Author: Emily Welker

Thinking Green: Insulation

Insulate yourself from spending too much to heat your home.

Insulation. It’s about to be a major issue if you don’t have it where you live. Find out how to keep your home warm when the weather turns cold in this morning’s Thinking Green. Categories: Morning – Features

LIVE: Stick It To Cancer

Stick up for the folks in our community who are struggling with medical issues.

Young hockey players in the region are struggling through tryouts right about now, and they’ve taken a lot of time and effort to get to this point. And so have their parents. That’s why one of the region’s long-running fundraisers is getting going again this year at just the right time. Stick it to Cancer got started in 2010 by…

Ask Danny: Stuck Garbage Disposal

Don't get stuck with this problem over Thanksgiving.

The last time you want to deal with a stuck garbage disposal is right now, when we’re all gearing up for the holidays and all the cooking you have to do. Fortunately, a stuck disposal doesn’t have to mean you dispose of your plans for a delicious feast — and easy cleanup. Let Danny Lipford show you how to deal…

LIVE: Come to the Crypt

They've been putting their heads together all year long.

Halloween season wraps up this Sunday, but don’t worry: you have one last chance this weekend to scare yourself silly at one of the region’s longest-running local haunted locations. It’s the final weekend of the season tonight and Saturday for the Crypt at Jacobs Manor, in Leonard, North Dakota. The haunted farm and crypt is a permanent structure that’s been…

Haunted Antique Store

Why is that antique telephone ringing? Especially when... it's unplugged?

It’s one of the little-known Halloween gems of our region, hiding right in plain sight in an unassuming strip mall on Fargo’s south side. But when you get find your way to Antique Addiction on South University Drive, and get inside, you see: this antique store is definitely haunted. You’ll discover as you move among the many intriguing and mysterious…

Getting (Witch) Crafty: Making a Spooky Spellbook II

Will this handmade DIY decor project turn out a treat? Or is it too tricky for us?

The witching hour is almost upon us, and that means it’s time to finish up our spooky spellbook upcycling project to see if it’s worth all the trouble. The magic spell calls for an old textbook, some plastic toys and a touch of paint. Subtract any real painting talent or expertise, and add a dash of enthusiasm… and you get…

LIVE: The Return of the Rocky Horror Picture Show

Time warp back to an in-person gathering at the Fargo Theatre.

It’s been a rocky road to get us here at times through this pandemic. But we’ve made it all the way to Halloween 2021 — and this weekend, the Rocky Horror Picture Show is back at the Fargo Theatre. They’re holding the fully interactive, in-person, full-scale traditional movie showing for the first time since the pandemic struck. As part of…

Thinking Green: Plastic Bottles Into Carpet

A shocking revelation: carpet made from recycled bottles.

Have you ever scuffed your feet across the carpet during a dry upper Midwestern winter and wound up shocking someone with an unexpected zap of static electricity? Have you ever done it to a family member? Have you ever done it on purpose? Danny Lipford has, and now, there’s a new reason siblings and pets have to be thankful those…

LIVE: Get Your Own Audrey Two

Don't worry, they start off much too small to ACTUALLY eat people.

A local garden store and plant nursery is turning into a real-life Little Shop of Horrors, just in time for the Halloween holiday. Fargo’s Baker Garden and Gift is teaching classes on how to care for carnivorous plants — and you can get in on the bloody good time. They cover carnivorous monkey cups and other pitcher plants, sundews, and…

Ask Danny: Painting Galvanized Metal

There's plenty of time to tackle this task before the snow flies.

If the late-appearing freeze hasn’t galvanized you to get going on the last-minute yard and home improvement tasks awaiting you, here’s something that might. Turns out painting galvanized metal can really take your home’s appearance up a notch. Check out Danny Lipford’s best recommendations on how to handle it in this week’s Ask Danny.   Categories: Morning – Features