r/Appleton

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Hi,
we’re four guys, and we’ve put together Westminster’s restaurant scene in an app called Vota. The concept is simple: you see two places side by side (for example Famille vs. Kachina Southwestern Grill), you choose the place you’d rather go to, and the ranking updates instantly. The more people vote, the more accurate the list gets over time. There are still a few duplicates here and there, but I’m continuously cleaning up the data.

Here’s the iPhone version, with categories that actually fit Westminster’s food scene:
https://apps.apple.com/app/vota-restaurant-ratings/id6744969212

And here’s the Android version (finally live):
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.vota.app

P.S. I’m not from Westminster (I live in Gothenburg). I’m not collecting data, not selling anything, and the app does not use AI-generated content. I’m posting in a few different subreddits because we now support more regions, and I genuinely want honest feedback from people who actually know the area.

u/TheShynola — 16 hours ago

Am I just overreacting or it’s construction season this year? Consider worse than recent memory.

And not just the construction itself, but even my street has had barrels on it for months and then they just started digging holes about two weeks ago and it seems impossible to go anywhere with everything blocked off

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u/that_damn_dog — 9 hours ago

Meeting new people in the area for people in their late 20s?

So I just moved to Appleton, im a 27 year old guy who had to kind of cut off most of my old friends from my old town. Bad eggs.

Anyways I dont really like drinking much but obviously I know bars are a good way to make friends so im wiliing to go to a bar and get food and like 3 or 4 beers. Or margs with Mexican food.

Are their like amateur sports leagues or other recreation thing? I have a fiance (so please dont be weird if message me or something, JUST want friendship) and work 2 jobs and dont consider work friends real friends so its just kind of a lonely existence our here atm. Let me know of any leagues or other things I could possibly meet people.

I enjoy sports, video games, learning new things. music (bass guitar but I need to buy a new one), hiking and exploring with my kid, fiance or alone (would love parent friends! I have a 7 year old boy). I have a nerdy side as well i love fantasy and science fiction and tbh ive been wanting to get into Warhammer 40k I just dont know if I have the time for it. Delete if not allowed!

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u/BoysenberryEnough198 — 13 hours ago

Cheap ish rent

Hello! Me and my roommate are needing a place to rent out for a temporary adjustment. We are needing a place by Oct 22nd. We are both in our 20's, both have jobs, with three cats. We currently live in Appleton

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u/Commercial-Agency-70 — 9 hours ago
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Godzilla/Hello Kitty Happy Meal Toys

If there are any McDonalds workers that can help me out, I’m trying to get a full set of the current Godzilla/Hello Kitty Happy Meal toys. Or if you are another person also searching, perhaps we can team up and report which locations have which toys.

As of yesterday, the one near Bay Beach had #7 Rodan, #1 Godzilla was at Main St W De Pere and Little Chute. There was a #2 Ghidorah sighting in Oshkosh, but I prefer the Appleton/Kimberly/Kaukauna area (or west Green Bay)

1: Hello Kitty x Godzilla
2: Keroppi x King Ghidorah
3: My Melody x Mothra
4: Pompompurin x Gigan
5. Kuromi x Mechagodzilla
6. Cinnamoroll x Destoroyah
7: Badzt Maru x Rodan
8. Choco Cat x Space Godzilla

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u/WesternOk4342 — 16 hours ago

Rentals

My roommate and I are looking for a rental in the Fox valley area anywhere 30ish minutes out from Appleton. We have a medium sized bulldog. All the places we've found are quite small or rundown.. that are in our price range... everything is so expensive yet we don't qualify for any help... do any of you know of any rentals under 1,100 for a 2 bedroom with at least heat and water included.

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u/Ok_Outcome8518 — 16 hours ago

Makeup

Looking for referrals for getting my makeup done - nothing crazy, just basic application. I know it's short notice but I have a job interview on Thursday and I don't know the first thing about applying it. The salon I used to go to that offered the service closed down, otherwise I would have booked there.

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u/Ayenrin — 1 day ago

Chickens

Any leads on anyone who sells chickens? Will be for eating, not pets. Thanks in advanced.

Edit: Live chickens. I’m looking for farms in the area that will sell live chickens. Thanks.

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u/KindlyTwist6835 — 1 day ago
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Wisconsin Senate candidate faces scrutiny for voting in 2 states

Andrew Whitley, executive director for the State Senate Democratic Committee, filed complaints against Michele Magadance Skinner on Aug. 12 with both the Wisconsin Elections Commission and the state Department of Revenue, raising questions about her residency, tax credits and voting history in Wisconsin and Georgia.

Leah Peterson, a spokeswoman with the Committee to Elect a Republican Senate, "Michele Skinner is focused on what actually matters to people in the Chippewa Valley: lowering costs, reducing property taxes."

