Join us this Wednesday, October 28 at 7 p.m.  (Haymarket Grill) for the next in a series of laid-back discussions Idea Lounge X: The Urban Battle will discuss the new urbanism, whether or not are the suburbs truly dead, and what will Eau Claire look like in 2025.

Our panelist will break the ice and start the discussion, we are very excited to announce that our panelists will be Mary Rufledt (realtor with GMAC Real Estate), Ted Barr (owner of Barr Electric and Vice-chair of the RDA), Cody Filipczak (owner of C&M properties), Ned Noel (Associate Planner, City of Eau Claire), Wallace Rogers (downtown resident), Ryan Weichelt ( Assistant Professor of Geography, UW-Eau Claire).   Continue reading for their full biographies.  (more…)