The Broken Eights Go Deep and Dark on Sophomore Album

Nestled in the woods off County Road Z stands Pine Hollow, a recording studio that has served a plethora of local talent. Recently, Evan Middlesworth, the studio’s owner and engineer, has been busy ...

UPDATE: Funds for UWEC Science Hall Back in Budget, Head to Governor

The state Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee has approved $109 million in funding for the first phase of a new science and health science building on the UW-Eau Claire campus. The facility, which would replace 50-year-old Phillips Science Hall, will cost an estimated ...

Jump-Start Could Launch Your Great Idea

If you’ve got an entrepreneurial dream, it’s time to get it off the ground with the help of the 15th Annual Jump-Start Downtown Business Competition sponsored by Downtown Eau Claire Inc. This business plan competition ...

Neighborly Efforts Underway in Shawtown

An association for residents of the Shawtown neighborhood on Eau Claire’s southwest side is in its formative stages. An initial planning meeting on June 18 drew 30 residents, from infants to octogenarians, to Newell Park. The next ...

Transnational Tradition: Generations of Hmong vendors are part of Downtown Eau Claire Farmers Market

A walk through the Eau Claire Downtown Farmers Market on a Saturday morning is a treat for the senses. A faint breeze through the pavilion carries the sound of music, footsteps, and conversation ...

Speeding Through the Past: New Museum Exhibit Chronicles Valley’s Racing History

If motorsports get your engine running, then put your pedal to the metal and make tracks to the Chippewa Valley Museum for its latest exhibit, “Racing in the Chippewa Valley.” The exhibit, which opened this week and runs through ...

Biking Toward Inclusion

From safety to social dynamics to clothing and equipment – women in biking have it different

Here’s a list of things that Jenn Bast, who has been biking in the Chippewa Valley for almost 10 years, considers when she goes out for a ride. It’s not comprehensive, by any stretch, but it’s representative...

Bike + Bus = Best

Take the bus with your bike!

The Eau Claire Transit System runs a fleet of 22 buses throughout residential, medical, and retail areas in the city – and all of them are equipped with bicycle racks that hold up to two cycles.