Recreation OutdoorsDecember 8, 2023 America’s Newest National Park Runs Through the Chippewa Valley 1,200-mile Ice Age Trail gets new title from the feds, and more funding may follow
Film Local Culture Community OrgsDecember 8, 2023 Giving a Local The Best Day Ever in E.C. Lakken Burzynski was taken on an epic adventure in town thanks to a local videographer and Visit Eau Claire
Style Expansion EntrepreneurshipDecember 7, 2023 WHERE GEEK MEETS CHIC: Local Duo Expands Niche Biz to Banbury Place unique shop offers lost treasures and upcycled eclectic goods
Events Activities GET A CLUE: Clearwater Clues Medallion Hunt returns Dec. 26 get historical clues and try your hand at finding this year’s hidden medallion December 7, 2023
Podcasts Wellness Ep 20: Live Smart, Not Hard: Tools and Strategies for Making Life Easier Guest Laura Plummer discusses how assistive technology can impact an individual's ability to age independently later on in life. December 7, 2023
HolidaysDecember 5, 2023 STOLEN FROM SANTA: Our Annual Peek at St. Nick’s Secret Mailbag this year’s intercepted letters include a look into the Valley’s past
Events Holidays Visual ArtDecember 4, 2023 [PHOTOS] Winter Market at Brewery Nonic Menomonie brewery hosts festive winter market to kick off December
Recreation Events HolidaysDecember 4, 2023 [PHOTOS] 2023 Santa Cycle Rampage the festive social bike ride returned on Dec. 1 for a bigger-and-better event met with beautiful wintry weather
On Campus SeniorsDecember 4, 2023 UW-Stout Alumnus and Wife Make Record $5M Gift to Rec Center Upgrade Pankowskis hope to inspire future generations of students to be active
Community Orgs PeopleDecember 3, 2023 This Local Woman’s Recovery Journey Took Her From Participant to Provider addiction treatment helped Sara Kieffer get on the road to becoming a peer support specialist
Community Orgs Grants Women’s Giving Circle Makes $41K in Grants to Nonprofits latest round goes to Boys and Girls Club, C.V. Museum, more November 30, 2023
Recreation Opening Up Outdoors Gear Up For Your Next Outdoor Adventure at E.C. Outdoors new downtown shop makes getting active outdoors easy, accessible, and affordable November 29, 2023
Politics Wisconsin Marriage WEDDING BARN BLUES: Owners Worry Liquor Law Change Would Harm Businesses overhaul of Wis. law would require wedding barns to get liquor licenses November 28, 2023
Local Culture Books Family LifeNovember 23, 2023 LITTLE LIBRARIES GALORE: Eastside Hill Neighborhood’s Little Library Community Eau Claire neighborhood has more than 20 Little Free Libraries
Local CultureNovember 21, 2023 VOTE NOW in our 2024 Best of the Chippewa Valley Reader Poll Log on now: Voting ends Friday, Dec. 8, at midnight
Diversity PeopleNovember 21, 2023 CELEBRATING HO-CHUNK DAY: A Look Into Native American Celebrations in November Ho-Chunk Nation President Jon Greendeer talks Ho-Chunk Day
Visual Art Entrepreneurship HolidaysNovember 19, 2023 Meet the Makers: Rhonda Willers’ Pottery the art of living a life led by curiosity
Entrepreneurship Food+Drink HolidaysNovember 18, 2023 Meet the Makers: Kaiserson Bee Co. producing buzzworthy bottles of honey and more here in the Valley
Visual Art EntrepreneurshipNovember 17, 2023 Meet the Makers: LameMaker creating crochet items for everyone in your life
Events Attractions HolidaysNovember 17, 2023 Move Your Caboose! Seasonal Toy Train Exhibit Comes Back ’Round the Bend L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library welcomes trains Dec. 2-30
Best of Menomonie Volume One's guide to the gem on the Red Cedar. Presented by Westconsin Credit Union, Explore Menomonie and UW-Stout.
Best of Chippewa Falls Volume One's guide to the riverside city. Presented by Mason Companies and Northwestern Bank