‘Imagination’ Takes Shape: ColorBlock Mural Project Underway Downtown

five artists begin work on murals on 600 block of South Barstow Street

‘Love Is the Key’: That’s the Message of a New Downtown Eau Claire Mural

artwork on the back of The Metro aims to inspire more public creativity

Love is the key. Or at least according to a new mural going up on the back of The Metro, featuring a classic painting of an antique key ...

Passion Speaks: Local Podcast Creates Platform for Conversation

If you know Sheng Lor Waldinger, then you know that she’s a people person. And it’s her passion for others that inspired her to start her bimonthly podcast, Social X Change Project, which gives local folks an opportunity to share their stories ...

Premium Blendz: Making Old-School Barbering the New Standard

‘It’s a place to unwind and be yourself,’ co-owner says

When Navontay Wilson was younger, he frequented H. White Men’s Room – a barbershop in north Minneapolis. There, he learned a lot about life and found role models to ...

Colleges Cautiously Coming Back Amid Pandemic

UWEC, UW-Stout, and CVTC outline plans for in-person, online semester

UW-Eau Claire is working from the top down to ensure student safety this coming semester. When the fall semester begins Sept. 2, some classes will be held online, sanitation stations ...

Anything Is Popsicle at New Local Ice Cream Parlor

44 Below serves up quirky and delicious treats

Today’s forecast is sunny with a chance of sprinkles at 44 Below, Altoona’s new ice cream shop at 1488 Front Porch Place in River Prairie. Featuring sweet treats like Butterbeer floats; refreshing ice cream floats ...

The Pablo Center Needs to Raise Half a Million Dollars. Here Are Two Ways to Help Right Now.

Faced with uncertain times, the Pablo Center is turning to the community that helped build it to help survive the coming months: The Pablo Center has announced the “Bridge Campaign,” an effort to raise $500,000 to bridge its operating ...

Local Leaders on Masking: Wear One, Be Kind, Don’t Assume, Move On

Law enforcement and civic leaders in Eau Claire County have advice for residents getting used to the still-new statewide face mask mandate: Don’t be a jerk ...

Eighteen-Year Effort Leads UWEC Alumna to Publish Debut Novel

Eighteen years ago, Rebecca Le Koshak (a.k.a. “R. Le Koshak”) saw a boy sitting on the beach looking miserable. Searching for an answer as to why he looked so upset eventually led to the publication of her first book ...

Have You Ever Thrown An Axe? Now's Your Chance!

Ironside Axe Club offers opportunity for stress relief

If you think chucking axes isn’t an ideal date night for you and your honey, think again. Or at least that’s what Manny Kohl and Anna Obrecht – sweethearts-turned-managers of the new Ironside Axe Club in Eau Claire – say about their new business venture on London Road ...