The Spring Market, Just a Taste of What Is to Come During the summer months the Red River Market attracts thousands of people each Saturday with a variety of food, drink, music, and more. This year the excitement came a little early, as Folkways and The Prairie Roots Food Co-op put on the Red River…
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Diving Into the NSIC Championships at the Hulbert Aquatic Center
Diving Into The NSIC Championships At The Hulbert Aquatic Center By Stephen Larson Despite being less than a year old, the Hulbert Aquatic Center has already made a splash in the Fargo-Moorhead Area. On Feb. 15-17, the facility hosted the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Swimming and Diving Championships. “The Northern Sun Conference office solicited…
A Deserted Dungeon: A Look at Downtown Skate Shop’s Former Skating Facility
A Deserted Dungeon A Look At Downtown Skate Shop’s Former Skating Facility BY AARON SIMMONS Picture this. The fifth month of a blistering cold winter gives you an elevated case of cabin fever. Your skateboard is gathering an immense amount of dust in your garage. The worn-out wheels haven’t touched any pavement since the first…
What Does a Flower Sound Like?
What does a flower sound like? BY LEAH BACKSTROM AND ROBYN ROHDE “I’m really bored with music and I’m really bored with the role of a composer.” Standing in front of a sold-out crowd, being recorded for a video that would be viewed by more than 4 million people, Mark Applebaum‘s opening lines of his…
The Fair-weather Faithful
The Fair-weather Faithful Since it opened in 1998, the Red River Valley Women’s Clinic has provided family planning services to the Fargo-Moorhead community. Among those services, it specializes in abortion. As can be expected, some people do not agree with that practice and choose to protest. While President Obama has said “However profound our differences as…
Art and the living
Art and the living BY THERESA FLOR Butt in the air, palms and soles flat to the ground and head in-between outstretched arms. This is downward dog, a common yoga pose that stretches human body-building strength and increases flexibility. From beginner poses, like the downward dog, to more advanced poses yoga has been called art…
JL Beers gets smart about art
JL Beers gets smart about art JL Beers offers more than beer, burgers BY ASHLEY WIRTZFELD AND MISTY IRVING The food-and-drink experience at JL Beers is not just about the food and drinks. The lucky few who get into the crackerbox-sized bar find the occasion enhanced by the decor. The walls are lined with poster-sized…
Humpty Dumpty was at the bar; Humpty Dumpty became a great star
Humpty Dumpty was at the bar; Humpty Dumpty became a great star BY THERESA FLOER JL Beers a new burger-and-beer joint, has recently gained a great deal of popularity. Two reasons are an interesting burger that goes by the name “The Humpty Dumpty” and a wide variety of beers to accompany it. JL Beers puts…
JL Beers: Simple Success
Ackley and his business partner, Randy Thoreson, opened JL Beers on 518 First Ave. N. in downtown Fargo last fall with resounding success. JL Beers attracts a large crowd in a small space. Even in the dead of winter, people wait outside to get a seat at the hottest bar in town.
Guide to the Best Chicken Wings in Downtown Fargo-Moorhead
Chicken wings have become a staple in American bar-food cuisine. These fried sections of crispy skin (if they’re done properly) and white meat have grown from a late-night bar snack to a prolific menu item at bars and restaurants across the globe. Most American-style eateries today will have chicken wings, or something that has spun…
Doing it Downtown 