Winter Clothing Drive To Help Local Children
As the temps dip, giving heats up in our area. “I was really surprised by the response when I asked about the need for winter clothing.” -Citizens Bank Team member Sean Kitchell. Citizens State Bank is asking you to consider children in need this winter as you are doing your holiday shopping. Citizens reached out…
Read MoreEntertainment During the Holidays
It’s officially the most wonderful time of the year, and Eau Claire is bursting with excitement! Looking for something to do with your family and friends? Well we have the perfect holiday entertainment guide for you! Outdoor Recreation Tubing All you need is a snow covered hill and a snow tube and you’re set for a…
Read MoreDutch Apple Pie/Main Street Cafe
You know the tagline: Don’t forget to leave room for the pie! That is a rock-solid must for the Main Street Cafe in Bloomer. Now, to be fair, I somehow have never made my way up 53 to eat in the actual restaurant, though perhaps that can be explained by the many chances I have…
Read MoreKeep Chasing Those Dreams
“It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!” No doubt you’ve probably heard that Christmas song many times already this year. But truer words were never spoken. This is the most wonderful time of year and it is the most magical time of the year. Especially when it comes to children. Seeing that extra twinkle…
Read MoreBanbury Place
When you think about reported haunted locations around the Eau Claire area, there are a few spots that constantly pop up in Google searches or conversations amongst the locals. Banbury Place is one of those. A little historical background on Banbury Place. It opened in 1917 as the Gillette Safety Tire Co until it closed…
Read MoreApple Cider Donuts/Ferguson’s Orchards
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…apple cider donut time. For the second year in a row, “Dessert Valley Wisconsin” found such baked goods, this time south of Eau Claire at Ferguson’s Orchard. This is actually the, I think, second time I have ever been to an apple orchard — ironic, considering I hew…
Read MoreMysteries of the 715: Angelina Wall
It’s a case that has gone unsolved for over 20 years. Angelina Wall was walking home from her late shift at McDonalds on South Hastings Way in Eau Claire on January 6, 2001 around 2 AM. She was found a few hours later on the side of the road on County Highway J in Fall…
Read MoreThe Truth About Hair Treatments
As a hair stylist, some of the main things I see clients wanting to skip out on are trims, treatments, and professional products. Now, I’ve already talked all about professional shampoo and conditioners on the blog and why you should buy them from your stylist, you can read that here! This week I am giving…
Read MoreMysteries of the 715: The Water Street Snake
Like many of you, I’m a true crime and mystery enthusiast. I grew up loving Unsolved Mysteries with Robert Stack and if there is a good true crime documentary or a good paranormal show on, I’m watching it! So it got me wondering: What kind of unsolved mysteries have been reported around the 715 area…
Read MoreRainbow Drops/Mother Nature’s Food
I see them every time I’m in Mother Nature’s Food, which is fairly frequently: those rainbow-colored candies in a clear bag. All these colors, and I know there’s chocolate inside — a one-two punch of dessert delight. On my most-recent visit, I finally sprang for a bag: milk chocolate peanut rainbow drops: Actually, my family…
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