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L.E. Phillips Senior Center holds Annual Thrift and Crafts Sale

The Spectator

Last weekend, the public was welcome to browse and shop for a wide variety of items at the L.E. Phillips Senior Center’s Annual Thrift and Crafts Sale. The senior center is a social hub for individuals over the age of 50 to engage in educational programs, community service, fitness classes, games and artistic creations. Cindy...

Women’s Tennis finish their season

The Spectator

This past week, the UW-Eau Claire women’s tennis team competed in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Championships. On Tuesday, April 21 the Blugolds kicked off the WIAC tournament by going 4-0 against UW-Oshkosh, winning all three doubles and two singles matches. However, when the Blugolds competed against UW-Lacrosse on Thursday, Apri

Little Amerricka deserves bigger recognition

The Spectator

If you’ve known me for more than 20 minutes, you’ll know I’m a huge amusement park and roller coaster nerd. Heck, if you’ve read my Spectator bio, you’ll know that about me. It’s a goal of mine to visit as many amusement parks and ride as many roller coasters as possible. While I haven’t visited...

Nostalgialistic: What’s in a name

The Spectator

The first video game I remember actually playing is Pokémon FireRed. I did not play it particularly well. I mostly restarted and played through the first hour or so of the game over and over. The furthest I ever got was Cinnabar Island, about 60% of the game. The thing that excited me then was...

Quarter Muncher: Games I’m looking forward to

The Spectator

For me, there are several unfinished games between each I complete. I have 28 tabletop roleplaying games on the back burner right now; 476 games in my Steam library, and I’ve yet to count which I’ve played. Some three-quarters are from my Steam Family. I never finished Night in the Woods, 1000xRESIST (I wish it...

Blugold softball sweep UW-Stout at home

The Spectator

UW-Eau Claire softball swept UW-Stout in a doubleheader on Wednesday, April 29. The victory was highlighted by a close game comeback in the second game. The Blugolds were able to secure the pair of wins by leaning on consistent hitting and team chemistry, though late-game lapses kept both games close. During game one, the Blugolds...

Cinephiles: The kids’ movie that will change your life

The Spectator

When I was a kid, one of the first movies I ever became obsessed with was Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium. I could not tell you the exact day I watched it for the first time, or even how my family stumbled upon owning the disc version of it — but it feels like the movie...

Book talk with Cory Haala featuring Ryan Weichelt at Dotters Books

The Spectator

Local community members and readers gathered at Dotters Books on April 23 for an evening of history and politics during conversation with author Cory Haala, a professor at UW Steven’s Point, as he discussed his newly released book, “When Democrats Won the Heartland: Progressive Populism in the Age of Reagan, 1978-1992.” The event was held...

EC Eats: Yes, Wingstop is that good

The Spectator

Eau Claire’s first Wingstop opened this past Monday, April 20, 2026. After close to a year and a half of waiting, it will surprise none to know that its opening week has been very busy. Many patrons would respond by waiting until it calmed down. I, however, was more than determined to get my chicken....

Spec Sing: Harry and Olivia are back – I’m a happy man

The Spectator

Anyone who has heard me ramble about pop music (hi, Mom) knows that, for the past year and a half, there is nothing I’ve wanted more than for Harry Styles and Olivia Rodrigo to come out with new music. Styles and Rodrigo are, to me, two mainstream artists who make the most consistently catchy and...

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