FEATURE STORY: Karaoke in the Valley (A Scientific Analysis)

According to the peer-edited and highly regarded online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, karaoke was first popularized by a Japanese engineer in the late 1960s as a form of dinner entertainment. Since then, karaoke has ...

A Path to Winter Happiness

Wintermission EC wants to adjust our attitudes about the coming season

If you’ll forgive the pun, a newly designated Winter Recreation Path – which will be given high plowing priority when it snows – is just the tip of the iceberg for ...

Travel on Two Wheels

Eau Claire author chronicles life as a motorcycle lover

There was a time I hitched rides on my friend Marv’s motorcycles, which have been and forever will be Harley-Davidsons. Sometime along the way, I read Robert Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle ...

On Record for Youth

studio owner aims to create mentorship program for kids

Collaboration is key for an Eau Claire recording studio owner who is calling community members into action to benefit area youth. Kyle Culver owns Sprinter Studios, a recording studio nestled in downtown Eau Claire with aspirations aimed at ...

It’s Sol-Fa Season

a holly jolly chat with Tonic Sol-Fa

When Tonic Sol-fa comes to town – which is getting close to a yearly thing now – you know there’s some holiday magic in the air. The Minneapolis-based vocal group always make it point to ...

Slicing Into the Eau Claire Market

Casey’s may be the place for gas, but customers come back for the pizza

There is something brand-new coming to the west side of Eau Claire: What was once the site of Tailgates Sports Bar on the corner of Clairemont Avenue and Cameron Street will soon be ...