Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.
Handmade Natural Beauty Boutique
Shopping
Upgrade your shower game: Handmade Natural Beauty Boutique packs in handmade soaps from 100% natural and goat milk bars to vegan Coconut Cream Silk, plus foaming hand soaps, beer and wine soaps, sugar scrubs, soy candles and aluminum-free deodorant.
Gear up locally: Family owned since 1949, Monsoor's Sport Shop has new and used firearms from Browning, Sig Sauer and Beretta, plenty of gun safes, target ammo and.223/5.56, plus optics from Leupold and Swarovski.
Treat yourself locally: When your hair has opinions and your shoulders are carrying this entire week, Pamperin Salon & Spa steps in with sharp cuts, thoughtful styling, and chill spa services that actually restore you.
Popcorn Tavern in La Crosse, Wisconsin, has fired its sound and lighting contractor, Steve Keating, after he posted disparaging comments online about women.
Kwik Trip has experienced the largest single-year decline of any convenience store brand in the American Customer Satisfaction Index's 2026 convenience store rankings.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced a milestone for the Trillion Trees Pledge, a statewide commitment to plant 100 million trees by 2030.