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How Wausau’s district compares with others in central Wisconsin

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Stock image The Wausau School District tonight (Monday) will decide whether or not to reopen their schools to full, four days per week in-person learning. The proposal comes on the heels of data that students are getting Fs at alarming rates in the Wausau School District. How are other districts doing? And how are they […]

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Point of cooperation

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(First published in the October 17, 2019 issue of City Pages) Local advocates debut what they hope to be an annual conference to promote the cooperative business model Polly Dalton and Lyn Ciurro, organizers of the first annual Coop Con in downtown Stevens Point Nov. 1-2 When Polly Dalton lived in the Fox Valley area,

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Brew-working space

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(First published in the September 12, 2019 issue of City Pages) Chris Gethers will soon open a huge brewery in Stevens Point—so big, it will also be a co-working space and food businesses incubator Chris Gethers hopes to open District 1 Brewery in Stevens Point by Nov. 1. Brewing has long been a hobby for

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End of the Fox?

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(First published in the August 8, 2019 issue of City Pages) People in Stevens Point have tried to save the historic Fox Theater for a decade. With a raze order from the city now, the community has 90 days to make it happen. The facade of the Fox Theater is likely all that will be

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Gem of a coffee shop

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(First published in the June 6, 2019 issue of City Pages) Ruby Coffee Roasters is based in a small town in central Wisconsin, but acclaimed nationally. Now it has its own café in Stevens Point Deanna and Jared Linzmeier opened Ruby Coffee Shop in late May in the former Water Street Grille building It’s a

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Local food saves historic building

Altenburg Dairy, Farmshed, R.A. Cook and J.I. Altenburg Cooperative, Stevens Point

(First published in the June 6, 2019 issue of City Pages) The 130-year-old Altenburg Dairy building will become an exciting new hub for foodie business Jim Altenburg, Sarah Jo More (The Main Grain Bakery), and Oren Jakobson (Upstream Cider) are excited about the prospect of the turning an old industrial building in a local food

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Outdoor chicks

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The Becoming an Outdoor Woman program began near Tomahawk 29 years ago. Today BOW is happening in nearly 40 states and six Canadian provinces BOW Ellen Rice took her 11-year-old granddaughter, Sophie, turkey hunting for the first time last weekend in Michigan. For Rice, 64 from Indianapolis, it’s an experience she couldn’t have imagined only

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The Oz of trivia

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(First published in the May 9, 2019 issue of City Pages) Jim Oliva will begin stepping down as the man behind Stevens Point’s famous trivia event since 1979. That’s a huge legacy. At the 90FM office: Jim Oliva, known as The Oz, will begin passing along the showrunner duties of the “World’s Largest Trivia Contest”

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Your newest foodie thing: shrubs

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(First published in the September 27, 2018 issue of City Pages) A new company is selling a vintage vinegar drink that’s making a comeback Mindy McCord and Layne Cozzolino, cofounders of Siren Shrub Co. in Stevens Point. There’s a new company in Stevens Point, and if the cofounders have their way, we’ll all be partying

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Cycling Without Age

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(First published in the May 31, 2018 issue of City Pages) A program that pairs bike ‘pilots’ with seniors just launched in Stevens Point and could soon pop up in more Wisconsin cities thanks to a grant. TORI JENNINGS Cycling Without Age Stevens Point organizer Tori Jennings, center, leads a trishaw demo ride in Stevens

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The market local

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(First published in the May 3, 2018 issue of City Pages) Cara Adams celebrates Wisconsin-made products at her soon-to-open Agora Local Makers Market in Stevens Point Cara Adams displays some products she will sell at Agora Marketplace on Main Street in Stevens Point. Until Agora opens in June, Adams has been meeting with potential artisans

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Card quest

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The founder of the annual canoe adventure PaddleQuest has created a related card game Matt Kirsch, founder of the annual canoe-through-a-fantasy event PaddleQuest, sets up his new game Quester Party, at Zest Coffee Shop in Stevens Point. Anyone who knows of Stevens Point’s river game event PaddleQuest knows how creative Matt Kirsch is. He founded

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Artrageous Weekend, Purging Paradise and more this weekend

Multi-jurisdiction chase leads to Grand Avenue crash, arrests

Bluegrass, jazz, architecture, and so much more this weekend

Greenheck Turner facility to host World Horseshoe championship

Here are five Wausau events to check out this weekend

City looking to buy water meters to make sure it’s not losing money

Blues, Buckcherry and more Wausau events this weekend

Lead service line contractor working toward 2024 replacement goals

Andy and Cathy Adrian say their new Adventure Awaits building is suited to CrossFit success

LogJam, August Kickbusch and more Wausau events this weekend

Air combat training will increase air activity in Marathon County

Whitewater, music on the farm, movies in the park and more

County halfway to phosphorus reduction goal on Fenwood Creek

Copper box, new exhibits and more Wausau events this weekend

Central Wisconsin breweries medal at national brewing championship

Security measures improved library safety, director says

Booze and Botany, Wausau Night Market and more this weekend

Balloons, jazz, comical magic and more in Wausau this weekend

Former Weston clerk charged with fraud more than a year later

Fourth of July events and other things to check out this weekend

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