Inside Eau Claire spotlighted two local veterans and presented their stories in recognition of Memorial Day. Interviewed here is Jennifer Fadness, an Eau Claire resident who served during the Gulf War. Andy Hildebrand also interviewed Harold Freid, a World War II veteran of the Marines. By Emily Gresbrink Emily Gresbrink: What made you decide to enlist? [...]

  By Haley Zblewski When Leos and Theresa Frank applied for their federal brewing license in September 2010, they were just hoping to have a chance to make beer and allow others to try it. They began brewing and selling beer through their company, Lazy Monk Brewing, which specializes in Bohemian and German beers, by [...]

By Nathan Zeiter The crowd roared as the lights in the basement lit up. Sure it wasn’t an enormous gig, but the previous one had been cancelled, so the band had decided to throw a show in the basement of their home. There was no space left unfilled. What a raging success, thought Jared Wachholz, [...]

By Devon Lehr and Emily Gresbrink Eau Claire is no stranger to celebrating diversity. With prominent events during Black History Month, Hmong Culture Month, and Native American celebrations, one community remains silent. The Arab American community lives a quiet existence in the community,  operating businesses and religious centers out of the public eye. With Arab [...]

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] By Emily Albrent Nestled in downtown Eau Claire, Café 420 offers a kind word, a listening ear and a bit of hope along with a steaming cup of hot coffee. “The whole idea is we see God doing so many things we want to share that and we [...]

By Jackson Schmidtke Since 2000 Lisa Stone has been a Bulldog, Badger, and Billiken, but she insists that she will always be a Blugold. The coach who guided the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire womens basketball team to 159 wins, two Final Four appearances and one national championship game left the program in 2000, but has [...]

By Emily Gresbrink The announcement in mid-February that  Planned Parenthood will be closing four Wisconsin clinics by mid-July continues to raise concern for many local residents. “I am shocked at the closings, but not entirely surprised,” Amy Lundberg said. “I use (Planned Parenthood), as well as my friends, and they were the first service I turned to when I wanted [...]

By Jake Ellinghuysen Approximately 100 people gathered on March 1 at the Metropolis Hotel in Eau Claire for the Annual Grazing Conference to learn more about livestock nutrition, environmentally safe practices and remaining profitable all while expanding key components of networking. The conference also discussed  the importance of grazing livestock and the need for quality [...]

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By Travis Gumphrey “We’ve cut over $40 million  since QEO and the revenue limits,” said Ken Faanes, the vice president of the Eau Claire School Board. “If we cut again, it will be noticeable.” In Eau Claire, the effects of the budget cuts have not readily been seen. Few people actually understand what goes into [...]