Thinkpieces HolidaysDecember 22, 2024 COLUMN: Hope is a Light in the Darkness ‘whatever it might be, Christmas can highlight the sorrows we face in a joyful season’
Thinkpieces HolidaysDecember 21, 2024 COLUMN: Everything Must Go the store where all gifts are a quarter can provide some holiday miracles
Staff Notes Holidays STAFF NOTE: In 1903, St. Nick Told All to Eau Claire Newspaper Talk about a journalistic scoop! December 20, 2024
Opening Letters COLUMN: Postcards from Facebook Going somewhere sunny this winter? Kindly keep it to yourself December 20, 2024
Housing ThinkpiecesDecember 19, 2024 COLUMN: What the City of Eau Claire Has Done to Address Homelessness ‘City has made significant investments in addressing the humanitarian crisis,’ official says
Environment OutdoorsDecember 18, 2024 TIMBER! Even in the City, You Can Still Spot Wisconsin’s Original Lumberjacks beavers are taking part in downtown Eau Claire construction – if you know where to look
Housing ThinkpiecesNovember 30, 2024 COLUMN: Creating Community Beyond Comfort embracing diversity necessary in the fight against homelessness
Opening Letters COLUMN: There Shouldn’t Be This Much Comedy Eau Claire may be a music town, but the standup scene is nothing to laugh at, either November 29, 2024
Staff NotesNovember 28, 2024 STAFF NOTE: You’ve Still Got Time to Vote in Our Biggest ‘Best Of’ Poll Ever Best of the Chippewa Valley voting runs through Friday, Dec. 6
The Rear End THE REAR END: The Gift of Gift Guidance just some totally great local holiday gift ideas November 25, 2024
Staff Notes HolidaysNovember 14, 2024 STAFF NOTE: It's Holidays In a Handbasket Here at The Local Store charging into the holiday season in all-wheel drive
Music High FiveNovember 2, 2024 5 Things We Learned About Bon Iver from The New Yorker Interview Justin Vernon’s first big interview in years is full of fascinating tidbits
Opening Letters COLUMN: Lacing Up for a Mental Hike staying calm inside an MRI is as easy as a walk in the woods November 2, 2024
Visual Art Staff NotesOctober 31, 2024 STAFF NOTE: Art Inspires Questions, Like ‘Who Let a Goose Drive the Trolley?’ new column explores Valley artists and their techniques
The Rear EndOctober 21, 2024 THE REAR END: Season of the Witch bite-sized pieces of Halloweens gone by
Soapbox SchoolsOctober 19, 2024 SOAPBOX: E.C. School Operational Referendum Needs Your Support reader argues in favor of Nov. 5 referendum vote
Best of Menomonie Volume One's guide to the gem on the Red Cedar. Presented by Westconsin Credit Union, Explore Menomonie and UW-Stout.
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