Letters to the editor are reflective of the individual writers’ views and not necessarily of City Pages. Submit your own letter to the editor to brian.kowalski@mmclocal.com. Letters supporting …

The first thing that hits you as you walk into Magnolia Soap and Bath Company on Third Street downtown is the smell. A good, inviting smell, that is.  The maker and seller of soap and other related …

Movie in the Park: Despicable Me Thursday, June 22 | 400 Block, Wausau The 400 Block might be best known for its Concerts on the Square series, but there’s plenty else going on down there, …

Fat bike racers ride Nine Mile Forest during a race in 2021. After a trail season, Nine Mile Forest is on its way to permanently allowing fat bike riding in the winter. Fat biking at Nine Mile Forest …

City leaders were hoping to fund a new communications manager position to help with press releases, interfacing with the public and the media, and even assist in internal communications.  That …

Lauren Lackman received a bit of surprise as she met with the head coach of Colorado Mesa University’s mountain biking team.  He gave her a relatively cold reception. He said that not everyone …

Letters to the editor are reflective of the individual writers' views and not necessarily of City Pages. Submit your own letter to the editor to brian.kowalski@mmclocal.com. Letters supporting …

Marathon County officials are looking at the possibility of a childcare facility at the North Central Health Care/Health Department campus.  Marathon County Administrator Lance Leonhard told the …

The owners of Tres Hermanos 13 years ago opened the first taqueria and Mexican grocery store in Wausau.  The restaurant was consistently named a hidden gem for its authentic Mexican cuisine. It …

The Best of the Wausau Area 2023 survey is live. Find a link to it here . This year's survey includes some new questions as well as many of your old favorites. We work hard to make sure the Best of …

Nearly three decades ago, Alex Lopez’s father began trying to live his dream. This year, the manager of Nortenita has brought that dream to life here on the west side of Wausau. Lopez oversees the …

CRIME SCENE KITCHEN: L-R: Joel McHale with contestants Kathleen and Hannah in the season premiere of CRIME SCENE KITCHEN airing Monday, June 5 (9:00-10:00PM ET/PT) on FOX. CR: Steve Dietl /FOX. …

The story goes — or at least as the website for The Organ Trail puts it — a man walks into a bar and walks out with a kidney.  That’s the story of Plover’s Mark Scotch and his wife Lynn . …

By Keene Winters Did city officials just make another big mistake? If you have been in Wausau for the past few years, you have  lived through some doozies. There was the time the city had its …

Metro Ride last year had to deny the Wausau Hmong Festival’s request to for them to provide busing services for the two-day festival.  Why? At the time, the public transit service was pretty low …

Sometimes you just want a late night place that’s a little chill. Maybe you want a break from the bar scene, or you have some friends from out of town you want to catch up with without a lot of …

The Department of Natural Resources is issuing a fire weather advisory for many of the northern counties in Wisconsin, including Marathon.  The DNR lists Marathon County as a county with high …

Nobody interviewed about the two-dozen years Jerry Petrowski spent in the state Legislature - first in the Assembly, then the Senate - accuses him of being a firebrand. What they do say, according to …

Lewis Black  Thursday 5/18 | GRAND THEATER, WAUSAU  Lewis Black is one angry dude - and that’s part of why he’s so funny! Known as the King of the Rant, Black over his long career in …

Chris Naumann of Christopher Max collected survey data from residents about what kind of housing they'd like to see in their neighborhood back in March. The city released the results recently. City …