Outdoors Kid StuffDecember 31, 2021 Winter After Hours is Back for More Frigid Fun annual winter event returns Thursday evenings to Pinehurst Park
Recreation Family LifeDecember 31, 2021 ICE IS NICE: E.C. Skating Rinks Opening for Season rinks, warming houses now open at Putnam and Roosevelt; others will follow
MusicDecember 31, 2021 Chorale à NouvEAU Begins Performing Again, With More Gusto Than Ever the Chippewa Valley-based choral group features over two dozen volunteer singers, spreading hope via song
December 31, 2021 Local Mom Launches Kindness Initiative Eau Claire woman has goal of generating a million acts of kindness
Staff NotesDecember 31, 2021 FROM THE EDITOR: Back On Track – Volume One Returns to Two-Week Issue Cycle from Volume One publisher Nick Meyer
Local Lit LOCAL LIT: ‘All the Way to Immortality: Swimming Laps on Christmas Eve’ poetry by John Graves Morris December 31, 2021
Events Music ComedyDecember 30, 2021 What Are YOU Doing New Year’s Eve? Here’s What’s On Tap in the Valley ring in 2022 with big band music, comedy, or a masquerade ball
Visual Art Cover ArtDecember 30, 2021 On the Cover | Dec. 30, 2021 learn about this issue‘s cover art
Food+Drink Development GOT GAME? Arcade, Bar is Latest Plan for Former Children’s Museum renovations underway for Reboot Social, which will include classic video games, pinball, and bowling in downtown Eau Claire December 30, 2021
Activities For KidsDecember 30, 2021 PLACES TO PLAY: Children's Museum of Eau Claire Plans Pop-Ups in Chippewa Falls and Menomonie the new locations will offer kiddos the chance to have fun and learn something new in their own community
GamingDecember 30, 2021 Eau Claire Board Game Group Gets Gaming into the New Year over 450 local gamers convene to game on in a fun-filled variety of events
December 30, 2021 New Center Helps Students Move Into Adult World E.C. district opens transition center for special ed students
Opening Letters ThoughtsDecember 30, 2021 COLUMN: Venturing Into the World of Dungeons & Dragons nine-year-old adventurers, a 31-year-old editor, a longtime storyteller, a handful of dice, and a little bit of magic – that’s all it takes to build community
Outdoors Entrepreneurship Eau Claire Man Helps Locals Recapture Childhood Through Homemade Toboggans longtime businessman Steve Vogelsang spends retirement crafting custom toboggan sleds, helping families make memories each winter December 29, 2021
TourismDecember 29, 2021 One Year After Pandemic Plunge, Hotel Tax Revenues May Set Record tourism bounced back in 2021 toward record-setting 2019 totals
Music RadioDecember 29, 2021 FAREWELL TRANSMISSION: New Converge Radio Show Offers Glimpse at Diverse Music Genres host Jordan Duroe seeks to unite the fanbases of Blue Ox Music Festival, Country Jam, Country Fest, and Eaux Claires
New Restaurants Food+Drink Opening Up SIXTH SENSE FOR CIDER: 6th Avenue Cidery Complements Flourishing Local Food Scene the new downtown Menomonie cidery aims to create cool hangout spot for folks of all ages
Best of Menomonie Volume One's guide to the gem on the Red Cedar. Presented by Westconsin Credit Union, Explore Menomonie and UW-Stout.
Best of Chippewa Falls Volume One's guide to the riverside city. Presented by Mason Companies and Northwestern Bank