Taking the Next Steps: Networking, education uplifts the next generation of Hmong leaders

Networking events can be “transactional,” according to Mai Xiong. There are unspoken rules and expectations, and one must understand what they ...

Using Pain as Propane

UWEC’s Dennis Beale works to inspire young black men in college, the community

Dennis Beale doesn’t need coffee to get going on a cold winter morning. All he needs are text messages from some of the many UW-Eau Claire students he’s ...

Local Business, Global Impact

Lasker Jewelers produces documentary film on African diamond sourcing

On Friday, Nov. 8, Lasker Jewelers debuted a nearly half-hour documentary film detailing local owner Nicole Lasker and her sister Liz Falkner Lasker’s recent trip to ...

Merry Christkindlmarkt

Lazy Monk’s annual German-style market returns

Lazy Monk Brewing is back with holiday cheer, hosting their fourth annual Christkindlmarkt (Christmas Market for non-German speakers) – celebrating the quaint German tradition of ...

By the Numbers: Local Schools

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction recently released 2018-19 report cards for public school districts. Districts’ rankings in areas such as ...

City and Xcel Set Carbon-Free Goals

The City of Eau Claire and Xcel Energy signed an ambitious “Energy Future Collaboration” agreement earlier this month, jointly pledging to produce – and use – more clean energy. The memorandum of understanding is ...

FEATURE STORY: Karaoke in the Valley (A Scientific Analysis)

According to the peer-edited and highly regarded online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, karaoke was first popularized by a Japanese engineer in the late 1960s as a form of dinner entertainment. Since then, karaoke has ...

A Path to Winter Happiness

Wintermission EC wants to adjust our attitudes about the coming season

If you’ll forgive the pun, a newly designated Winter Recreation Path – which will be given high plowing priority when it snows – is just the tip of the iceberg for ...

Travel on Two Wheels

Eau Claire author chronicles life as a motorcycle lover

There was a time I hitched rides on my friend Marv’s motorcycles, which have been and forever will be Harley-Davidsons. Sometime along the way, I read Robert Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle ...

On Record for Youth

studio owner aims to create mentorship program for kids

Collaboration is key for an Eau Claire recording studio owner who is calling community members into action to benefit area youth. Kyle Culver owns Sprinter Studios, a recording studio nestled in downtown Eau Claire with aspirations aimed at ...