Long Wait for a Transfer: City seeking input on new transit center

Wed. Oct. 16th, 2019  |  Tom Giffey, photos by Andrea Paulseth

For 35 years, Eau Claire mass-transit users have waited for a permanent downtown transfer center. And, for 35 years, these bus riders have made do with a “temporary” building that’s little more ...

Ghosts From the Past

check out these eerie old images of Chippewa Valley kids celebrating the spooky season

Wed. Oct. 16th, 2019  |  Photos by Chippewa Valley Museum , by Tom Giffey

Sure, you won’t find a Transformer or Pokemon in the bunch, but many of the Halloween costumes in these photos from the early- and mid-20th century look surprisingly ...

Cooperative Catering: Just Local Food expands with catering services

Wed. Oct. 16th, 2019  |  Lauren Fisher, photos by Andrea Paulseth

How many Just Local Food Cooperative employees does it take to operate a deli slicer? Well, it used to take one person to call the storage space to arrange for pick-up, one person to get it, two to haul ...

The Darkest Holiday

Halloween is the best and that’s that

Wed. Oct. 16th, 2019  |  Mike Paulus

Pale dead weeds flank the wrought iron gate. Dark, dirty windows gape at you from the rickety walls. The roof has many angles and lots of little places to hide. The house stands three stories ...

What I Learned From My Father

Wed. Oct. 16th, 2019  |  by Cathryn Cofell

learned from my father how to love / the work, to not settle for paper mill / button-pusher to earn retirement pay ...

For Your Revue: Benefit for homelessness has something for everyone

Wed. Oct. 16th, 2019  |  Barbara Arnold

Clearwater Revue II: A Benefit to End Homelessness will take place Sunday, Oct. 27, at the Pablo Center at the Confluence, 128 Graham Ave. When federal funds were unexpectedly cut from Chippewa Valley ...

Write Off the Page

Chippewa Valley Book Festival makes reading a social affair with 20 author events

Wed. Oct. 16th, 2019  |  Tom Giffey

Reading is typically a solitary act. True, a reader can commune with the mind of a writer via the printed page, but it’s a one-way process. So for readers, meeting authors – hearing directly ...

Floating Around the State: Author John Hildebrand reconnects with Wisconsin by canoe

Wed. Oct. 16th, 2019  |  Eric Rasmussen

For decades the Chippewa Valley turned its back on its rivers, but all of a sudden our waterways are rising in our esteem again. From river views incorporated into the plans of new building projects ...

Fright Club Returns: An evening of pro wrestling and pro comedy

Wed. Oct. 16th, 2019  |  Maddy Mortimer, photos by Branden Nall

Clear Water Comedy & Showtime Championship Wrestling brings Fright Club back to Eau Claire on Saturday, Oct. 26. There are two showings, a matinee open ...

Real Estate Rockstars 2019

Presented by Charter Bank + Volume One

Wed. Oct. 16th, 2019  |  Lauren Fisher, photos by Andrea Paulseth

National Landmarks Status Sought for Two Eau Claire Bridges

Wed. Oct. 16th, 2019  |  V1 Staff, photos by Janae Breunig

Two historic former railroad bridges in Eau Claire may soon be designated as national landmarks. The Eau Claire Landmarks Commission recently voted to support placing the Chicago ...

Altoona Mayor Called Champion of the Arts

Wed. Oct. 16th, 2019  |  V1 Staff

Altoona Mayor Brendan Pratt will receive a statewide award for arts advocacy later this month. Pratt, who was elected mayor in 2016, will be honored with an Arts in the Community Award by Arts Wisconsin ...

Real Estate Rockstars - Scott Wolfe - Century 21

Relationship-based Realty

Wed. Oct. 16th, 2019

Real Estate Rockstars - Katrina Hake - Edina Realty

A New Do-Gooder

Wed. Oct. 16th, 2019

Katrina Hake introduces people to their new home and their new community.

Real Estate Rockstars - Joe Germain - Woods & Water Realty

An Agent and Advocate

Wed. Oct. 16th, 2019

Real Estate Rockstars - Jason Jesperson - Century 21

A slam dunk agent

Wed. Oct. 16th, 2019

Real Estate Rockstars - Todd Schwartz - Chippewa Valley Real Estate

From Rental to Residential

Wed. Oct. 16th, 2019

Real Estate Rockstars - Brian & Linda Dunham - Coldwell Banker

A Balanced Approach

Wed. Oct. 16th, 2019

Real Estate Rockstars - Jared Johnson - Royal Credit Union

Mortgage master

Wed. Oct. 16th, 2019

At RCU, Jared Johnson makes getting a home loan easy.

Finding the Unexpected When the Fireplace Fails

brick by brick, a homeowner learns rebuilding is more than a ton of work – eight tons in fact

Wed. Oct. 16th, 2019  |  Justin Patchin

I wasn’t there when the deluge of water began gushing through the haphazardly-patched hole in the roof, but the expletive in the text message I received from my wife during a thunderstorm suggested trouble at home ...

The State of Trees: The past, present, and future of Eau Claire's towering timber

Wed. Oct. 16th, 2019  |  Eric Rasmussen, photos by Andrea Paulseth

Sometimes, we forget to look up. And other times, when we remember, we look up too far and get lost in the clouds. The sky holds other features worthy of our attention, higher than the horizon, lower than the stratosphere. Trees.