New Dubuque Apartments To Welcome Maria House Graduates

New Dubuque Apartments To Welcome Maria House Graduates

Amy McFarland’s life was at a low point. It was March 2016 and she had just been arrested on drug charges for the second time in 14 months. That’s when she found Opening Doors’ Maria House through a drug court program. Now, after 490 days of sobriety, a lot of tears,...
New Exhibit, Book Put Focus On Washington Neighborhood

New Exhibit, Book Put Focus On Washington Neighborhood

The steeple of the former St. Mary’s Church has towered over Dubuque’s Washington Neighborhood for 150 years. For decades, it served as the physical, social and cultural center of a prominently German-Catholic working-class neighborhood. Dubuque artist Tim Olson on...
Saving St. Mary’s

Saving St. Mary’s

St. Mary’s Catholic Church was due for the wrecking ball after years of sitting vacant. But, the Friends of St. Mary’s saw the potential as an event space and wanted to preserve it. Now, it is being used for weddings, concerts and arts events. “The building lends...