Red Letter Roundup: Latest Grants Aim to Level Playing Field

two female-led ventures receive grants

The Red Letter Grant continues to “even the playing field” by providing financial assistance to local women-owned businesses across the Chippewa Valley. The Red Letter Grant is a ...

Red Letter Roundup

Red Letter Grant selects Fall winners

On Nov. 6, the Red Letter Grant announced the winners of its Fall 2019 grants. The program awarded four women-owned start-ups with grants of $2,000, which came with additional advertising packages from Volume One Magazine and ...

Getting to the Pint

networking group brings women together with beer

Wisconsinites are known for their love of beer – especially craft beer. This fact is embodied by Chippewa Valley Girls Pint Out, an organization that is geared toward women who enjoy craft beer or ...

Run for the Right Reasons

Girls on the Run gets kids moving & growing

Girls on the Run of the Chippewa Valley has been positively impacting young girls and women through exercise and community since 2006. Between February and May, girls in third through eighth grades practice ...

Speaking up Against the Stigma

Sarah Ferber shares her experience to reform the justice system

Sarah Ferber is the associate director of Ex-Incarcerated People Organizing, a recovered drug addict and a formerly incarcerated person. Her passion and ...

Led by the Best

women bring experience, skill to Northwestern Bank leadership

When Krista Mayer applied to work at Northwestern Bank last year, she quickly discovered that she would be one of a crew of high-powered females driving Northwestern Bank ...

A Voice in Music

seeing the Eau Claire music scene through Jerrika Mighelle's eyes

“Eau Claire was home base,” local musician Jerrika Mighelle said. “Part of the reason I still live in Eau Claire is because of the support for music.” She started playing ...

The Write Women

Carroll & Venit are key to the Valley writing community

The Chippewa Valley Writers Guild has played a key role in connecting the many dedicated and talented writers who call this area home. Two of these writers are ...

Time to Rock: Developing Young & Female Musical Talent

On Oct. 27, the Girls Rock Band Experience will debut. The Experience is the result of collaboration between the Eau Claire School of Music and Sawdust City Limits ...

Powering Pablo: Female leaders are the new arts center’s not-so-secret weapons

When the curtain rose for the first time at the Pablo Center at the Confluence on Sept. 22, it wasn’t just a big moment for the performers on stage: It was a fulfilling, emotional crescendo for those who have been working for months to open downtown Eau Claire’s new arts center ...