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ROARIN’ THREADS: The Vintage Wonderland of RetrosaurusRex

online store stocked with unique items aims to open real-world space in Menomonie

If you haven’t heard of Menomonie’s RetrosaurusRex Vintage, you might have seen some of its pieces on the big screen. The locally owned online and soon-to-open physical store with a catchy name has quite the tale. Sara Sorenson, the stylish red-haired creator ...

EMPORIUM EVOLVES: Beloved Downtown Antique Mall Plans Auction, Relocation

after Labor Day auction, legendary purveyor of oddities will move to smaller space

It’s not as chock-full of antiques as it was a few months ago, but the Antique Emporium in downtown Eau Claire is still pretty chock-full of antiques. There’s still a stuffed ostrich and a mounted bison head. A battle flag from a Civil War ...

From Valley Vintage Shops to NYC: Local Fashion Designer Works With SHEIN

UW-Stout student, Kalia Moua, hit career milestones before graduation

Even before graduating from UW-Stout, Kalia Moua had already hit career milestones many pursuing fashion only dream of – including a collaboration with SHEIN, a global fashion and lifestyle retailer ...

Not Your Average Attic: Eau Claire’s Attic Consignment Store

one of Wisconsin's largest consignment stores, The Attic has something for everyone

Megan Glassbrenner never thought she’d end up living in the Chippewa Valley again, but to be fair, she never thought she’d own a nearly 10,000-square-foot consignment store, either. First opening towards the end of ...

Out With the New, In With the Old

Seven Suns Vintage celebrates one year of vintage wares and wears

When it comes to the local vintage clothing market, Seven Suns Vintage knows a thing or two. In the year since its opening, this downtown Eau Claire shop has made a name for itself ...

Retro Records: Six of the Rarest, Coolest, and Weirdest Records from the Collection of Revival Records’ Billy Siegel

unique discs, from Bon Iver to the Beatles

I feel like if you’re going to have an album, you need to play it, no matter the price,” said Billy Siegel, owner of Eau Claire’s Revival Records. “Music is for listening, it’s not for sticking on a shelf somewhere for nobody ...

The Vintage Hunt: 25 Antique, Vintage, and Thrift Stores in the Valley

take a look at these cool, road-trippable places

Eager for an afternoon of antiquing? Want to find that perfect vintage piece for your wall or your wardrobe? These listings of local shops are a good start ...

Letters, Lost and Found

salvaging pieces of history from an estate sale

The letters lay on a hassock upstairs in the house where there was an estate sale. Curious, I picked them up and, as soon as I looked at the dates on the letters, I determined I would ask about them. No price ...

Pages from the Past: A Look at Some of the Valley’s Oldest Books

archivists show off vintage books and encourage historical preservation

Perhaps the oldest “books” in the Chippewa Valley are a set of cuneiform tablets, which could be dated back to about 3,400 BCE, though not much is ...

Antique Store Gets a Fresh Vibe

Town and Country Antiques 2 in Eau Claire geared more toward younger demographic

When long-time collector Sylvia Gengenbach opened Town and Country Antiques 2 (222 Main St., Menomonie) two years ago, she discovered that the store had a completely different customer ...

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