Single Parent Burnout
Single parent burnout is real. Parenting as a team is hard, now take out the extra help and you feel like you’re drowning. You don’t get breaks. You can’t just take a breather and have someone else take over. It can be so physically and mentally draining. Here are my top tips to avoid single…
Read More715 Rundown: NATO, Hurricanes, and Dog Beaches
This week’s Rundown covers quite a lot! It’s about NATO’s 75th year, interest rates, hurricane predictions for the year, crisis response training in our area, and the best dog beach there is! Thanks to Morgan at 715newsroom.com for providing this update!
Read More‘Force Fields’ EDM Festival Plans Invasion of the 715
There’s a new festival coming to the 715 – and it’s out of this world! From the festival runners of Hoofbeat (formerly Country Fest) and Rock Fest, comes Force Fields, an EDM music festival. It’s all happening June 6-7th, 2025, and plays off of UFO frenzies and speculated alien activity in Wisconsin. Check out their…
Read MoreFestival Season Necessities
Hey everyone, its Meg Ann Lee, its mid-summer, and that means Festival season is in FULL SWING! One thing about me is I love a music festival, so this week I am sharing my festival NECESSITIES with you all so you will be prepared for your upcoming music festival. Carrying Your Gear First, it must…
Read MoreStruggle Meals
Being a parent is exhausting and expensive. Sometimes we either don’t want to make dinner or we’re strapped for cash. Here’s my list of what I like to call “struggle meals.” These are all of me and Trent’s favorite meals to make when we don’t have time or have a tight budget. Breakfast for Dinner…
Read More715 Rundown: New Heat Laws, Vaccines, Tech Money, and Justin Timberlake
This week’s rundown includes Biden’s new rules on heat in the workplace, a new vaccine for the bird flu, a plastic surgeon’s devious review scheme and the consequences, more tech in Wisconsin, and Justin Timberlake’s drunken snafu addressed on tour. Thanks to Morgan at 715newroom.com for this update!
Read More4th of July Event Guide
It’s time for freedom festivities, including fireworks and fun! You can check out our Eau Claire Fireworks Guide here, but if you’re looking for more to do, this guide is for you. We’ll be covering all the fun events the 715 has to offer around the 4th of July. July 3rd Rock’n on the Riverfront…
Read MoreEau Claire Fireworks Guide
An annual tradition for many families in the Chippewa Valley, the Eau Claire fireworks are back at the High Bridge for another year of Independence day fun, starting at 10:05pm on Thursday, July 4th. Need some music to go along with the fireworks? WAXX 104.5, Greatest Hits 98.1, and Today’s Variety I-94 will be playing the…
Read More5 Tips to Help Your Kids Sleep Better
Summer time can throw off your kids sleep schedule. They start pushing the boundaries for when bedtime is supposed to be. The suns up later. They don’t have to go to school in the morning. The days all start to blend together. Here’s my top 5 tips to getting your kids to sleep better this…
Read MoreCookie Monster Sundae/The Danc’n Bean
My final dairy visit for June Dairy Month 2024 is a nice little place on the south side of Eau Claire. It’s sort of a combo ice cream/coffee shop, with an absolutely adorable name: The Danc’n Bean (the name related to it’s physical connection to and co-ownership with Infinity Dance Center in Hamilton Square. My…
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