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How businesses are slowly starting to reopen post-Safer at Home

Anne Ivaska, Marco Araujo, Wausau news, Wausau River District

B.C. Kowalski Dr. Marco Araujo and Anne Ivaska are opening a pair of clinics, and business starts to pick up following the ending of the Safer at Home order. Later this spring, when other businesses were closed and wondering how they would keep their businesses afloat in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, Anne Ivaska […]

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Small business breaking point

Coronavirus, Wausau news, Wausau River District

(First published in the May 7, 2020 issue of City Pages) A Wausau River District survey revealed that more than half of downtown businesses would shutter if the coronavirus lockdown continues through summer. How some are surviving for now, barely. The Milk Merchant owner Mary Gallagher holds up a new beer she sells from Ale

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HIGHLIGHTS: November 3-5

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1776 the Musical FRI.-SAT. 11/3-4 | GRAND THEATER, WAUSAU Enjoy a tune-filled and sometimes hilarious history lesson as Wausau Community Theatre presents this Tony Award-winning Broadway musical. The plot follows the efforts of John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin as they attempt to convince members of the second Continental Congress to sign the Declaration

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HIGHLIGHTS: August 25-27

Antique Steam & Gas Engine Show, Circle of Heat, festival, Irishfest Central Wisconsin, Jazz on the River, Live Music-Comedy-Small Venue, Music, Tim Buchholz, Wausau River District, Wisconsin Artists Association Annual Exhibition

Wisconsin Artists Association Annual Exhibition & Opening Gala FRIDAY 8/25 | CENTER FOR THE VISUAL ARTS, WAUSAU Hosting this state event is a big honor for the CVA. The non-profit organizations, Wisconsin Regional Artists Association (WRAA) and the Wisconsin Regional Arts Program (WRAP) collaborate to recognize award recipients from across the state in this annual

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HIGHLIGHTS: August 18-20

Big Bull Falls Blues Fest, Jazz on the River, Live Music-Comedy-Small Venue, Mayor Robert Mielke, Music, Samantha Fish, Tab Benoit, Toronzo Cannon, Wausau, Wausau Events, Wausau River District

Big Bull Falls Blues Fest Samantha Fish Fri.-Sat. 8/18-19 | Fern Island Park, Wausau This has been an iconic summer event in Wausau for 26 years. It’s also the longest-running blues fest in the state. Music lovers from all over come for the national and international performers. This year brings back some old (yeah we

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HIGHLIGHTS: August 4-6

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Wisconsin Valley Fair thru Sunday 8/6 | Marathon Park, Wausau The fair’s annual Draft Horse Show Fair week started Tuesday and continues through Sunday. Don’t miss the carnival rides, delicious food, animal exhibits, and grandstand entertainment. Here are some highlights: Midway rides: There are $25 ride deals each day. Friday unlimited rides run noon-5 pm

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Come down and make music

Music, Painted Piano Project, Wausau, Wausau Center, Wausau River District

Painted Piano Project To promote the district, the Wausau River District team filmed a short video Thursday afternoon featuring a talented musician playing a painted piano outside the Wausau Center mall. This piano is part of the Painted Piano Project. This past winter, the public could paint pianos on Saturdays in the mall with colorful

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ART MUSEUM edges FORWARD

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City Pages file photo Artist David Hummer’s proposal to turn the former Wausau Club into an art museum will come up for final approval with the city council this month. A proposed contemporary art museum in the long-vacant, former Wausau Club is one step closer to reality, after the project received unanimous approval from two

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WINTER Fest 2017

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Scenes from Winter Fest 2017, on and around The 400 Block in downtown Wausau. B.C. Kowalski/City Pages Winterfest 2017 B.C. Kowalski/City Pages Winterfest 2017 B.C. Kowalski/City Pages Winterfest 2017 B.C. Kowalski/City Pages Winterfest 2017 B.C. Kowalski/City Pages Winterfest 2017 B.C. Kowalski/City Pages Winterfest 2017 B.C. Kowalski/City Pages Winterfest 2017 B.C. Kowalski/City Pages Winterfest 2017 B.C.

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Police investigating bus crash in Elderon

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

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