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Issue #360 June 13, 2018
Elk Mound Spot Specializes in Cajun-Style Seafood
Carson Park’s New Playground Offers More Inclusive Fun for All Kids
Fire Away: Your guide to lighting up the night with fireworks
From Pavilions to Parks, the Chippewa Valley’s Best Rentable Party Spaces
Millenia of Melodies: New club sings old songs
Sun Amok: Summer’s fun and all, but it’s not your friend
5 Common Mistakes Runners Make
3rd Annual International Day of Yoga
photos by Andrea Paulseth
Millenia of Melodies: New club sings old songs
Local Brewery Collaborates on Limited Run Eaux Claires Beer
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Elk Mound Spot Specializes in Cajun-Style Seafood
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Short Film by Local Author and His Brother to See Midwest Premier
Mon. Jun. 25th, 2018 | Taylor Reisdorf
Historic Steam Train Could Come Chugging Back to Eau Claire
Fri. Jun. 22nd, 2018 | Tom Giffey
3rd Annual International Day of Yoga
Fri. Jun. 22nd, 2018 | photos by Andrea Paulseth | 31 photos »
The Verve Pipe @The Metro
Fri. Jun. 22nd, 2018 | photos by Luong Huynh | 21 photos »
Passenger Rail From Eau Claire to the Twin Cities? The Discussion Continues ...
Wed. Jun. 20th, 2018 | Tom Giffey
Saturday Morning Hullabaloo: Kids Concert Series
Tue. Jun. 19th, 2018 | video by Joel Pearish
On Farwell Street: A Mural by Molly Z
Tue. Jun. 19th, 2018 | photos by Joel Pearish | 18 photos »
Blue Ox Music Festival 2018
Tue. Jun. 19th, 2018 | photos by Mike O'Brien | 54 photos »
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I believe it was Arthur Treachers Fish n Chips—was around in the mid 70’s
What was the name of the…
Taffy21
Jun. 23, 2018
Steam locomotives should be preserved where they can be maintained and operated for future generations to see, hear and enjoy. The Duluth museum is one of the country’s finest, and given time to ...
Historic Steam Train Could Come…
David R Busse
Jun. 22, 2018
I'm disappointed and proud.
The mural on Farwell street does…
Joe Maurer Artist
Jun. 22, 2018
Can I write my goddamned opinion now? Great, thanks. 1. The talks were great. 2. The mural is odd, in a good way. The odd layering with black makes me look at it and look at it. I'm not ...
The mural on Farwell street does…
Joe Maurer Artist
Jun. 22, 2018
The new mural, which looks TERRIFIC, raised a lot of discussion within my circles. I think the issue of paying a local artist to do something so prominent and public versus a non-local artist is a ...
The mural on Farwell street does…
Admittedly Not an Artist
Jun. 22, 2018