Volume One Staff

Editorial, Design, Advertising, & The Local Store

Andrea Paulseth

Design - Staff Photographer

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Fri. May. 3rd, 2019

A Saltier Collection

Rebecca Mennecke, photos by Andrea Paulseth

Salt Collective opens new gallery space

Fri. May. 3rd, 2019

You’re Glowing: Entrepreneur steps out on her own with day spa

Jessica Mahlum, photos by Andrea Paulseth

Imagine you’re resting on a soft expanse of clouds. You’ve had problematic skin for years but right now your skin is happy and showing immediate results. You don’t know it yet, but those results ...

Thu. May. 2nd, 2019

Guns, Bikes, & Women: Historic Home Offers Unique Tour

UWEC Integrated Marketing and Communications, photos by Andrea Paulseth

Firearms, females, and two-wheelers will be among the topics covered this spring during a new – and distinctive – tour of a historic home in downtown Eau Claire. UW-Eau Claire students enrolled ...

Wed. May. 1st, 2019

Finding a Place to Fit Inn

Lauren Fisher, photos by Andrea Paulseth

downtown Eau Claire hotel caters to men exiting correctional system

Thu. Apr. 18th, 2019

Local Networking Group Connects Craft Beer Drinking Women

Jessica Mahlum, photos by Andrea Paulseth

There’s a new nonprofit in town that combines Wisconsinites’ love for craft beer with a sense of empowerment for women throughout the community. Girls Pint Out welcomes women in the area ...

Thu. Apr. 18th, 2019

You Scream, Ice Cream

Emilee Wentland, photos by Andrea Paulseth

The Danc’n Bean brings Bridgeman’s ice cream back to Eau Claire

Thu. Apr. 18th, 2019

THEN & NOW: Pablo Center hosts works of Eau Claire founding artists

Barbara Arnold, photos by Andrea Paulseth

Long before Eau Claire was viewed as an artistic haven, when this spot on the river was considered a blue-collar town, 22 artists from the Chippewa Valley still put forth their creative efforts, resulting ...

Wed. Apr. 17th, 2019

Improvisation and Inner Peace

Nathan Hopp, photos by Andrea Paulseth

Phippen and friends’ album an exercise in tranquility

Wed. Apr. 17th, 2019

Subscribe and Thrive: 5 local subscription services

Lauren Fisher, photos by Timothy Mather, Andrea Paulseth

Subscription services are all the rage, with national companies providing everything from movies and music to munchies and makeup for a monthly charge. But if you look a little closer to home ...

Wed. Apr. 17th, 2019

Weld at the Helm

Tom Giffey, photos by Andrea Paulseth

councilman pledges middle course as he takes over presidency

Thu. Apr. 4th, 2019

Cracking the (Area) Code

Nicole Withers, photos by Andrea Paulseth

715 Supper Club revives a west side EC hot spot

Thu. Apr. 4th, 2019

A More Neighborly Way

Lauren Fisher, photos by Andrea Paulseth

Pinehurst residents organize neighborhood association

Tue. Apr. 2nd, 2019

Willing to Collaborate

Parker Reed, photos by Andrea Paulseth

creatives open downtown co-working space for other creatives

Fri. Mar. 22nd, 2019

Throwing Stones Worldwide

Lauren Fisher, photos by Andrea Paulseth

local curler Geoff Goodland to skip in Curling Senior World Championship

Thu. Mar. 21st, 2019

Childhood Magic

Marie Anthony, photos by Andrea Paulseth

best friends tag-team on their first kids’ book

Thu. Mar. 21st, 2019

Retail Vacancies Decline in Eau Claire, Report Says

Tom Giffey, photos by Andrea Paulseth

The opening of a huge new Fleet Farm store on Eau Claire’s south side contributed to a relatively healthy year for the Chippewa Valley’s commercial real estate market in 2018, according to a new report ...

Thu. Mar. 21st, 2019

Budding Businesses: Two new shops focus on hemp-derived CBD

Tori Johnson, photos by Andrea Paulseth

Hemp, once a mighty pillar of Wisconsin’s economy, is making its comeback as a staple crop while increasingly being recognized by the public as a natural medicinal substance ...

