Whether you recognize it or not, we’re all living through history RIGHT NOW. So why not put pen to paper (literally or virtually) and record…
We've set up a special website pulling from our online database of over 300 Chippewa Valley restaurants so locals can filter by city, online…
Even though the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau Claire is closed until at least April 6 in response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus)…
Little people have big ears. That’s what mother, former educator and psychotherapist Gina Lien reminds herself when she treats adolescent…
UW-Stout art education student Taylor Gardner loved the experience of painting a three-dimensional mural at Oaklawn Elementary School and…
Voluminous research data has shown that removing a child from his or her home traumatizes the child, even when the home is dysfunctional and…
Menomonie residents are about to have their donut fix sated by a new downtown shop: Donut Sam’s (521 Second St. East). Inspired by their…
We set the alarm, but there’s no need for it. All eight of us are so amped up on adrenaline that we can hardly confine ourselves to our…
For parents, the most heart-racing, adrenalin pumping moments happen when you let go and watch your child try something on his or her own. The…
It’s getting to be that time of year again: Gone are the days of negative degree weather, and slowly but surely, the temperature is creeping…
The Great Big Hullabaloo will return with another dynamic day of kid-centric and family-focused fun on Saturday, May 30, at the Pablo Center…
Homesickness is an attachment to what children feel is familiar. It can occur at any point when they leave for their first sleepover, camp,…
It’s not even technically spring yet, so talking about summer might seem premature. However, it isn’t: We’re in the midst of…
Credit scores and reports are complex and can be confusing. When you are young and beginning to build your score, hearing contradictory…
A small but growing number of teens are participating in sexting, the practice of sending or receiving explicit images usually via mobile…
When you are expecting a baby, there are many things you are trying to prepare for. One of those things is making the decision to breastfeed…
I grew up on Eau Claire’s west side, almost directly across the street from a huge empty lot. The lot was mostly covered by a field of tall…
Christopher Thielen, an engineer from Chippewa Falls, recently self-published his first children’s book, The Chicken from Czechoslovakia.…
The temperature is climbing, so let’s get outside and enjoy the new season! Creating a scavenger hunt is a great way to explore a new or old…