Eau Claire County tax records show Skinner [claimed a Lottery and Gaming tax credit](https://ascent.eauclairecounty.gov/LandRecords/Reporting/TaxBilling/ViewSingleTaxBill/308720) worth $186.34 in 2025 for her Altoona home, a credit she and her husband have claimed since at least 2020. Department of Revenue [rules state](https://www.revenue.wi.gov/Pages/FAQS/slf-lottcr.aspx#lc2) that Wisconsin residents can claim this credit on only one primary residence.

But in 2025, they also claimed a senior homestead exemption in Dawson County, Georgia, where they own a home in the town of Dawsonville, records show.

They also claimed an income-based tax exemption reserved for seniors 75 and older with a household income of $25,000 or less.

Under [Wisconsin's "false swearing" law](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/946/iii/32), it is a Class H felony to knowingly make a false statement on a legal document. 

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u/Andy_Fish_Gill — 4 days ago

Flock Safety tightens safeguards as states, cities question surveillance network- Wisconsin Examiner 8/17

https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/08/17/repub/flock-safety-tightens-safeguards-as-states-cities-question-surveillance-network/?

Here is new information on what is going on with FLOCK. Wisconsin is highlighted from a recent FLOCK related false arrest. The report is a long form article with additional links to other information. It includes a link to FLOCK's new terms of service additions from the source. As stated below, on August 20th, there will be a community meeting concerning FLOCK in Neenah at the library. The announcement is here:

https://i.redd.it/6v0y5sc2o5jh1.png

u/Loninappleton25 — 3 days ago
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Right of Way

To the lady who honked at me and flipped me off as I drove through an intersection today,

If someone stops BEFORE you do at a four way stop, you don’t have right of way just because you’re to the right of them. If I’m beginning to go before you even reach the line to stop, you can’t get pressed at me for now being in the middle of the intersection.

No one in this city knows how do drive I swear. 5 car lengths between cars at a red light, wide turns violating turn lane lines, going under the speed limit in the left lane, so many people on their phones. I wish this was a walkable city, I hate driving here.

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u/ZeusKiller13x — 4 days ago
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C'mon Menasha.

Edit: I've gotten lots of messages about this and have been reading tons of comments on Facebook and wanted to edit this.

When I made this post I was more baffled by the fact the cops got called vs an honest conversation. The other actions from the videos OP weren't known to me at the time, and the RP must not have known either or I'm sure the cops would have mentioned it to him. It wasn't so much a out "HIM" but just the situation.

Regardless of the guy in the video being a "not so great guy", that still doesn't change that apparently lots of people have been harassed by residents, and the police regardless of cameras or skin color. Some were helping friends or family when their neighbors have come out screaming. (According to some of the messages and chats I've received.)

So I apologize for the racial aspect of the original post. Now I'm just sad that good honest people (not the person in the video, I mean the others I'm referring to) really want to help out their neighboring community which to some was the place they grew up or spent their summers as a kid. The argument that "I know all my neighbors" is a weak and narrow sighted one. And rather than the suspicious parties just having a friendly chat with people, they're acting out of fear and paranoia.

I'm just sad about the whole thing, and it sucks for everyone involved.

u/VixxxieVelvet — 5 days ago

Souvenir

Hello everyone, I would like to get my nieces (6 and 4)who live in Florida a little gift from up here. They wouldn’t appreciate cheese curds or any food item. They already have a million and one toys, if possible I would like to avoid that. What would be a good gift that’s representative of the area? Thank you in advance:)

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u/Why_Oranges — 3 days ago

Appleton culture

So I moved here about 5 years ago. And boyfriend recently did too. We are both from Southern Wisconsin.

We have both noticed that there seems to be this culture difference. Down south we are a lot more sassy, crass, shit talking, but like in a fun and loving way.

Up here that seems forbidden , there's a lack of bluntness and lots of beating around the bush...not saying thats a bad thing by any means...but it has Def been a culture change. I go home and my friends and family just roast eachother, point of people in a crowd, and just kind of rude. I am middle ground now, where I have to watch my p's and q's here, but back home feels almost too mean now lol.

Has anyone else experienced this??

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u/Particular_Bonus_234 — 4 days ago

Thunder? Fireworks?

I’m on the east side and can hear what sounds like thunder, but when I looked at the radar - nothing. Is this seriously from fireworks? So loud…

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u/Wheat_Wizard — 5 days ago

Moving soon - need some foodies out there to share their knowledge!

We're moving back to Appleton in January, and while my significant other is familiar with the area, it's been 8-ish years since she was actively there. Because things change in such a big gap there, and we're foodies to the core, I'm looking for everyone's take (and why!) on the following cuisines in Appleton:

Best Chinese? (Specifically General Tso, Orange Chicken and Mongolian Beef)

Best Neopolitan-style pizza?

Best Pho? (we adored Basils, but things can change in such a big time span!)

Thank you in advance! :D

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u/thealekianhero — 5 days ago