A good scare a day keeps the doctor away! Connell’s Family Orchard is hosting its first-ever Connell’s Field of Screams Oct. 26-28. This spooky event will be filled with ghost, goblins, zombies ...
I used to imagine people picking up the brooms my mother left behind at every house in which we had ever lived, maybe wondering why they were there, leaning up against a counter or standing silent in the closet ...
Brewers, Twins exceed expectations of subpar performance in recently ended season
When you make predictions, you ideally want your prediction to be proven correct; this is a point of personal pride, perhaps an indicator of clairvoyance or a badge of expertise ...
Kitchens of the Great Midwest author headed to book fest
J. Ryan Stradal has a true knack for the literary arts. His first novel, Kitchens of the Great Midwest, earned a spot on the New York Times Bestseller list in 2015. This novel is filled with foodie culture ...
Looking to show off this year’s fabulous Halloween costume you’ve been planning since last Halloween? But, you’re bored with the whole trick-or-treating thing or going to the same old bars? Well, the Queens of the Valley ...
Crews of volunteers ranging from all-terrain vehicle users to high school students collaborated to build a 1.7-mile segment for the Ice Age National Scenic Trail in Chippewa County earlier this month ...
Eau Claire is about to get a fry of a lot better, with the expected opening of four new fast food chains in the next couple weeks! From hamburgers to coffee and from donuts to sandwiches ...
Eric Rasmussen, the muscle and hustle behind soon-to-be-released Eau Claire literary journal Barstow & Grand, has the focused, mile-a-minute energy of a writer swiftly approaching a deadline ...
If I hadn’t met Max Garland before I read his book of poetry, The Word We Used For It, I would have believed that words came effortlessly for him, always. Isn’t that how it is for poets laureate ...
Clear your calendar this November 3rd, because things are about to get Kinda Kinky. You may be familiar with one of the most influential British Rock Bands, The Kinks, who’ve sold millions of records ...
A rising cultural tide raises all ships, and that includes at least one local arts nonprofit. Eau Claire Jazz, Inc. is behind some of your favorite local jazz events and is looking to add a paid ...
female-led Dunn County farmsteads produce unique products
In the more remote environs of the Chippewa Valley, out of earshot of recording studios and far off the beaten bike trails, another kind of renaissance is growing. A loosely knit community of gritty entrepreneurs, dedicated to producing retail products ...
A hotel scheduled to open on Eau Claire’s far south side next year will be composed entirely of suites aimed at longer-stay travelers. The Candlewood Suites Hotel will be built on Bullis Farm Road, not far from the Holiday Inn Eau Claire. Candlewood Suites is being developed ...
A newly opened specialty running store is the grand-prize winner of the 2017 Jump-Start Downtown Business Competition. Blue Ox Running, 417 S. Barstow St., owned by Adam and Alicia Condit ...
For the more than 40,000 people who visit it annually, Eau Claire’s Community Table offers a simple but vital service: a hot, healthy meal available every day of the year. There are no income eligibility ...
OVER THE RAINBOW. The unveiling of the River Lights at Phoenix Park took place on Thursday evening, Oct. 12. The lights are scheduled to be lit every night from sunset until 11pm and to turn back on at 5am until sunrise for an early-morning display ...
learn more about Volume One's cover art from Mark Lone
“The art is a handcrafted response to chronic pain, and the feelings one goes through while experiencing such pain for prolonged times. A true nod to invisible disease ..."
It’s been a strong year for new business ideas in downtown Eau Claire, and it looks like 2018 could shape up nicely as well as momentum continues to build. One metric to watch is the annual Jump-Start Downtown Business Competition. Each year Downtown Eau Claire Incorporated (DECI) ...
The amazing Ski Sprites waterski organization is gearing up to scare locals at its annual haunted house fundraiser. This year’s theme is The Haunted Hotel, and there are plenty of exciting new features.
Paranormal investigator Chad Lewis details the eerie beings that stalk our state.
With Halloween fast approaching, many believe that the veil between worlds gets thinner and thinner, allowing us to see a glimpse of the other side. Of course that also means the other side can grab a look at us, too! Here are a few of my favorite Wisconsin monsters to watch out for this Halloween season.
Minnesota paranormal group to present findings from Menomonie ghost hunt
‘Tis the season for fun – and a little fright. You’ll get both – as well as a healthy dose of history – during the Halloween-themed Ghosts of Dunn County event Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Rassbach Heritage Museum in Menomonie.
to get fit, treat exercise more like play and less like a chore
People in our world are becoming more and more sedentary. No matter what age we are, we seem to be spending more time in front of televisions and computers. We rarely walk or ride a bike to get around, and ...
how to find what’s truly valuable and important in your life - and how to get rid of the rest
Unless we are already minimalists, all of us at one time or another will be faced with cleaning out a home and deciding what to do with all the stuff in it. Whether you are taking early retirement or you are a caregiver for ...
tips on sharing stories and skills gathered over the course of a lifetime
As we age, it is normal to become reflective. As humans, we have a need to know that our lives made an impact on those who will come after us. We want to know that we will be remembered, and that our legacy will live on.
In 1992, Bob Colson performed in the Menomonie Theater Guild’s production of The Foreigner, an award-winning 1983 comedy that addresses racism, bigotry, and xenophobia ...
mark your calendar for UW-Eau Claire’s annual Senior Americans Day, where next year’s focus is on fun
Smartphones. Zumba. Social media. None are topics that one might immediately associate with senior citizens – or, to be more specific, with the stereotype of seniors as knitting grandmas and whittling ...
choir for Chippewa Valley seniors dealing with dementia lifts spirits, makes memories
The heads of the performers, gray and not-so-gray, bob in anticipation above their music-filled spiral notebooks as they prepare to sing. This selection for the Stand in the Light Choir is an arrangement ...
Chippewa Valley farmers invite locals to lose themselves
You are winding your way through the maze, considering your options, bracing yourself for what’s around the bend. Your world has become very small and uncertain. Its contents are the mottled brown ...
ECCT encourages participation at Rocky Horror show
When I say “Rocky,” you say “Horror!” Don your best fishnets, squeeze into some gold booty shorts, and break out those binding bustiers to embrace your inner “Sweet Transvestite.” The Eau Claire Children’s Theatre is producing a campy classic, The Rocky Horror Show, which opens Oct. 19 ...
It’s a well-worn cliché that artists and scientists have different ways of viewing the world. Ask an artist about color, for example, and the response might be practical (the challenges of mixing pigments) or profound (the feelings produced in a viewer ...
It doesn’t take a very long walk or jog along the lovely Chippewa River State Trail to conclude there’s a lot of traffic – the good kind of traffic. Runners, walkers, bikers, and the like explore the cityscape ...
The Wisconsin Science Festival (WSF) will take place during the first weekend of November, featuring eight fun Eau Claire events all specially designed to promote discovery in science, technology ...
an only slightly biased view of the local media landscape as ownership gets more corporatized
Ideally, local news outlets are genuinely local – that is to say they’re independently owned outfits closely tied to the community from top to bottom. They develop local management perspectives, make decisions locally, and maintain the strongest ratio of revenue kept in the markets they cover ...
