grace.nieland@thmedia.com AND NICK JOOS Biz Buzz shares business tidbits from across the tri-states.
This edition highlights developments in Dubuque; Lake Delhi, Iowa; and Cuba City, Wis. For Noah Riley, music is more than just a passing tune. The Dubuque resident began listening to music at a young age, and it quickly became a passion.
He opened a mobile DJ business at 16 and spent years honing his sound until deciding recently to open his own music venue. Riley achieved that dream by opening The Goose at 920 Main St. in partnership with Natalie Heck.
The multifaceted business has a variety of features and includes a music venue, yoga studio and bar. “It’s a place where we can appreciate music for what it’s meant to be,” Riley said. “We utilize the best speakers we can get, and we really focus on the music itself, whether that’s listening to the jukebox or hosting a show.
” The hi-fi lounge fills the space formerly occupied by The Fox Den, a music venue that closed this spring. Heck showed the space to potential buyers in her role as a Realtor, but eventually began considering the space more seriously for her and Riley’s own endeavors. The couple agreed that the space fit their needs, and they took it over this spring.
Minimal renovations were needed to the space, Heck said, although the decor has been revamped and rearranged. “We’re going for a New Orleans theme,” she said. “For us, it just seemed like the best of both worlds when we visited, between .