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Tuesday Jul. 21, 2:45pm

Sculpture Tour Photos

Check out some of the new local sculptures around town! 

Saturday Jun. 27, 1:01pm

[PHOTOS] ‘Bridge Spider’: Latest Creation by LA Street Artist Hangs in Eau Claire

On Saturday, June 27, visitors spotted an oversized arachnid dangling from the pedestrian bridge in Phoenix Park in ...

Thursday Jun. 18, 1:24am

Sculpture Tour Installation 2020

Early on the morning of Wednesday, June 17, organizers installed the 2020 Sculpture Tour of Eau Claire throughout downtown Eau Claire, including ...

Tuesday Jun. 16, 3:40pm

[PHOTOS] Menomonie United Against Racism June 14 Protest

A peaceful Black Lives Matter protest was held on Sunday, June 14, on the corner of Broadway and Main Street in Menomonie.

Tuesday Jun. 16, 3:13pm

[PHOTOS] Rights for All: A Conversation on Race and Mass Incarceration

On Saturday, June 13, The Eau Claire Justice League presented a live discussion with David Carlson, Eau Claire County regional organizer for ACLU's Rights for All Campaign at Owen Park.

Saturday Jun. 6, 10:08am

[PHOTOS] Eau Claire Remembers George Floyd With ‘Protest for Peace’

The Protest For Peace/Pick Up the Earth rally drew more than 2,000 people to downtown Eau Claire Friday evening, June 5. Prompted by ...

Monday May. 18, 9:08am  |  COVID Coverage

[PHOTOS] Check Out the First Eau Claire Downtown Farmers Market of the Season

With precautions in place because of the coronavirus pandemic, the first Eau Claire Downtown Farmers Market of 2020 was held on Saturday, May 16, at the ...

Wednesday May. 13, 4:15pm  |  Community Vibes

COSTUMED QUARANTINE: One Performer’s 56-Day (and Counting!) Quest to Keep the World Smiling

Kobi Shaw has dubbed her project “Costumed Quarantine,” an ongoing quest to post a Facebook photo of herself in a different costume (nearly) every day of the statewide COVID-19 ...

Wednesday May. 13, 12:36pm  |  Community Vibes

[PHOTOS] Army National Guard COVID-19 Testing in Eau Claire

The Wisconsin Army National Guard, in conjunction with local public health authorities, conducted free COVID-19 testing on Sunday and Monday, May 10-11, at the Prevea Health Clinic ...

Tuesday May. 5, 10:38am  |  Community Vibes

[PHOTOS] Enjoying the Sunshine During Quarantine

springtime brings Wisconsinites outdoors (at a distance, of course)

Spring weather brought Chippewa Vallians into the great outdoors over the first weekend of May to paddle, pedal, fish, walk, and just lounge while soaking up ...

Thursday Apr. 30, 3:09pm  |  Community Vibes

[PHOTOS] Downtown Eau Claire Turns Blue to Honor Essential Workers

Beginning on April 11, the lights on and around the Pablo Center at the Confluence in downtown Eau Claire have shone blue in honor of ...

Monday Apr. 6, 4:14pm  |  Community Vibes

[PHOTOS] Curbside Pick-up and Delivery during COVID

Court'n House, Grand Ave Café, and The District Pub & Grill

While getting together and dining in is a thing of the past for the foreseeable future, Chippewa Valley restaurants are taking matters into their own hands with curbside pickup, takeout, and other creative ways ...

Monday Mar. 16, 11:24am

2020 Midwest Weirdfest Film Festival

The 2020 Midwest Weirdfest Film Festival, headquartered at Micon Downtown Cinema, happened at locations around downtown Eau Claire March 6-8. The fest features cutting edge genre ...

Tuesday Mar. 10, 4:51pm

Decadent Cabaret 41

Decadent Cabaret #41 took place at Brickhouse Pub and Grub and featured South Farwell, Do it Yourself Daisy, Drunk Drivers, Stare Across, FMDown, Ghosts of the Sun, Orenda Fugue, The Broken Eights, Venison, and more. Photos are from Thursday, March 5th and Saturday, March 7th.

Tuesday Mar. 10, 12:00am

Extreme Thunder Q&A, Wellness Movement in Indian Country

On Wednesday, March 4 Marcus Red Thunder shared the vision of the Extreme Thunder USA - a horse Indian Relay Horse Racing event coming to Eau Claire in August, with 48 teams and 300 horses.

Wednesday Mar. 4, 12:06am

Frosty Frolic 2020

The Beaver Creek Reserve’s Frosty Frolic features winter fun like snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, dogsledding, and more. This year’s fourth annual event took place on Saturday, Feb. 29.

Monday Mar. 2, 10:59am

Fire Ball 2020: Pride Is a Riot

The Fire Ball is UW‐Eau Claire's drag ball extravaganza. Every Spring, the Ojibwe Grand Ballroom plays host to local and national drag performers who turn it up for packed audiences ...

Monday Mar. 2, 10:51am

The Barnacle Presents: The Barnacle (At the Plus)

On Friday, February 28, The Plus in downtown Eau Claire hosted "a chaotic night of music ;and comedy from the most chaotic DIY venue in Eau Claire: The Barnacle." The night featured Wealthy Relative, Laundry, Westkorea, Dissonant Mind, MoMMi, Alyssa Anderson, and Eric Christenson.

Monday Feb. 24, 8:02am

Jerrika Mighelle and Friends: Hemma + The Nunnery

Eau Claire singer/songwriter Jerrika Mighelle has made a name for herself in the Chippewa Valley and beyond for songs that grab right onto the heart. Her reputation even gained her a radio show ...

Monday Feb. 10, 11:43am

Best Night 2020

The Best Night is Volume One's big annual party celebrating its Best of the Chippewa Valley Reader Poll and the Chippewa Valley Vanguard Awards with food, drinks, live DJs, roving performers, art installations ...