Sometimes opportunity knocks. Other times, it slides in through the windows. When a Dubuque parish moved out of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in 2010, the community turned the cluster of church buildings into a community center known as Steeple Square. In the process,...
Organizers of the Steeple Square project had a chance to show off their accomplishments Sunday. The continuing project is transforming the former St. Mary’s Catholic Parish property at 15th and White streets into a campus offering a community/event center, 12...
Durable Restoration’s work on Steeple Square in Dubuque, Iowa, won the award for metal roofing from the International Federation for the Roofing Trade (IFD). The Durable Restoration Co., based in Columbus, Ohio, is the first American company to win the award,...
Kids play at the Marita Theisen Childcare Center in Dubuque on August 26, 2019. (Allison Wong/KCRG) It’s tough for parents to find childcare for their kids due to fewer programs available across the state of Iowa, but one center opening in Dubuque is...
As many schools were welcoming their students back to class, the Marita Thesien Child Care Center opened its doors for the first time. The daycare center is operated by the non-profit, Steeple Square. The group renovated the former home of St. Mary’s Rectory to house...
People explore an infant room Tuesday at the Marita Theisen Childcare Center located in Steeple Square in Dubuque. A former Dubuque church rectory has found new life as a child care facility, reflecting community efforts to adapt historic structures to satisfy current...
The Marita Theisen Childcare Center will soon be opening its doors on the Steeple Square Campus. Many families across Eastern Iowa have struggled to find access to affordable child care. According to the Iowa Child Care Resource and Referral, almost a quarter of...
The family of Arnie Honkamp attended a private dedication ceremony in which Steeple Square officials named its community event center as Honkamp Hall. Officials with Steeple Square recently named the campus’ community event center for one of its “founding board...
Steeple Square is one of 15 unique and creative buildings from the United States and Canada that recently earned a spot among the 2019 North American Copper in Architecture (NACIA) award-winners for its extraordinary use of copper. Durable Restoration, of Columbus,...
A new child care center will open at Steeple Square in Dubuque later this year, creating more than a dozen jobs. The Marita Theisen Childcare Center will open Aug. 26 and will serve as many as 72 children in the tri-state area, according to a press release. The care...
