ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is heading to the Netherlands and Ireland. He will lead a delegation of business leaders on a trade mission to the countries in November. The mission will focus on growing Minnesota’s exports of goods and services. “Trade missions provide an opportunity to strengthen international economic ties and lead to direct investment in…
FARGO — It’s a big milestone for open-air markets in the metro this morning. That’s because Folkways is celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Red River Market on Saturday. The market’s come a long way since its first day with a handful of booths in 2015. This opening weekend, Broadway Square and the surrounding city blocks will include live music,…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Just days after Traditions Restaurant and Bar in West Fargo closed, the city is losing another restaurant. Amy Tran, the daughter of the owners of Peking Restaurant, writing on social media that they are closing on August 24. The first Chinese restaurant in West Fargo will have had a thirty year run. Tran says throughout…
FARGO — They’re one of the sweetest treats of the summer season. And now, you can indulge, and make life a little sweeter for families in our region struggling with the bitterness of domestic violence. Cherries for Charity is kicking off its 42nd year of fundraising at area Hornbacher’s. For each pound of Bing cherries sold, 25 cents goes toward…
FARGO — It’s kind of like Air Bnb, but for dogs: a way to give your family some more room to roam, or maybe just a chance to make a little cash on the side. And now there are spots — or Sniffspots — open right here in our region for you and your canine family members. Sniffspot is a…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Around 40 members of 10 different unions rallied outside Edgewood Healthcare headquarters in downtown Grand Forks in solidarity with union workers in Cheyenne, Wyoming. They included members of United Steelworkers, allied unions, labor councils and community members. North Dakota AFL-CIO supplied video of the rally and say workers represented by the United Steelworkers at Edgewood…
FARGO — What makes a state great? Time to find out in Fargo. It’s 701 Day in the metro, both in honor of the July 1st date and in honor of the 701 area code of North Dakota. Fargo Park District folks are bringing the live music, crafts with a local focus, foods, flower arranging, and celebration of everything that…
FARGO — It’s wet outside. It’s muddy. What can you do, besides complain about it? Try celebrating it instead. That’s the plan for Saturday at the First Avenue Market in downtown Fargo, as they celebrate International Mud Day. Mud Day’s grown at lot since it was first started in 2009 as a way for children to connect with the earth…
FARGO — It’s feel-good food, and if you stop by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Wednesday, you can fill up on a good cause. It’s United Way of Cass-Clay’s “Eat United,” for the seventh year in a row, hosted by BCBSND. There are a variety of local food trucks heading out, complete with local musicians playing live. A…
FARGO — Lia is a super-chatty and charming kitty who came to Homeward Animal Shelter by way of the pound about a week ago. They think she’s about seven years old, and as Heather Klefstad of Homeward says, it’s unclear why a cat who’s so beautiful and well-behaved, not to mention affectionate, wouldn’t be a cat someone was looking for….