Thu. Mar. 21st, 2019

Feeding the Need

Tom Giffey, photos by Andrea Paulseth

Feed My People Food Bank launches expansion plan

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Poetry & Pi(e) with Dasha Kelly Hamilton

Wed. Mar. 20th, 2019

The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters and the Chippewa Valley Writers Guild held a reading and discussion with Dasha Kelly Hamilton on National Pi Day (March 14) at the Pablo Center.

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Welcome to Snow Mountain 2019

Thu. Mar. 14th, 2019

This marginally majestic-looking mountain does not stand in one of our National Parks – it’s at the east end of Galloway Street near downtown Eau Claire. And it’s made of snow ...

Fri. Mar. 8th, 2019

Painting a New Path

Lauren Fisher, photos by Andrea Paulseth

with your help, Eau Claire artist can bring work to prestigious festival in Italy

Thu. Mar. 7th, 2019

Ager Ages Well

Barbara Arnold, photos by Andrea Paulseth

weekend of events to celebrate 150th birthday of famed writer and cultural advocate Waldemar Ager

Thu. Mar. 7th, 2019

Chippewa Falls poet & artist, Jeannie Roberts, creates book of fun verses for kids

Tom Giffey, photos by Andrea Paulseth

While Roberts, of Chippewa Falls, is perhaps best known for her four volumes of poetry for adults, Rhyme the Roost! isn’t exactly a departure: She previously penned a children’s book, Let’s Make Faces! (2009), and some of the poems in the new volume date back nearly two decades.

Tue. Mar. 5th, 2019

Loft Living

Lauren Fisher, photos by Andrea Paulseth

a peek inside a Chippewa Falls loft-dweller’s digs

Tue. Feb. 26th, 2019

Cookin’ Up Equity: A Benefit for Women in Culinary Management

Lauren Fisher, photos by Andrea Paulseth

Locavore Mobile Kitchen chef Amy Huo will host a fundraising event Friday, March 1 at Forage to benefit a scholarship for women pursuing careers in culinary management through CVTC. Huo has partnered with the CVTC Foundation to create the scholarship as a way to support women ...

Mon. Feb. 25th, 2019

Author Mike Perry Seeks Father-Daughter Tales

Cassandra Kyser, photos by Andrea Paulseth

Michael Perry is working on a new book about the relationship between fathers and daughters, and he wants to hear from you. “Fathers, if you could share one bit of advice with your daughters ...

Mon. Feb. 25th, 2019

Opening Shot | Feb. 20, 2019

photos by Andrea Paulseth

MIX-N-MINGLE. Volume One’s annual The Best Night took place on Saturday, Feb. 9, in the Lismore Hotel. The event celebrates the results of the Best of the Chippewa Valley Reader Poll ...

Thu. Feb. 21st, 2019

Spotting for Start-Ups

Lauren Fisher, photos by Andrea Paulseth

Menomonie business owner offers insight into Chamber benefits

Thu. Feb. 21st, 2019

27 Years, 80 Acres

Lauren Fisher, photos by Andrea Paulseth

local photographer practices mindfulness from behind the lens

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Best Night 2019

Mon. Feb. 11th, 2019

The Best Night is Volume One's big annual party celebrating its Best of the Chippewa Valley reader poll and the Chippewa Valley Vanguard Awards with food, drinks, live DJs, roving performers, art installations, puppetry, comedy, and camaraderie. 2019's sold-out event ...

Tue. Jan. 29th, 2019

Teaching Kindness

Lauren Fisher, photos by Andrea Paulseth

At the Northwest Reading Clinic, Ruth Harris has brought 50 years of life-changing gifts to the Chippewa Valley.

Thu. Jan. 24th, 2019

Chippewa Falls Poet, Artist Creates Book of Fun Verses for Kids

Tom Giffey, photos by Andrea Paulseth

Those rollicking words serve as the opening stanza of Jeannie Roberts’ latest book of poetry, Rhyme the Roost!, a collection of 26 poems for children, each accompanied by an illustration created by the author herself ...

Thu. Jan. 24th, 2019

Divine Consignment

Lauren Fisher, photos by Andrea Paulseth

bridal consignment shop expands local offerings

Wed. Jan. 23rd, 2019

The Art of Slow Cooking

Diana Peterson, photos by Andrea Paulseth

Karl’s Bar-B-Q Express gives catering success a Chippewa Falls home