Issue Archive

Athletic AestheticApril 28, 2011

Autograph Awkwardice

a guide to avoiding uncomfy silences when asking for celebrity signatures

RecreationApril 28, 2011

Planning Your Trip

resources to help you get started

RecreationApril 28, 2011

Travel Story: Tiny Town Tripping

Cornucopia, WI: the appetizer in a trip around Lake Superior

Cover ArtApril 28, 2011

On the Cover | Apr. 28, 2011

learn about this issue's cover art by Jenna Ruder

FeaturesApril 28, 2011

Bridging the Gap

how a city known for its bridges lost its luster

The Rear EndApril 28, 2011

The Creative Curse

an epic battle to make something new

MusicApril 28, 2011

More Mors Mortis Machinatio!

killer metal lineup also includes Purge and Desolatevoid

StageApril 28, 2011

Fair and Unbalanced

Second City Touring Company returns to State Theatre

RecreationApril 28, 2011

ValleyCat Version Five

area’s coolest bike race comes prowling back to town

RecreationApril 28, 2011

Travel Story: Early Bird Gets the Whale

my laid-back family trip to San Joe del Cabo

RecreationApril 28, 2011

Planning Your Trip

resources to help you get started

Food+DrinkApril 28, 2011

Get Your Delivery Fix

new biz provides delivery for every local eatery and beyond

OutdoorsApril 28, 2011

What to Pack for Wi and Mn

don't forget these Northwoods necessities

RecreationApril 28, 2011

Travel Story: Life on Mars

a volcano-traversing trip to Maui

RecreationApril 28, 2011

When to Travel

cutting cost by simply scheduling

RecreationApril 28, 2011

Travel Story: A 'Junk' Trip in Vietnam

my introspective boat tour of Halong Bay

OutdoorsApril 28, 2011

Travel Story: A Buddy Movie with Explosives

a road trip of the great Northwest

PetsApril 28, 2011

Pet Travel Tips

MusicApril 28, 2011

Road Tripin' Local Mix Tape

here're Volume One's picks, by no means complete ...

BooksApril 28, 2011

Regional Travel Books

available at The Local Store at the Volume One World Headquarters (17 S. Barstow St.)

April 28, 2011

Rural Fox | April 28, 2011

Visual ArtApril 28, 2011

Area Students Put Their Best Up On Gallery Walls

Opening ShotsApril 28, 2011

Opening Shot | Apr. 28, 2011

Opening LettersApril 28, 2011

Thai-ing one on

Thailand’s “same same but different” style of acclimating yankees

April 28, 2011

Downtown Eau Claire Redesign Concepts

get excited – the future of downtown is nigh

April 28, 2011

Questioning the Locals | Mike Richardson

get to know your neighbors

April 28, 2011

Chippewa County to Get, Not One, Not Two, Not Three, but Four Sand Mines

April 28, 2011

Shortcuts | Apr. 28, 2011

condensed local news about civic and cultural goings-on

MusicApril 28, 2011

Ukulele Club

locals find common ground with tiny Hawaiian guitar

MusicApril 28, 2011

Jazz Alum Returns to Jam with Former UWEC Cohorts

MusicApril 28, 2011

Statewide Battle of the Bands Looms Upon Horizon

Editor's NotesApril 28, 2011

Note from the Editor | April 28th, 2011

Visual ArtApril 28, 2011

Tangled Up in Hue Goes All-Out Magical

Visual ArtApril 28, 2011

Like Magic

Jyl Kelley’s strange photo and installation art

BooksApril 28, 2011

Taking a Shot

Stout math professor writes a young adult sports novel

BooksApril 28, 2011

Locals Release Third College Life Anthology

BooksApril 28, 2011

Local Middle Schoolers Kick Serious Poetry Butt

StageApril 28, 2011

Live Operas and Ballets Not At ... The Mall?

StageApril 28, 2011

Improv-ing Themselves

Memorial High’s Improv Team heads to Chicago

StageApril 28, 2011

Producing Laughs

CVTG stages Mel Brooks’ classic The Producers

Food+DrinkApril 28, 2011

Where My Dogs At?

authentic Chicago-style hot dog stand opens in EC