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2025 Hair Extension Service Expectations Part One: What Clients Should Know Before Booking Hair Extensions at a Salon

By Meg Ann Lee | November 23, 2025

Hey, it’s Meg Ann Lee. If you have fallen into hairstylist TikTok this week… you my friend are not alone!…

5 Things You Should Stop Buying New: Affordable Secondhand Finds in Eau Claire

By Meg Ann Lee | November 16, 2025

Hey, it’s Meg Ann Lee – and we’ve officially reached the last post of my no-buy challenge series! I know,…

The Thrill of Thrifting: How Intentional Shopping Can Replace Fast Fashion Habits

By Meg Ann Lee | November 9, 2025

Hey, it’s Meg Ann Lee – and let’s be honest, this time of the year the urge to “add to…

Easy Ways to Love Your Closet Again + Local Boutiques to Shop

By Meg Ann Lee | November 2, 2025

Hey, it’s Meg Ann Lee, and if you’re feeling like your closet could use a refresh but you don’t want…

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Legends of the 715: Fuzzy Thurston

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When you think about the 1960’s Packers, you think of all the championships, including Super Bowls 1 and 2. You…

Apple Cider Doughnuts/Klinger Farm Market

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A perfect autumn Saturday (cool, sunny, breezy, peak fall colors) was a good day to pay my inaugural visit to…

Legends of the 715: Crazy Legs

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For this next installment for “Legends of the 715”, we’re going east. Wausau has a few legends from the 715…

Jumbo Peanut Square/Festival Foods

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October 14th was National Dessert Day (yeah, I also didn’t know it was a thing until this year). Considering the…

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An Eau Claire Loch Ness Monster?

Who doesn’t love a good local legend story? I’m a sucker for an old wives…

Mysteries of the 715: Elmer Bowman

It’s one of the area’s oldest mysteries: What happened to Elmer Bowman? It was December…

Mysteries of the 715: A Reptile Man?

You ever see the movie “Jeepers Creepers”? It’s kind of horrifying to imagine a “thing”…

Mysteries of the 715: Elk Mound Tower

You ever drive by or through Elk Mound and see that tower that sits high…

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Legends of the 715: Harold Olsen

Rice Lake definitely has a rich history of basketball and it may of started with…

Legends of the 715: Bud Grant

Next up on our series Legends of the 715 is perhaps known for being the…

Legends of the 715: Pete Banaszak

Football season is upon us! For our next look at a 715 legend, we’re going…

Legends of the 715: Mike Maslowski

With training camps getting set to open for NFL teams in the next week, let’s…

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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Cake Roll/Festival Foods

You knew at some point I would have to write about an autumnal dessert. The…

Super Foods Brownie/Ember And Bean Roasting Co

Here’s another hidden gem from the furthest reaches of the 715 (practically on the border…

Legend/Roadside Ice Cream & Diner

I needed to have that dessert again. The time of year was making it happen:…

Gulab Jamun/Mango Indian

I love me some donut holes; I remember my dad getting them when I was…

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