SANTAS STRIKE AGAIN: The Eau Claire Santa Cycle Rampage Returns for Second Year

this six-mile relaxed bike ride is a fun way to ring in the ho-ho-holiday season

Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus, right down downtown Eau Claire! The Eau Claire Santa Cycle Rampage bike event will be back – and bigger – this year, slated for Dec. 2. Come dressed in your best holiday gear (especially Santa-themed gear) and ...

WHO’S NEW? Spots to Put on Your Small Biz Shopping List!

in the spirit of shopping local, here are some of the Valley retailers that opened up this year

We’re fairly lucky in the Chippewa Valley to be home to a bustling community of small businesses that continue to cultivate unique spaces, experiences, and – around this time of year, specifically – great gifts...

Deadline Extended to Enter Chippewa Valley Parade of Lights Contest

residents, businesses have until Dec. 10 to sign up for competition

Now in its fourth year, the Chippewa Valley Parade of Lights will run from Dec. 3-31. While the Sunday, Nov. 26, deadline for residents and businesses to participate is coming up quickly, those participating in the Eau Claire and Altoona school districts will have ...

LOVE LIGHTS: HSHS Hospitals to Hold Tree Lighting Ceremony in December

Sacred Heart and St. Joseph’s hospitals to hold special ceremony in honor of loved ones

The holiday season is the time to hold your loved ones close, but sometimes we aren’t able to do so. Whether you’ve recently lost someone close to you, someone you love was deployed in the military, or they just can’t be around this holiday season ...

DO THE HUSTLE: Inaugural Water Street Holiday Hustle Slated for Nov. 17-18

Water Street’s array of boutiques, eateries, salons, and more are inviting the community to join in on its first-ever Holiday Hustle event

The event – slated for Friday, Nov. 17 and Saturday, Nov. 18 – is the brainchild of the Water Street Business Improvement District (BID) with support from Downtown Eau Claire Inc. The Holiday Hustle is the second event in what the Water Street BID board hopes will ...

Meet the Makers: Smith & Company Candles

a family business full of bright and wonderful scents

What started as a small candle business that operated out of her basement in Wisconsin Rapids turned into a family biz full of love and delightful smells. Kenna Hoff and her husband, Doug, took over Smith & Company Candles after her mom had originally ...

ST. NICK STRIKES BACK: Rejection Letters from Santa

we intercepted correspondence between some Chippewa Valley folks and the jolly old elf

“Esteemed Father Christmas: Good day, sir. I hope it’s not too forward to seek your generosity for a certain Christmas present this year. As I float through the streets of modern Eau Claire ...”

Meet the Makers: The Oak Lair Woodcraft

staying laser-focused with woodworker Cullen Bright

Tinkerer, dabbler, and woodworker. Cullen Bright comes from a long line of folks takin’ a stab at a variety of hobbies and endeavors, and Oak Lair Woodcraft is the fruition of his own creative journey. Founded in ...

 

 

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