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 ...

FEATURE STORY: 30 Years of Tokyo

For more than 30 years, Tokyo Restaurant has brought international cuisine – and understanding – to the Chippewa Valley

Tokyo Restaurant has been located in a modest strip mall on London Road since first opening in 1989. Still, you could say the history of the restaurant truly began in 1969. That’s when the restaurant’s founder, Yoshi Tsuanko, left Japan and came to the U.S.

2020 Vanguard Awards: Meet the Honorees!

Presented by Volume One and Charter Bank, the Chippewa Valley Vanguard Awards recognize high-level community achievers who’ve made a significant local impact ...

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 ...

City Joins Sonnentag Project

hurdles remain for plan to expand arena’s size

The Eau Claire City Council has voted unanimously to take part in a university-led project to build a major event center on Menomonie Street, but numerous steps are ...

Queering the Conversation

Foster Gallery exhibit examines queer identities in the Midwest

UW-Eau Claire is illuminating often-silenced voices with a new exhibition in the Ruth Foster Gallery. “Midwest Queeritivities” gives a platform to queer artists throughout the region and beautifully showcases a ...

City of Eau Claire Seeks New Writer in Residence

Do you have the literary chops to raise the profile of the written word in the Chippewa Valley? If so, consider applying to be the next city of Eau Claire Writer in Residence by the March 1 deadline. The position is filled every ...