Author: Emily Welker

Money Talks: Black Friday Markets

Talk about something to be thankful for.

It’s a short week at the markets because of the Thanksgiving holiday, but the first days of trading already appear to give investors something to be thankful for. But as Legacy Wealth Management’s Brady Brunsvold told us, the proof is in the pudding — or in Black Friday, for folks who consider the after-Thanksgiving shopping bonanza an even bigger treat…

Thinking Green: Discarding Unwanted Furniture

It may not go with your stuff, but everything goes with (thinking) green.

The guests are headed your way right now. Your mom, your mother-in-law, your hyper-critical bestie from work, your eagle-eyed fashionista sister. They’re all going to be piling into the living room and you need to get rid of that hideous rug from the garage sale, stat, before they all arrive. Don’t just toss it to the curb for it to…

Ask Danny: Cleaning Stainless Steel

You're going to need all the cleaning tips you can get for Thanksgiving.

Are you sitting down? Good, because it’s probably the last chance you’ll get before the grocery shopping, cleaning and cooking marathon that heralds this Thursday — Thanksgiving Day. It’s one of the biggest cooking holidays of the year and it makes a mess, no matter how careful you are to clean up as you go. So how do you get…

Pangea: Cultivate Our Cultures

Roots Converging On The Region From Around The Globe

It comes from the term for aeons ago, pre-continental drift, when all the Earth’s continents were fused together in one giant landmass. Now, the teeming masses of humanity right here in Cass and Clay counties are converging on one location this weekend. That’s the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead, and they’re coming for Pangea, a celebration of all the cultures represented…

Melinda’s Garden: Forcing Paperwhites

A fragrant reminder of spring to brighten your winter home.

It’s a long, long, long time until spring thaw here in the Red River Valley, and you may  be craving a touch of green and breath of sweet floral fragrance around the house as winter settles in. Are you willing to wait just a few weeks instead of until April? Then consider forcing some paperwhite narcissus to bloom indoors for…

Tech Tip Today: Google Comparison Feature

Time to narrow down that list for Santa.

With the iPhone X and all the other hot new phones hitting the market these days,  you may be hoping Santa’s going to leave you a bright shiny new phone under the Christmas tree. But how do you know which one to ask him for? Here’s a way you can comparison shop between some of the latest models. Check it…

Pet Connection: Meet Dottie

Spot-on one of the cutest cats we've ever met.

Dottie is one of those cats whose personality is even more lovely than her looks — and that’s really saying something with this stunning feline. Not only does she have that striking spot on one eye, she also has a little heart-shaped mark right at the base of her tail. Whoever gets Dottie is going to get the total package,…

App of the Week: Brave Browser

Get brave again browsing the internet, with extra privacy protections.

Is Big Brother watching you? It sure seems like his bro in big Business is. Between cookies and algorithms galore, it seems like everywhere you look online, someone is looking back. And that can make it hard to relax and enjoy yourself while you use the internet. Let Francie Black show you a new app that can shield you and…

United Way Acts of Kindness

Spread the word. We did, and it's going from the metro across two states.

There’s a movement afoot to take small acts of kindness and see how far they can spread. It started years ago in the Fargo metro area, according to officials from the United Way of Cass-Clay, and now it’s gone clear across both North Dakota and Minnesota. Heck — it even got its own week this year in the state of…

Money Talks: One Year Since The Election

Markets may be the only place that wasn't a rollercoaster.

It’s been a year (what? ONLY a year?) since the Presidential elections in 2016, and while it’s seemed like a virtual rollercoaster in the news cycle, you may be wondering what it’s meant in the big picture for the financial markets during that time. Turns out, it’s been surprisingly steady since then in spite of all the upheaval in the…