Fri. Sep. 4th, 2020 | Tom Giffey
Downtown Menomonie Inc. – a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the downtown business district – sprang into action to create ...
Fri. Sep. 4th, 2020 | Tom Giffey, photos by Timothy Mather
Since opening in 2018, Menomonie’s Zymurgy Brewing Co. has attracted tastebuds with a creative lineup of beers ranging from English ales to Russian ...
Thu. Aug. 20th, 2020 | Rebecca Mennecke
“If you really have a love for the Earth, it shows.” Or at least that’s what Mary Smith, who has been a member of the Menomonie Community Gardens ...
Thu. Aug. 20th, 2020 | Rebecca Mennecke, photos by Andrea Paulseth
Constructed with ornate, hand-carved details during the Victorian era, the Mabel Tainter Theater is a historic gem of Menomonie and a must-see tourist attraction. It was built in 1889 as a performing arts and cultural ...
Thu. Aug. 20th, 2020 | Eric Christenson, photos by Taylor Smith
If you know where to look in and around Menomonie, you can find all sorts of cool outdoor hangs. From the city’s heart in the Red Cedar Valley, trails wind around the countryside toward gushing waterways ...
Thu. Aug. 20th, 2020 | Tom Giffey, photos by Timothy Mather
Wakanda has existed in the imaginations of comic book fans since the 1960s, then sprang into the broader public consciousness worldwide two years ago with the release of the blockbuster superhero film ...
Wed. Aug. 19th, 2020 | Rebecca Mennecke, Serena DeMars, James Johonnott
Stout Craft Co. has no shortage of options to make your night out one for the books. Along with their slew of craft beers and burgers ...
Wed. Aug. 19th, 2020 | Rebecca Mennecke, photos by Andrea Paulseth
If there’s one thing Barbara Bauer-Chen and her husband learned while serving abroad with the U.S. Navy, it’s that chocolate in the U.S. is nowhere near as good as chocolate from Japan – or any other country for that matter. When their family moved ...
Wed. Aug. 19th, 2020 | Tom Giffey, photos by Andrea Paulseth
The city of Menomonie caught the eye of an online travel and entertainment magazine recently, and not because of its award-winning university, its picturesque and historic downtown arts center ...
Tue. Jul. 21st, 2020 | Rebecca Mennecke
Since the coronavirus pandemic first started, people’s shopping habits have changed significantly, according to Kendall Williams, marketing manager at the Menomonie Market Food Co-Op ...
Tue. Jul. 21st, 2020 | Rebecca Mennecke, photos by Andrea Paulseth
Stout Craft Co. in Menomonie – formerly Stout Ale House – got a facelift as of June, with a total rebrand of the restaurant. With new paint, new TVs, new LEDs, new neons, new trimwork, a new bar ...
Wed. Jun. 17th, 2020 | Rebecca Mennecke, photos by Andrea Paulseth
Amplify the People – a community organization looking to amplify voices of the oppressed and unite folks against injustices such as police brutality, racial inequality, and other injustices that divide the world – is facilitating a community conversation in Menomonie about defunding ...
Thu. Jun. 11th, 2020 | V1 Staff
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Mon. Mar. 9th, 2020 | Lauren Fisher
Downtown Menomonie’s Ted’s Pizza (306 Main St. East), is gearing up to celebrate a half-century in business with a grand interior and exterior renovation. On Jan. 13, the second generation-owned pizza ...
Mon. Mar. 9th, 2020 | Lauren Fisher, photos by Andrea Paulseth
Menomonie residents are about to have their donut fix sated by a new downtown shop: Donut Sam’s (521 Second St. East). Inspired by their youngest son, 12-year-old Sam, Michael and Tanya Husby are planning...
Fri. Dec. 27th, 2019 | Tori Johnson, photos by Andrea Paulseth
A scheduled quiet opening on Dec. 12 turned out to be the exact opposite for Diablo Blue, a new bar and grill in Menomonie. Unexpectedly, the establishment served ...
Wed. Dec. 11th, 2019 | V1 Staff
A university administrator from Washington State has been chosen to become the new chancellor of UW-Stout early next year. Dr. Katherine Frank was unanimously approved as the eighth ...
Wed. Dec. 4th, 2019 | Barbara Arnold
Considering the crowds, loud noises, the touching and bumping into people, visiting with Santa Claus at the mall may not be for everyone. The health care professionals at Foundations Therapy in Menomonie, know this only too ...
Wed. Nov. 27th, 2019 | Danielle Zinsli, photos by Andrea Paulseth
There’s a new speakeasy in Menomonie. But it’s OK – you don’t have to keep it a secret. The Gin Mill, (228 Main St.), a new bar with a hidden ...
Wed. Oct. 30th, 2019 | Rae Poynter, photos by Andrea Paulseth
Are you looking for a company that has designed eco-friendly kitchen tools, builds websites, and can even set you up with overseas manufacturers? Perhaps and perhaps not. But that’s ...
Thu. Aug. 22nd, 2019 | Rebecca Mennecke, photos by Andrea Paulseth
In the past decades, independent bookstores around the United States have battled against corporate giants like Amazon, who offer good reads for low prices, and many have lost. However, independent bookstores ...
Thu. Aug. 22nd, 2019 | Tori Johnson, photos by Andrea Paulseth
Even if you don’t have a green thumb, a stroll through the Menomonie Community Gardens can be a beautiful thing. Anyone can stop by and enjoy the sight of growing things, or reserve their own spot to get ...
Thu. Aug. 22nd, 2019 | Danielle Zinsli, photos by Timothy Mather
For the 10th summer in a row, dogs are invited to close out the swimming season at the Wakanda Water Park in Menomonie. About 80 to 100 dogs and their humans are expected to turn out for the event ...
Thu. Aug. 22nd, 2019 | Rebecca Mennecke
Laughter is the best medicine – or at least that’s how the old saying goes. For folks in Menomonie searching for a good chuckle, look no further than the Mabel Tainter Theater and Zymurgy Brewing Co., where ...
Thu. Aug. 22nd, 2019 | Rebecca Mennecke
They say life is no walk in the park, but at Phelan Park, you can do just that – or you can take a roll in the park with the Menomonie Skate Park for local ‘boarders. It’s one of the few entirely concrete ...
