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Beer Food+DrinkSeptember 27, 2023

[VIDEO] GETTING BEER SCHOOLED: Taste Testing with 3rd & Vine

in celebration of this year's Beer & Cheese section, our associate editors learn about and indulge in mouthwatering beer and cheese pairings!

News Community Orgs Sports Local CultureJune 15, 2023

‘This is a Game Changer’: Local Skaters See Dreams Become Reality with Boyd Skate Park

a nearly decade-long effort, Boyd Skate Park reaches fruition – and it’s more than fresh concrete and kick-flips

Meet the BestApril 20, 2023

What’s Growing On? Meet the Best – Rogue Shop

Voted No. 1 Best CBD Retailer in this year’s Best of the Chippewa Valley Poll, Rogue Shop strives to use live hemp plants for education.

On Campus Style EventsApril 18, 2023

[VIDEO] Fashion Without Fabric Show at UW-Stout

students strut runway in amazing costumes made from unusual materials

Kid Stuff V1 EventsApril 4, 2023

[VIDEO] April Fools Day Pillow Fight 2023

Five minutes of feathery fury! Volume One's annual pillow fight returned to the Oxbow Hotel.

Cocktails Food+DrinkFebruary 28, 2023

[VIDEO] Test the Best: Making A Bloody Mary - ish

our two associate editors take a whack at makin' a good 'ol Bloody Mary

Kid StuffJanuary 11, 2023

[VIDEO] Children’s Museum of Eau Claire Grand Opening

brand new museum is officially open to the public

Local CultureJanuary 4, 2023

[VIDEO] 2022 Chippewa Valley Year in Review

We gathered some funny locals to review noteworthy happenings over the last year in The Chippewa Valley.

AttractionsOctober 6, 2022

Scariest Haunted Trail EVER?!

We sent our editors Sawyer and McKenna to brave the terrifying corn maze at Govin’s Farm in Menomonie

Opening UpSeptember 13, 2022

[VIDEO] L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library Renovation 2022

Visual ArtJune 22, 2022

Sculpture Tour Eau Claire Aims for Growth

now that Visit Eau Claire has taken over the tour, city is getting more art than ever

Local LitMarch 23, 2022

Local Lit: Eau Claire Musician Billy Krause Performs ‘Pinery Boy’

To celebrate Eau Claire’s 150th birthday, Volume One’s Local Lit invites you on a journey back to the logging era.

Visual VoiceSeptember 24, 2021

Visual/Voice Ep. 12: Eric Rasmussen – You Know You Want To

Peer pressure isn't alway a bad thing. Enter, Monty, an adorable lil' chocolate lab that local writer Eric Rasmussen adopted after his family begged him for months, if not years.

Visual Voice The Rear EndSeptember 7, 2021

Visual/Voice Ep. 11: Mike Paulus – It’s Raining Veg

’Keep your zucchini to yourself,’ warns Rear End columnist and writer Mike Paulus

Visual VoiceAugust 16, 2021

Visual/Voice Ep. 10: B. J. Hollars – That Time John Candy and Dan Aykroyd Vacationed in Eau Claire. Well, Sort Of.

Hollywood film director affirms: ‘The Great Outdoors’ really is set in our great hometown

Community OrgsJuly 14, 2021

Take a Break, Learn More About Vapes

vaping is a problem in our community – here’s what you need to know