FARGO, N.D. – Rainy Days Indoor Dog Park opens its doors in Fargo. Nine-month-old Buddy is a happy, playful golden retriever. Being still a pup, he is also very active, making it sometimes hard for his owner Sarahi to keep up. “A lot of chewing on the walls. He likes to chew on furniture. Yeah, if we don’t get his…
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum has signed an amended executive order allowing bars and restaurants to open at normal hours starting at 8:00 AM Dec. 22 “as active cases and hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have decreased in North Dakota.” Those businesses have been closed to customers indoors from 10:00 PM to 4:00 AM since Nov. 16th. However, bars and restaurants must…
MERRIFIELD, Minn. — Minnesota’s Attorney General’s office takes action against a Crow Wing County restaurant for violating Gov. Tim Walz’s order prohibiting indoor dining. After nearly two decades of working in the hospitality industry, Jeff McCulloch never expected this is where owning a restaurant would take him. “My last straw was when my employees were filing for unemployment and they…
WEST FARGO, N.D.- Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch Thrift Store in West Fargo is celebrating its ten year anniversary. Connie Marier, who has been working at the store since it first opened, says it has only gotten better through the years. She says that’s because of the community’s support that they’ve been able to not only remain open, but also…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Besides the occasional phone call coming in, it’s unusually quiet inside Legends Bar & Grill in Moorhead. The restaurant has been closed to dine-in customers since Gov. Tim Walz imposed a four-week shutdown last month. “We’re exhausted as a business and as employees,” says Legends media specialist and bartender Baylee Engquist. “Not so much on the side…
FARGO, N.D. – The Salvation Army is working with Hornbacher’s and Cloverdale to give out more than 800 hams this holiday season. Cloverdale, which usually gives roughly half a million dollars worth of food each year, is now doubling its holiday donation to the Salvation Army. That is because of a steep rise in families that need help this year….
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Gov. Tim Walz plans to keep bars and restaurants in Minnesota closed for indoor service through the holidays. Walz is expected to make a formal announcement Wednesday on extending the restrictions he imposed last month for a four-week “pause” that was due to expire Friday. The governor’s order also closed fitness centers and other places…
FARGO-MOORHEAD – Gun stores in the area are seeing a shortage of ammunition due to high demand. Lisa Dirk from the Red River Regional Marksmanship Center says it’s hard to find ammo for handguns, 22 rimfire and rifles. She says it might stem from the idea there might be a shortage, so people buy extra to stock up. Dirk adds…
FARGO, N.D. — The Fargo City Commission votes to help restaurants and bars catch up with past due utility payments. The commission wanted to provide some quick relief to help establishments struggling to stay afloat as they faced a decrease in business during the pandemic. The relief bill introduced will help restaurant and bar owners throughout Fargo with rebate or…
EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. – Boardwalk Bar and Grill in East Grand Forks is closed for three days after the business opened up to dine in customers defying Governor Tim Walz’s Covid-19 guidelines Boardwalk Bar and Grill reopened Wednesday defying Governor Tim Walz’s four week closing of bars and restaurants. Owner Jane Moss says in a statement in part: “What…
