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Batavia High School to Host 150 Students from Japan for a Unity Concert at the BFAC
Batavia, IL -During the last week of school in December, the Batavia HS Bands will host 150 students from Inagakuen Sogo HS in Tokyo, Japan, for a Unity Concert at the Batavia Fine Arts Centre. One of Japan’s finest wind ensembles, winners of the Vienna Grand Prix, and 15-time Gold-Medalists at the All Japan Band Contest is coming to Chicago for the 2024 Midwest International Band Clinic, beginning with a special cultural exchange visit at Batavia High School. This stellar group of musicians will perform an
Batavia Park District named winner of 2024 Chicago Tribune Top Workplace Award
Batavia Park District is pleased to announce that it has been named one of the Chicago area’s top companies of 2024 by the Chicago Tribune. The Top Workplace Award recognizes organizations that create and sustain a positive and productive culture for employees.“This recognition as a Top Workplace is about the culture we’ve created together—the trust we’ve built, the ways we lift each other up, and the shared belief that we are all working toward something bigger than ourselves: creating vibrant parks and
Batavia Chamber of Commerce Member Jessica Medrano of R.J. O’Neil Mechanical Contractors Named a 2024 Daily Herald Suburban Business Influential Women in Business Honoree
Medrano joins eight other suburban women executives in this year’s class of awardees. The Batavia Chamber of Commerce is pleased to share that Jessica Medrano, owner and president of Montgomery-based R. J. O’Neil Mechanical Contractors was recently named a 2024 Daily Herald Suburban Business Influential Women in Business. The awards are presented yearly to outstanding women executives who excel in business, civic and personal arenas. Joining Ms. Medrano as a 2024 honoree are Preeti Gulati, Kiddie
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Batavia Indoor Market Season Starts November 2
Batavia MainStreet is excited to announce the start of the Indoor Market season. The Indoor Market kicks off on Saturday, November 2 from 9:00 am until noon at Grainology BrewStillery (131 Flinn Street; Suite C, Batavia) and will continue through mid-May every Saturday.The Indoor Market will feature more than 20 vendors weekly. These local farmers, bakers, and makers will be bringing a wide variety of products including locally grown produce, farm raised meats, eggs, fresh baked goods, hot sauces, gourmet
Boss Moves: How Adobe Acrobat Helps Women Entrepreneurs Get It Done
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3rd Annual Holiday Home Tours and Dinner Fundraiser Scheduled
PLEASE JOIN US!WHAT: 3rd Annual Holiday Home Tours and Dinner fundraiser for Batavia’s annual 4th of July Sky ConcertWHEN: Saturday, December 7, 2024 5:00-9:00pmWHERE: Home Tour—436 Brady Way, Batavia (Tanglewood Subdivision) Home Tour—516 Brady Way, Batavia (Tanglewood Subdivision) Buffet Dinner---2701 Saupp Drive, Batavia (Tanglewood Clubhouse)COST: $100 per person (ages 21 and over event)ATTIRE: Your Holiday finest!RSVP: To purchase tickets, go to bataviafireworks.org. There is limited
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Batavia Boardwalk Shops 2025 Application Opens September 5
Applications for the popular Batavia business incubator spaces are due by December 15, 2024.If you have a budding business and want to propel it to the next level, Batavia MainStreet invites you to apply for one of their 10 12x12 Batavia Boardwalk Shops spaces available. The cluster of tiny shops is located on the corner of Wilson and River Streets in Batavia. For more information or to apply visit https://downtownbatavia.com/vendor-application/. The Batavia Boardwalk Shops Program is designed to attract
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36th Annual Corvette Raffle Offers Chance to Win $50,000 or 2025 Corvette 1LT
The Rotary Club of Batavia proudly announces its 36th Annual Corvette Raffle, offering participants the opportunity to win either $50,000 in cash or a brand-new 2025 Corvette 1LT. This year's raffle promises excitement with only 1,200 tickets available for purchase at $100 each, providing ticket holders not only a shot at the grand prize but also multiple chances to win $500. The Corvette Raffle is a cornerstone event for the Rotary Club of Batavia, aimed at raising funds to support a wide range of
New Museum Exhibit Depicts Batavia Past and Present Through Paintings
BATAVIA, IL – Luminous watercolors and vibrant oil paints capture visions of the Batavia landscape in a new exhibit at Batavia Depot Museum showcasing artworks from the Batavia Historical Society’s collection. “Through the Artist’s Brush” focuses on the works of local painters. The collection spans 17 decades and includes a painting from 1860 depicting the Revere House Hotel and more recent paintings of the Batavia Depot Museum and the Fermilab National Accelerator Laboratory. “There are so many amazing
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Batavia Police Chief Announces Retirement
BATAVIA, IL. (JUNE 18, 2024) – Batavia Police Chief Shawn Mazza, who began his law enforcement career in Batavia as a patrol officer in January 1999 and worked his way up to Police Chief in 2022, has announced his retirement effective January 14, 2025. Mazza oversees a police department with 43 full-time sworn officers and 12 civilian employees. During his tenure, he helped spearhead several community-focused initiatives, including Coffee with a Cop, Cones with Cops, the expansion of the bicycling
