Sugar River Pizza - Revision history

Jacques: Add the Sun Prairie opening date and site (Madison Magazine, 2020)

2026-10-29T03:02:53Z

Add the Sun Prairie opening date and site (Madison Magazine, 2020)

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	==History==		==History==
	The Capital Times says the business started in Belleville in 2010<ref name="ct-2024-04-03-pO38" />; the State Journal said in 2023 that it began "14 years ago", about 2009<ref name="mc-2023-07-02-stone-porch">Kalk Derby, S. (2023, July 2). [https://madison.com/article_69298c22-6d99-536f-9daf-8f82b80543b9.html "Couple has new plans for shuttered brewpub."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. A New Glarus store followed in 2013. The Verona store opened in March 2016 in a newly built building at 957 Liberty Dr., which became an anchor of Verona's Liberty Drive district near Fisher King Winery and Wisconsin Brewing<ref name="mc-2016-03-15-sugar-river-verona-review">Krug, E. (2016, June 7). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/article_39ba733c-0706-51b7-a712-ba252d4c6cad.html "Let's Eat: Build your own pie in newly built Sugar River Pizza in Verona."] ''madison.com''.</ref>; the Belleville store closed later that year. A Sun Prairie store, owned by the Wattersons, was announced in March 2019 for the Prairie Lakes development, with 46 tap lines planned<ref name="mc-2019-03-04-sugar-river-sp">Kalk Derby, S. (2019, March 4). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/restaurants/article_59ee77f8-7f0f-5c1d-b5ba-3d84bce66015.html "Sugar River Pizza heading to Sun Prairie."] ''madison.com''.</ref>; it opened in October 2020<ref name="ct-2024-04-03-pO38" /><ref name="mc-2023-07-02-stone-porch" />.		The Capital Times says the business started in Belleville in 2010<ref name="ct-2024-04-03-pO38" />; the State Journal said in 2023 that it began "14 years ago", about 2009<ref name="mc-2023-07-02-stone-porch">Kalk Derby, S. (2023, July 2). [https://madison.com/article_69298c22-6d99-536f-9daf-8f82b80543b9.html "Couple has new plans for shuttered brewpub."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. A New Glarus store followed in 2013. The Verona store opened in March 2016 in a newly built building at 957 Liberty Dr., which became an anchor of Verona's Liberty Drive district near Fisher King Winery and Wisconsin Brewing<ref name="mc-2016-03-15-sugar-river-verona-review">Krug, E. (2016, June 7). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/article_39ba733c-0706-51b7-a712-ba252d4c6cad.html "Let's Eat: Build your own pie in newly built Sugar River Pizza in Verona."] ''madison.com''.</ref>; the Belleville store closed later that year. A Sun Prairie store, owned by the Wattersons, was announced in March 2019 for the Prairie Lakes development, with 46 tap lines planned<ref name="mc-2019-03-04-sugar-river-sp">Kalk Derby, S. (2019, March 4). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/restaurants/article_59ee77f8-7f0f-5c1d-b5ba-3d84bce66015.html "Sugar River Pizza heading to Sun Prairie."] ''madison.com''.</ref>; it opened on October 8, 2020, on Cabela Drive near Cabela's<ref name="madmag-2020-10-08-sugar-river-sp">Inveiss, M. (2020, October 8). [https://www.channel3000.com/madison-magazine/dining-and-drink/sugar-river-pizza-co-opens-third-location-in-sun-prairie/article_7b68e570-acaf-589a-91a6-09199989af91.html "Sugar River Pizza Co. opens third location in Sun Prairie."] ''Madison Magazine''.</ref><ref name="ct-2024-04-03-pO38" /><ref name="mc-2023-07-02-stone-porch" />.

	In 2023 the Thomases opened Stone Porch Alehouse in Verona, in the former Boulder Brewpub, with burgers and fried chicken rather than pizza<ref name="mc-2023-07-02-stone-porch" /><ref name="ct-2024-04-03-pO38" />.		In 2023 the Thomases opened Stone Porch Alehouse in Verona, in the former Boulder Brewpub, with burgers and fried chicken rather than pizza<ref name="mc-2023-07-02-stone-porch" /><ref name="ct-2024-04-03-pO38" />.

Jacques: Add the Verona opening address and the Sun Prairie plan (2015–2019 research)

2026-10-21T13:53:11Z

Add the Verona opening address and the Sun Prairie plan (2015–2019 research)

