Tue. Apr. 28th, 2020 | Caitlin Boyle, photos by Andrea Paulseth
As Chippewa Valley eateries try to survive during Wisconsin’s now-extended stay-at-home order, a number of them have decided to help the community despite being shut down for several weeks ...
Thu. Apr. 23rd, 2020 | V1 Staff, photos by Andrea Paulseth
Now pandemic-driven uncertainty is leading even fall events to be suspended: The latest in the Chippewa Valley is Chippewa Falls Oktoberfest, which has been postponed until September 2021 ...
Wed. Dec. 4th, 2019 | Tom Giffey
Acclaimed Chippewa Valley writer Patti See has contributed an essay to an anthology titled What Remains: The Many Ways We Say Goodbye, which was published in November by Gelles-Cole Literary Enterprises ...
Mon. Nov. 25th, 2019 | V1 Staff
A long-standing Chippewa Valley Christmas Tradition, the Christmas Village in Chippewa Falls’ Irvine Park is an impressive display of life-size Christmas scenes built out of over 60,000 ...
Mon. Nov. 18th, 2019 | Tom Giffey
The newest brew from Leinenkugel’s, which will hit store shelves and drinkers’ lips in March, has a splash of something new and ...
Wed. Oct. 2nd, 2019 | Stephanie Janssen, photos by Andrea Paulseth
‘Love well, work hard, and play harder,” has always been the motto of the Bergs. Kathie Berg and her daughter, Taylor, consider Chippewa Falls their hometown. With a vibrant downtown area filled ...
Fri. Sep. 20th, 2019 | V1 Staff
Chippewa Valley history expert extraordinaire – and former Volume One columnist – Frank Smoot has a new job with the Chippewa County Historical Society ...
Thu. Sep. 5th, 2019 | Emily Kuhn
Three months after launching a landing page that boasts the many benefits of living in Chippewa Falls, the Chippewa Falls Chamber of Commerce is celebrating its digital marketing ...
Fri. Aug. 9th, 2019 | Jerry Poling / UW-Stout Communications, by UW-Stout News
The summer of 2019 has been anything but a time to relax for Mike Friedman, who will be a senior this fall at UW-Stout. Quite the opposite: He’s taken things up a notch or two. On weekday afternoons ...
Fri. Aug. 9th, 2019 | Haley Wright, photos by Andrea Paulseth
November Grace, a design store, launched in Chippewa Falls in June. The store, 45 E. Elm St. (next to the Garage Salon), offers a variety of unique home furnishing and personal items, both new ...
Thu. May. 16th, 2019 | V1 Staff, photos by Andrea Paulseth
In Chippewa Falls, the calendar is filled to the brim with annual events, celebrations, and more! Here’s a compilation of 17 can’t-miss happenings over the next 12 months, including a 150th-birthday bash ...
Thu. May. 16th, 2019 | Haley Wright, photos by Andrea Paulseth
On Memorial Day in 2018, five bridges in Chippewa Falls were dedicated in honor of all five military service branches. The bridges, now called the Chippewa Falls Memorial Bridges ...
Thu. May. 16th, 2019 | Lauren Fisher, photos by Andrea Paulseth
In May, the Legacy Community Center in Chippewa Falls received a ton of corn on the cob – literally more than 2,000 pounds – as a donation. Almeada Sullivan, the meal coordinator at Agnes’ Table ...
Thu. May. 16th, 2019 | Tom Giffey, photos by Andrea Paulseth
Perched high above downtown Chippewa Falls, the tree-lined streets of the West Hill neighborhood are dotted with picturesque homes dating as far back as the 1870s ...
Thu. May. 16th, 2019 | Lauren Fisher
Whether you’re in the market for a Summer Shandy at the Leinie Lodge or a sip of something stronger from Chippewa River Distillery, Chippewa Falls has got the drink for you. Chippewa has craft ...
Thu. May. 16th, 2019 | Lauren Fisher, photos by Andrea Paulseth
The City of Chippewa Falls is preparing to launch into the climax of its sesquicentennial year with a series of parades, performances, and more Aug. 8-10. The Birthday Bash weekend, which starts ...
Thu. May. 16th, 2019 | Tom Giffey
Economic development programs can sometimes be described as a shotgun approach: spreading your efforts as far and wide as possible in an attempt to stir up positive economic activity ...
Thu. May. 16th, 2019 | Diana Peterson
Few dining experiences are as amazing as the ones you get in a great steakhouse when a tender, mouth-watering piece of meat is served simply prepared. So, what makes that encounter so special?
Fri. Mar. 8th, 2019 | Haley Wright, photos by Andrea Paulseth
A favorite Chippewa Falls hotspot has returned bigger and better than ever. Joel’s 4Corners Neighborhood Pub and Eatery, located on the corner of Highway 178 and County Highway S, opened for business ...
Fri. Mar. 8th, 2019 | Eric Rasmussen
Most artists and writers can readily find places to show off their work, whatever their aspirations. Social media, blogs, local and national publications ...
Wed. Mar. 6th, 2019 | Lauren Fisher, photos by Andrea Paulseth
March will bring the kick-off of a year-long celebration of the Chippewa Falls sesquicentennial – or, more pronouncably, the city’s 150th anniversary. The logging-turned-tech town was granted a charter ...
Tue. Mar. 5th, 2019 | Lauren Fisher, photos by Andrea Paulseth
Living in downtown Chippewa Falls has its perks, says Kyle Knutson, who works at Bridge Street Brew and Nurturing Nature Massage. He’s enjoyed his loft apartment nearby the coffee shop and Bird’s Nest for nearly ...
Tue. Mar. 5th, 2019 | Lauren Fisher
Chippewa Falls is hoppin’ this week with a new look and a reason to check out local shops. Look out to the Chippewa Falls hydro dam from Riverfront Park as the sun sets to watch a new LED display burst ...
Wed. Jan. 23rd, 2019 | Diana Peterson, photos by Andrea Paulseth
Karl Hartkemeyer isn’t just a barbecue chef; he’s a barbecue artist. While attending school for engineering, he became a restaurant cook to pay for his schooling. Hartkemeyer honed his culinary skills ...
Thu. Dec. 27th, 2018 | Lauren Fisher, photos by Andrea Paulseth
Chippewa Falls boasts a new coffee shop with a noble purpose at 1629 Hallie Road. Jewelstone Cafe and Waffle Bar opened its doors in September to offer caffeinated concoctions and sweet treats ...