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Staff NotesFebruary 26, 2021

One Year Into the Pandemic, We’re Still Doing Big Things

a note from the managing editor

Kid Stuff RecreationFebruary 25, 2021

No Contact, But Lots of Fun: New 7-on-7 Football League Begins

Food+Drink EntrepreneurshipFebruary 25, 2021

All You Knead: UWEC Student Starts Bakery Biz

Michayla’s Sweets offers specialty cakes, cookies, cupcakes

Food+DrinkFebruary 25, 2021

It’s Fish Fry Season: Here Are Three Upcoming Local Events

because nothing beats a Lenten fish fry in Wisconsin

MusicFebruary 25, 2021

Let's Get a Little Woozy with the New Courtside Lush Album "Swoonlight"

it’s emblematic of that long-gone feeling after bar-close (remember when we used to do that?)

MusicFebruary 25, 2021

Making Bridges: Ben Shaw Drops New Song “Quarantine Bridge”

the song is dedicated to an old friend who died due to COVID-19

Special SectionFebruary 25, 2021

Tax-Aide Program Offers Free Help

AARP program provides free tax assistance; appointments a required

The Rear EndFebruary 25, 2021

THE REAR END: A Cold Waste of Time

wheeling into a winter afternoon

PeopleFebruary 25, 2021

Notable + Quotable | Feb. 25, 2021

things heard around the Chippewa Valley

SchoolsFebruary 24, 2021

EC Elementary Students Will Be Back in Class Four Days a Week

school board OKs switch starting April 5; upper grades not affected

PeopleFebruary 24, 2021

Questioning the Locals: TJ Atkins

chatting with the executive director of The Community Table

FilmFebruary 23, 2021

Let’s Get Weird at the Fifth Annual MidWest WeirdFest

‘It’s all weird,’ says founder and director Dean Bertram

SchoolsFebruary 23, 2021

EC School Board Will Consider Bringing K-5 Back to Classrooms Four Days a Week

special meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 24, will seek public comment

Seniors Community Orgs PodcastsFebruary 23, 2021

New Podcast Focuses on Aging Well for Seniors, Loved Ones

‘Journey Ahead’ podcast features local experts on aging-related issues like health, fitness, memory

News SchoolsFebruary 23, 2021

Eau Claire District Ponders Going Back to (More) School

as virus-related metrics decline, schools consider more in-person instruction

Visual Art DesignFebruary 23, 2021

Minneapolis-Based Designer Explores Racism’s Impact in EC

‘I’ve always viewed learning as a way to heal,’ says artist Melanie G.S. Walby

EntrepreneurshipFebruary 23, 2021

The Hive Makes Pivot, Evolves Into Boutique

Lake Hallie business began as a restaurant

Cover Art Visual ArtFebruary 23, 2021

On the Cover | Feb. 25, 2021

learn more about this issue’s cover art from Lindsey Cherek Waller

WellnessFebruary 22, 2021

Feeling Glitchy? The YMCA Wants to Help You Reset

YMCA of the Chippewa Valley offering free wellness challenge

Local LitFebruary 22, 2021

LOCAL LIT: ‘Red Dots’

a poem by Rosa Canales