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	==History==		==History==
	The Capital Times says the business started in Belleville in 2010<ref name="ct-2024-04-03-pO38" />; the State Journal said in 2023 that it began "14 years ago", about 2009<ref name="mc-2023-07-02-stone-porch">Kalk Derby, S. (2023, July 2). [https://madison.com/article_69298c22-6d99-536f-9daf-8f82b80543b9.html "Couple has new plans for shuttered brewpub."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. A New Glarus store followed in 2013. The Verona store opened in March 2016, and the Belleville store closed later that year. A Sun Prairie store, owned by the Wattersons, opened in October 2020<ref name="ct-2024-04-03-pO38" /><ref name="mc-2023-07-02-stone-porch" />.		The Capital Times says the business started in Belleville in 2010<ref name="ct-2024-04-03-pO38" />; the State Journal said in 2023 that it began "14 years ago", about 2009<ref name="mc-2023-07-02-stone-porch">Kalk Derby, S. (2023, July 2). [https://madison.com/article_69298c22-6d99-536f-9daf-8f82b80543b9.html "Couple has new plans for shuttered brewpub."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. A New Glarus store followed in 2013. The Verona store opened in March 2016 in a newly built building at 957 Liberty Dr., which became an anchor of Verona's Liberty Drive district near Fisher King Winery and Wisconsin Brewing<ref name="mc-2016-03-15-sugar-river-verona-review">Krug, E. (2016, June 7). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/article_39ba733c-0706-51b7-a712-ba252d4c6cad.html "Let's Eat: Build your own pie in newly built Sugar River Pizza in Verona."] ''madison.com''.</ref>; the Belleville store closed later that year. A Sun Prairie store, owned by the Wattersons, was announced in March 2019 for the Prairie Lakes development, with 46 tap lines planned<ref name="mc-2019-03-04-sugar-river-sp">Kalk Derby, S. (2019, March 4). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/restaurants/article_59ee77f8-7f0f-5c1d-b5ba-3d84bce66015.html "Sugar River Pizza heading to Sun Prairie."] ''madison.com''.</ref>; it opened in October 2020<ref name="ct-2024-04-03-pO38" /><ref name="mc-2023-07-02-stone-porch" />.

	In 2023 the Thomases opened Stone Porch Alehouse in Verona, in the former Boulder Brewpub, with burgers and fried chicken rather than pizza<ref name="mc-2023-07-02-stone-porch" /><ref name="ct-2024-04-03-pO38" />.		In 2023 the Thomases opened Stone Porch Alehouse in Verona, in the former Boulder Brewpub, with burgers and fried chicken rather than pizza<ref name="mc-2023-07-02-stone-porch" /><ref name="ct-2024-04-03-pO38" />.
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	==Locations==		==Locations==
	* Verona (March 2016 to present).		* 957 Liberty Dr., Verona (March 2016 to present)<ref name="mc-2016-03-15-sugar-river-verona-review" />.
	* New Glarus (2013 to present).		* New Glarus (2013 to present).
	* Sun Prairie (October 2020 to present).		* Sun Prairie (October 2020 to present).

Jacques: New article from the 2023–2026 newspaper research recorded in the database

2026-10-20T05:06:06Z

New article from the 2023–2026 newspaper research recorded in the database

New page

'''Sugar River Pizza''' is a family pizza business that began in Belleville. Sarah and Ross Thomas started it with Sarah's parents, Deb and Daryl Watterson<ref name="ct-2024-04-03-pO38">Haase, N. (2024, April 3). "Hot chicken and cold beer: Stone Porch Alehouse in Verona invites celebration." ''The Capital Times''. p. O38. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1056657020/ 1056657020].</ref>. It was runner-up for the State Journal readers' People's Choice award for best pizza in 2024, 2025 and 2026<ref name="mc-2024-09-09-peoples-choice-pizza">(2024, September 9). [https://madison.com/article_5cf10508-6ea4-11ef-8be4-d379017a8765.html "People's Choice 2024: Best Pizza."] ''madison.com''.</ref><ref name="mc-2025-09-14-peoples-choice-pizza">(2025, September 14). [https://madison.com/article_526cbc04-54bd-11ef-ba53-8f2dad06c08b.html "People's Choice 2025: Best Pizza."] ''madison.com''.</ref><ref name="mc-2026-09-12-peoples-choice-pizza">(2026, September 12). [https://madison.com/article_683157a3-d387-4c08-be35-952cf4f9745a.html "People's Choice 2026: Best Pizza."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.

==History==
The Capital Times says the business started in Belleville in 2010<ref name="ct-2024-04-03-pO38" />; the State Journal said in 2023 that it began "14 years ago", about 2009<ref name="mc-2023-07-02-stone-porch">Kalk Derby, S. (2023, July 2). [https://madison.com/article_69298c22-6d99-536f-9daf-8f82b80543b9.html "Couple has new plans for shuttered brewpub."] ''madison.com''.</ref>. A New Glarus store followed in 2013. The Verona store opened in March 2016, and the Belleville store closed later that year. A Sun Prairie store, owned by the Wattersons, opened in October 2020<ref name="ct-2024-04-03-pO38" /><ref name="mc-2023-07-02-stone-porch" />.

In 2023 the Thomases opened Stone Porch Alehouse in Verona, in the former Boulder Brewpub, with burgers and fried chicken rather than pizza<ref name="mc-2023-07-02-stone-porch" /><ref name="ct-2024-04-03-pO38" />.

==Pizza==
* All its sauces are made from scratch<ref name="mc-2023-07-02-stone-porch" />.

==Locations==
* Verona (March 2016 to present).
* New Glarus (2013 to present).
* Sun Prairie (October 2020 to present).

===Former Locations===
* Belleville (2009 or 2010 to 2016).

==See also==
* [[Item:Q1337|Sugar River Pizza in the Madison Pizza Wiki database]]

==Notes==
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