Café opening set Tuesday in LaX

LaCrosse is gearing up for another café opening. Following the closure of Hazel’s Place Aug. 1, the LaCrosse Café is slated for re-opening Oct. 4 by Darlene Kates, Julie Roberts and Soni Broeckel. Kates and Roberts previously operated the Dusty Café from 1988-2005. Roberts is Kates’ daughter, and Broeckel is Roberts’ daughter.

“Three generations are going to run it,” said Carol Cauley, LaCrosse Community Pride (LCP) board member. “The board approached them, and we’ve been asking them over the years.”

LCP owns the café building in town, among others, and leases it out to tenants. The group was...