosk-style drive-thru coffee chain is coming to the former State Street Station site in the city's Miracle Mile. Scooter's Coffee, a Nebraska-based chain that aims for quality…