Film HistoryApril 17, 2024 ‘WHEN RUBBER HIT THE ROAD’: Local Doc Details Closure of Uniroyal Tire Plant film will premiere May 3 at Pablo Center
Books Politics HistoryApril 12, 2024 Book Details How JFK’s Road to the White House Came Through Wisconsin E.C. author B.J. Hollars chronicles Badger State’s importance to 35th president
Staff Notes EconomyFebruary 22, 2024 STAFF NOTE: The Past – and Future – of the Valley’s Economic Resilience more than 30 years later, the shadow of Uniroyal remains
Podcasts HistoryFebruary 19, 2024 Upcoming Documentary, Podcast Tell Stories of Uniroyal Tire Plant documentarians B.J. Hollars and Steve Dayton dive deeper into Uniroyal stories in limited podcast series
Books HistoryNovember 1, 2023 New Year, New Books From Hollars: Local Author to Publish Two Books in 2024 grief, family, elections, and more abound in memoir ‘Year of Plenty’ and the nonfiction ‘Wisconsin for Kennedy’
Books EnvironmentSeptember 20, 2023 One Book, One Community Program Focuses on Homegrown Conservation Efforts ‘Nature’s Best Hope’ emphasizes that rebuilding habitat can start in your own yard
Kid Stuff Events ActivitiesSeptember 13, 2023 Dotters Books Hosts Weekend Story Time Events hangout with your littles out of the house every Saturday at this local event
Staff NotesAugust 25, 2023 STAFF NOTE: Volume One’s Trolley Dreams Finally Come True from Volume One publisher Nick Meyer
FeaturesAugust 24, 2023 All Aboard! As new trolley tours launch this Summer in the Chippewa Valley, we look back at the storied and notable history of the Eau Claire trolley.
History OutdoorsApril 24, 2023 Camp Manitou: A Century of Spirit For 100-plus years, Camp Manitou has given kids an outdoor, unplugged, and positive summertime experience
Community Orgs EventsApril 19, 2023 Raise a Glass for This Fundraiser to Help Literacy Chippewa Valley ‘A Toast to Literacy’ Planned for May 16 in Altoona
WritingMarch 17, 2023 THEY WANT YOU, WRITERS! ‘Barstow & Grand’ Now Accepting Submissions local literary journal seeking poetry and prose for upcoming issue
Diversity EventsJanuary 10, 2023 King Day Celebration Planned Jan. 16 at Pablo Center free event will commemorate legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Opening Letters HolidaysDecember 20, 2022 COLUMN: The Gift That Keeps On Giving the impromptu wearing of an elf costume leads to a lifetime of giving good cheer
Music Visual Art Theater Dance WritingDecember 17, 2022 Midwest Artists Academy Director Passes Torch founder and director of the program, B.J. Hollars, steps back, Arthur Grothe takes over
Events WritingOctober 7, 2022 12-Hour Writer’s Retreat Sign-Ups Open Nov. 1 get some writing time in a fun environment at this morning to evening writers workshop in January
Visual Art Schools WritingSeptember 22, 2022 UWEC’s Literary Magazine Opens Up Submissions NOTA is now accepting music and visual art alongside prose for its next edition
Books HistorySeptember 21, 2022 Sesquicentennial Stories: Eau Claire Native’s Novel Caused a Stir 1934 book received positive review in New York Times
Features HistoryAugust 12, 2022 The Last Ferry Driver Until 1964, rural Dunn County drivers depended on a ferry, not a bridge, to cross the Chippewa River.