Spooky Halloween Art is in full display this weekend in Moorhead. The Rourke Art Gallery’s 3rd annual Art Ghoullery runs through Sunday. This year will be different though. There is no masquerade party because of COVID. People have to register in advance if they want to attend. Masks are required, the protective kind, not the decorative kind. But costumes…
The holidays are hot on our heels, and if that makes you feel like running away, maybe that’s a good thing. After all, it would constitute some of the only running a lot of us have done lately. The months and months of the pandemic are stretching out both before and ahead of us in a way that’s making a…
Realtor Kyle Olson is decking himself out for deliveries in head- to-toe, dapper pink style. In exchange for a one hundred dollar donation to his Real Men Wear Pink campaign, he will deliver a box of donuts to your business wearing his pink suit. Olson joined the fight against breast cancer when his cousin was diagnosed at 19 years old….
True Crime is a popular genre. People love hearing about real-life grizzly murders and the hunt for the killer. That’s right in line with Halloween. So if you’re hankering for a real crime story from here in our region, here’s a socially distanced way to join in the conversation. The Lake Agassiz Regional Library is hosting an author’s talk…
Face masks. They’re mandated in Minnesota and in more and more cities in North Dakota. The science proves they help limit the transmission of COVID-19. But our faces are how we show emotion, and not being able to see each other’s smiles can help make us feel even more distant than six feet. But as the pandemic drags on,…
Rape and Abuse Crisis Center of Fargo-Moorhead officials say they’re not just seeing the same spike in the rates of domestic violence during the pandemic as the rest of the nation. Locally, they’re also seeing an increased severity in the acts of abuse themselves. The nonprofit helps thousands of women, children and men in the region each year. But with…
This socially-distanced Halloween season might be the perfect time to brush up on some of the seasonal classics, especially if you haven’t seen them yet. I finally saw a classic over the weekend. Hocus Pocus. Three witches come back to life and wreak havoc on Salem, Massachusetts one Halloween night. It’s one of those movies that people get made…
If you want a truly haunting experience this Halloween season without being haunted by the specter of COVID-19, skip the costume parties and trick or treating. Go for the real frights…ghosts. We live in a pretty haunted area. And you can explore these places while safely social distancing…unless you count ghosts. But I don’t think ghosts can carry a…
It’s been a stressful year. But a program at the YMCA of Cass Clay that’s here to ease financial and mental strain on local families is here to help. The “Pay it Forward” program at the YMCA allows you to nominate someone you know for a fully sponsored membership. It can go to families struggling under financial hardship, dealing with…
Kids in the area have a chance to ask an expert from NASA all of their space-related questions on Thursday, and they might have that chance thanks to COVID-19. The Fargo Public Library is hosting a live stream with NASA Education Specialist Steven Smith at 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 22nd. Librarian Cindy Mason says her and her colleagues…
