Steeple at Steeple Square Named for Devout Donor

Steeple at Steeple Square Named for Devout Donor

On Sundays when Trish McDonald was with her dad, her mornings were the same. She sat in awe, staring at intricate designs and red, painted ceilings embellished with gold inside St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Each detail was memorizing, and she found herself easily lost...
In Dubuque, Stained Glass Opens Window to Past and Future

In Dubuque, Stained Glass Opens Window to Past and Future

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,...
Steeple Square Shows Off Progress During 4th Annual Community Event

Steeple Square Shows Off Progress During 4th Annual Community Event

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...
Steeple Square to Open Marita Theisen Childcare Center

Steeple Square to Open Marita Theisen Childcare Center

This video can be viewed on KCRG-TV9’s website. A new childcare center is coming to downtown Dubuque. It’s called Marita Theisen Childcare Center and it will be on Steeple Square campus. The center will provide affordable and accessible childcare to about 100...
Child Care Center Coming to Steeple Square in Dubuque

Child Care Center Coming to Steeple Square in Dubuque

The Steeple Square Board of Directors announced that a day care center will be opened in the former St. Mary’s rectory. The facility will be called the Marita Theisen Child Care Center at Steeple Square. It is not expected to be ready for children until late 2018 or...