The City Administrator for Altoona Mike Golat pulls up thetable to fill us in on the happenings in Altoona as spring gets into full bloom.  From festivals to free concerts to theanticipated opening of the  park this June there is plenty to update on.  

He gives insight on discussions with the Town of Washingtonon possible expansion and why expansion is necessary. Maintaining existing infrastructure, Lake Altoona updates and east side development ideas.

Ryan with The GOAT and Jeremy with Westside Bar & Grilltell us why they viewed supporting the Axemen’s inaugural season as a“no-brainer”. The GOAT is one of the partners with exciting tailgate partiesgoing on before all home games and the Westside Bar & Grill is hosting awaygame watch parties and home game shuttle location. 

Both are avid sports fans who see the new team as a greataddition to the area’s athletic and entertainment landscape.

So much to discuss, we go over the time limit.

A local business owner accuses the Pablo of not playing nice with community groups and Scott says why its an offbase argument.

And a POSITIVE update on the status of Eau Claire's new professional football team

Heather breaks down the real life expectations every newpuppy owner should have.  From sleepless nights and house training accidents to the joy of bonding and socializing.  Learn what you should be prepared for and set the proper expectations.

The experience of having a puppy can (and should) be a greattime in life, but like all good things, takes work.

In today’s work place, young adults tend to bounce fromemployer to employer a few times before settling down.  However, that isn’t always the case and when a workplace can maintain an employee for a long time its invaluable. On this episode, we meet Danette Teigen head paralegal, who has been at the firm for almost 20 years.  What does her role entail and why has she stayed with this particular firm for as long as she has.  How has she kept it fresh and developed new goals over the years.

June is Diary Month and Pillar Bank’s Mike DeLong joins us to tell us about the history of this celebration of dairy production.  He also outlines the numerous local commemorations including famed “dairy breakfasts” that go on in many towns.

So why exactly is Ag important?  Its 35% of Pillar’s loan portfolio and is the foundation of many of the communities the bank has a presence in.  While food is essential to us all, with most of the population living in urban locations our understanding about food sourcing gets lost and June Dairy Month helps to educate.

Vince, John, Dave, and Scott talk about Hypnosis, Cooperative board games, Parking lots, and Being harassed by cops. Do you have a topic you want us to discuss on the show? Send it to [email protected] and tell us why you love, hate, or are indifferent to it.

We are introduced to another of the inaugural vendors forthe all-new downtown Altoona Container Park. Evan Mowry is a local restaurateur who is opening Beast and Bonito at the container park this summer. He has spent his working career in all aspects of restaurants and brings that experience to this venture. His eatery will feature Ramen with Japanese, Korean and Chinese techniques and Americaninfluences.

Evan gives us insight into the complexities of Ramen that gofar beyond the boxed items many are familiar with.  

Roy Atkinson gives us the latest updates on the finalconstruction that is going on this spring

Recorded at The Phoenix Taproom and Kitchen, listen as three local celebrities answer a variety of questions all in the name of winning bragging rights.

This month its Adam and Emily from the Eau Claire Marathon vs. Craig from the Eau Claire Express

Presented by Keystone Financial Services in Eau Claire, WI

Pat and Jesse deal with an issue that hasn't been around much in recent years but could be on the horizon - stagflation, a combination of inflation in a stagnant economy. They discuss how it could possibly affect you and your retirement horizons if it gets bad enough. In the second part of the show, they talk about what ti's like to come into their office for a visit and the process of working with Keystone to put together a written financial plan for retirement.