Eco Art & the Global Canvas

Footprints/Memories opens at the Pablo Center

Wed. Jul. 10th, 2019  |  Barbara Arnold

What is our impact on the planet? Can we choose how we leave our mark? Footprints/Memories: Eco Art and the Global Canvas, the first-ever eco art exhibition at the Pablo Center at ...

Less Is More: Shane Leonard’s new record exercises restraint with stunning results

Wed. Jul. 10th, 2019  |  Eric Christenson

It’s been almost exactly three years since the last Kalispell album, Printer’s Son, came out – and in those three years that band’s mastermind Shane Leonard has been keeping busy with ...

CITY HALL REBORN: Renovation wrapping up on historic downtown complex

Wed. Jul. 10th, 2019  |  Tom Giffey, photos by Andrea Paulseth

A nearly two-year, $6.4 million renovation of Eau Claire City Hall is nearing completion, and the downtown landmark is almost ready for the return of city workers and visitors. What has already returned ...

Jobs by the Numbers 2019

Wed. Jul. 10th, 2019  |  V1 Staff, photos by Colab

If you’re like us, the blizzard of numbers that come in news reports about the economy can be bewildering. In particular, unemployment statistics are updated monthly, sometimes get adjusted, and constantly fluctuate. In the past few years, fortunately, these ...

10 Top Tips for Job Hunters

Wed. Jul. 10th, 2019  |  Barbara Arnold

Regardless of the unemployment rate, finding the right job can be a challenge. Volume One reached out to these Chippewa Valley experts and organizations to help compile this job hunters’ guide. Keep in mind ...

Valley’s Jobless Rate Is Low, While Population Rises

Wed. Jul. 10th, 2019  |  Tom Giffey

The job market in the Chippewa Valley – and the nation – is strong, thanks in part to a historically long economic expansion. While this has translated into near record-low unemployment, it hasn’t ...

Hot Jobs for the Future

Looking for work? Here are the region’s high-paying, high-growth occupations.

Wed. Jul. 10th, 2019  |  Tom Giffey

Summer is a time for hot temperatures, hot blockbuster flicks, and hot summer jams. But what are the hot jobs you should be getting your résumé ready for? Economists from the state Department of Workforce ...

Removing Work Barriers

UW-Stout Is Home to Vocational Rehabilitation Institute

Wed. Jul. 10th, 2019  |  Pam Powers, photos by UW-Stout News

When his father lost his sight from diabetic complications and ended up using a wheelchair because he didn’t know how to use an assistive cane, Kyle Walker learned firsthand the impact a disability can ...

What’s Your Side Hustle?

Uber, Lyft, other apps offer workers extra cash, flexible hours

Wed. Jul. 10th, 2019  |  Rebecca Mennecke

Younger generations are glued to their phones – or at least that’s how the stereotype goes. But, the folks who grew up with cellphones and the Internet have upgraded more than just ...

Handmade Objects Meet Their End at Secondhand Stores

Wed. Jul. 10th, 2019  |  Lauren Fisher, photos by Andrea Paulseth

Approximately 2 feet by 1½ feet of white crochet lace is pinned under glass, displaying an anniversary message bordered in a carefully stitched heart. It reads: “25 Years Together.” I found the piece while ...

7 Tips for Fancy Finds

area junk hunt pro shares her advice for buying vintage

Wed. Jul. 10th, 2019  |  Lauren Fisher

Tammy Hurt of Sweet Legacy Vintage will never pass over a new piece of old-fashioned furniture or a set of antique china. It’s against her nature to drive by a garage sale without stopping in to ...

Local Jewelry Store Offers up Antique, Vintage Pieces

Wed. Jul. 10th, 2019  |  Jessica Mahlum, photos by Andrea Paulseth

In the hunt for unique vintage and antique items, a jewelry store might not be someone’s first instinct, but some jewelers bring on the used jewelry game. As part of their green practice, Williams Diamonds Center ...

Charming Collections

Chippewa Falls antique store offers vast vintage selection

Wed. Jul. 10th, 2019  |  Nealy Corcoran, photos by Andrea Paulseth

Located in the heart of historic downtown Chippewa Falls, Collective Charm, 16 W. Columbia St., is a delightful antique store that proudly serves the creative collectors and curious shoppers of west-central Wisconsin ...

Checking on My Plot in the Community Garden, Early June

Wed. Jul. 10th, 2019  |  Jan Carroll

Saw the first sulfur butterfly, I think a Little Wing. They don’t sit still long. The first dragonflies like tiny helicopters, only beautiful, escorting me. Intricately delicate, not manmade, not mechanical ...

5 Great Antique Shops Hixton

tiny Wisco village is great destination for antique lovers

Wed. Jul. 10th, 2019  |  Tom Giffey, photos by Tom Giffey

Every small town needs a claim to fame – something to hang its identity on and to lure visitors to exit from the highway. For Hixton, that claim is being the Antiquing Capital of Wisconsin ...

Thrift a Piece of History

local labels are fun finds in thrift stores

Tue. Jul. 9th, 2019  |  Lauren Fisher, photos by Chippewa Falls Historical Society

The Chippewa Valley was a hub for manufacturing, farming, packaging, and many other forms of creation during the 1800s and early 1900s. That history is preserved in museums, books, and architecture, but ...

Country Jam Celebrates 30 Years With Star-Studded Lineup

Tue. Jul. 9th, 2019  |  Haley Wright, photos by Caitlyn Berlin

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Eau Claire’s own Country Jam music festival. On an annual basis, the festival brings together friends and family to camp and enjoy live performances ...

NATURE’S UNDERDOGS: Maurer’s artistic work highlights marginalized ecosystems

Wed. Jun. 26th, 2019  |  Lauren Fisher

Joe Maurer's work will be on display June 28 through Aug. 24 at the Volume One Gallery. The show, titled “Paintings From Nature,” features paintings of Midwest species from endangered ecosystems ...

The Broken Eights Go Deep and Dark on Sophomore Album

Wed. Jun. 26th, 2019  |  Broc Seigneurie, photos by Corey Bauch

Nestled in the woods off County Road Z stands Pine Hollow, a recording studio that has served a plethora of local talent. Recently, Evan Middlesworth, the studio’s owner and engineer, has been busy ...

New Park on Glen Loch Officially Opens

Wed. Jun. 26th, 2019  |  Tom Giffey

The newest recreational area in Chippewa Falls, Erickson Park, will officially open June 27 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 5pm. The 15-acre park offers 400 feet of frontage on the southeast side of Glen Loch, across from the popular Irvine Park. While the land ...