[Audio clip: view full post to listen] By Chi Ab Vang Fine dining may not be synonymous with the Chippewa Valley, but a few restaurants are bringing their own takes on high-end cuisine to the Chippewa Valley. Fine dining  typically involves a higher quality to them, with different influences shaping the food, presentation, and the [...]

By Sten Ivan It was a Friday night when people gathered at Jacob’s Well Church in Eau Claire. They were chattering in the lobby with coffees in their hands before entering the sanctuary.  People were still talking when they lowered the lights, keeping a dim light on the stage. A woman came out to the [...]

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[Audio clip: view full post to listen] By Elizabeth Jackson When Shawn and Julie-Ann Kluge first thought about opening a winery, they weren’t able to find professional wine making supplies in Western Wisconsin. It was a suggestion from friends that brought about the idea to open a winery and shop filled with the supplies aspiring [...]

By Elaine Fredrickson When Karen Dahlgren came to a crossroad in her religious beliefs, she questioned if the religious faith she was raised in was the path she wanted to continue to follow. After traveling, investigating and learning about world religions, Dahlgren said she decided she wanted to become a member of the Baha’i faith. According [...]

[portfolio_slideshow]  By Katie Hoffman When Katie Nikolai had to put her childhood dog to sleep last October, she said her life just wasn’t the same. Two months later, she adopted a boxer mix from the HELP shelter in Waupaca, Wis. “The lady who ran the HELP shelter brought 22 dogs up from a high-kill shelter [...]

By Robert Twing When manager Dave Donnelly selects  beers that will be on tap at Mogie’s Pub & Restaurant, he will most likely choose local or regional micro brewed beers. That, he said, is because light beers are becoming less popular — a trend that has been growing in the United States since the ‘80s, [...]

By Noah Petermeier Never in fashion but never out of fashion, heavy metal is in the midst of a resurgence on both a national and local level.  In the past couple of months several well known heavy metal acts played shows in the Chippewa Valley.  Inside Eau Claire sat down with the founder of Eau [...]

Latinos are coming to Eau Claire because of jobs opportunities, while trying to maintain their cultural traditions and passing them to the next generation. But discrimination, for some, is part of the package.

The Social Security Administration announced on Oct. 19 that social security benefits and supplementary security income will increase by approximately 3.6 percent by the beginning of next year. This is likely to affect Chippewa Valley residents and the local economy.