Not sure where the author got THAT phrase from.
Hi Diana! Happy to see another Wisconsinite here.
One little point... actually the author is correct. I have lived in Kenosha for 31 years. There is indeed a neighborhood known as Uptown in Kenosha, located in the in the center city, west of Downtown (which is east of Sheridan Rd near the Lake). Uptown is an older retail area primarily along 22nd Avenue between Roosevelt Rd/63rd St & 60th St, which was decimated on the 2nd night of the rioting. Many of you have seen pictures of the Danish Brotherhood Hall being completely consumed by flames. This was located in this neighborhood, and was where the older gentleman was brutally attacked as he tried to defend it. A good friend of ours lost his business along Roosevelt Rd, and people lost their homes who lived in apartments above these businesses.
Seeing long-time, well-loved family businesses intentionally reduced to piles of burnt rubble is surreal. We were attacked. I am still so sickened, angry & exhausted that I can barely put any of this into words. We have barely slept all week. Our neighborhood has been quiet and well-away from the violence, but no one feels safe or is letting down their guard.
As an added note... we were driving out in the county today, west of I-94. Unlike the city, the county is conservative and leans Republican. I am happy to report seeing MANY Trump signs! I have also seen Trump signs cropping up here in the city, which for the most part didn't happen in 2016.
Thanks for the information. She was using ‘uptown’ as a descriptor, and not a neighborhood name, so that was my confusion.
I’m so sorry about Kenosha. We are getting little to NO coverage about it on the other side of the state (I’m in SW Iowa County)
Please stay safe. I hope the worst is over for you all, now!