For much of the past four decades, the former Zahn’s department store building in Racine cast a dark shadow on an up-and-coming downtown that has long struggled with blight and economic disinvestment. Once home to Racine’s premier shopping destination, the 50,000-square-foot, four-story department store was abandoned after Zahn’s went out of business in the early … Continue reading Downtown Racine gets boost from new boutique hotel