We’re all familiar with the stresses of the holiday season — but sometimes, the emotional pressures of the holidays can lead to more serious problems. Depression around the holidays is real, and it can be isolating. Fortunately, there’s a new trend in connecting people digitally with resources to help them out. When you need someone to talk with, they’re just…
It’s the holidays. You have guests coming over. Some of them are staying, all of them are celebrating, and your bathroom is getting a workout like it’s never gotten before. What with the extra showers, many flushes, and more-or-less constant hand-washing, your bathroom really needs its proper ventilation. Make sure you’ve got it ventilated the right way with home improvement…
It’s the movie most of the region, it seems, has been waiting for. “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” featuring the return of Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker and Carrie Fisher’s (presumably) final performance before her death this time last year as Princess Leia opened Thursday evening to audiences here in the metro and across the country. The Century 10 Theaters…
The critics are calling it the first truly great Star Wars film. The fans have been lining up for days. The theaters in the Red River Valley are showing it on nonstop rotation. There’s just one catch if you haven’t bought your tickets yet to see “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” yet: you probably won’t be able to get in…
It’s one of the most rewarding processes of the gardening cycle: starting seeds to grow full-grown plants to install later in your garden. But unlike starting seeds in the yard, it’s not as simple as putting them in the dirt and keeping them moist. There are a few tricks to seed-starting you need to know if you want it to…
Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks? Not Tesha, that’s for sure. The 8-year-old German Shepherd is recovering from a recent amputation of her right forelimb. While a lot of us would feel pretty sorry for ourselves after facing such a huge medical ordeal, Tesha’s sweet personality has come through her surgery intact. After all, it’s better…
What happens when you combine art, locally-produced coffee and spirits, a free trolley ride and the beauty of downtown Fargo? Why, the Downtown Spectacular, of course. Between the Black Building being open all evening for extended holiday shopping hours and special receptions at the shops with treats for guests, plus the APT Holiday Market, yet another late-night Holiday Market at…
By now your kids are probably bursting with anticipation of Santa’s imminent arrival. Who can blame them? Most of us remember how long that final week lasted after school let out and before Christmas arrived. Now, there’s a way you can keep them busy and entertained until the big day gets here. Check it out with Francie Black in this…
Tuesday night marked the first moments of Hannukah, as Jewish families all across the country and right here in the Red River Valley region gathered around the menorah to light the first candle celebrating the eight-day Jewish Festival of Lights. If you missed it, don’t worry — Wednesday is the first full day of the holiday. There’s still plenty of…
If you’re still stymied as to gifts for loved ones this holiday season, time is running out. But a new gift card on offer from Fargo’s Downtown Community Partnership could streamline the holiday gift-gathering process. The cards can have any amount, from five to five hundred dollars, loaded on them. They’re good at fifty different downtown businesses and they can…
