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Opening Letters
What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Sweatier
making peace with exercise on the other side of 40
The Rear End
Store Is Hell
lessons learned from grocery adventures
Cover Art
On the Cover | Oct. 4, 2017
learn more about V1's cover art from Grace Fechner
Opening Shots
Music
Finding That Someone
Sarah Lou Richards releases fourth studio album
Can't Keep a Good Song Down
releasing She Do Voodoo’s unpublished album
Stanton Stands Tall
Stout grad continues to leave mark in Nashville
Master Singers Celebrate Silver
2017-18 season marks 25th anniversary of the renowned local choral group
Stage
Words
River Reads
Chippewa Valley Book Festival features fiction, food, and fun
Reading to a Baby Adds Up
sharing 1,000 books before kindergarten encourages future literacy
Visual Art
A Force of Artists
Artisan Forge Studios goes all in on ambitious art event
The World Is a Gallery
artist has grand plans for local pop-up art galleries
Two Regional Artists Win Honors for Sculpture Tour
Cool Air, Fresh Art
let annual fall art tour ease you into autumn
Cinema
Business
Tiny Moments
tips on capturing newborns from a top local baby photographer
Local Look
5 Things You Should Know About Reptile Keepers
dispelling myths about cold-blooded critters and the people who love them
Harley Rose: The Dog on a Hog
motorcycle loving pooch rides to Sturgis, stars in YouTube vids
Lending a Hand to Help a Paw
How Tiny Chips Save Lives
microchipping is quick, easy, and invaluable if fido runs away
Picking Your New Pet
dog trainer offers advice on selecting pet, breeder
Back to the Future
The Metro could be a new hope for concert-goers and the local music scene
New Name, Same Games
Eau Claire Games and Arcade rebrands itself because of similarly named restaurant
Hope Fades for Pagoda
fundraising plans to restore landmark end, museum intends to salvage only top of structure
New Building Will Greet Visitors to UWEC by 2020
Food / Drink
Shanghai: The Return
owner of local favorite Shanghai Bistro wants to reopen
Recreation
Rolling out a Pétanque Scene
French game now has permanent home in Eau Claire’s Wilson Park
There's No Escaping History
Schlegelmilch House becomes spooky Halloween puzzle
Other Stuff
Choosing Home Birth
some women discover that delivering at home is an empowering option
Fertility 101
what to expect when you’re not expecting … yet
Beer the Walking Dead
drag yourself out on the town for EC’s Zombie Crawl
A Healing Journey
issues, approaches, and timing to post-partum rehab
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