The River Prairie Development in Altoona offers fun activities year-round. Concerts, coffee, and cuisine are all reasons to stop by. Creating more space by expanding the Brewing Projekt (1807 N. Oxford Ave., Eau Claire) resulted in more room to connect with old friends or to make new ones. Everyone who had to find a new route during the State Street reconstruction, which included the addition of several roundabouts and medians, is happy to have this project completed. – Diana Peterson