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LIVE: Aptitude and the Holiday Art Markets

See the beauty of the season through an artist's eyes.

If you’re looking to put an artful spin on your holiday spaces, it’s time to head to the mall. The new Holiday Art Markets are opening this weekend for the first time in the new arts-dedicated space in the West Acres Mall, Aptitude, and it’s your chance to get an inside look at the holiday season through an artist’s eyes….

LIVE: Local Ballet Students Join the Moscow Ballet’s Nutcracker

The magical story comes to life with the help of some little dancers from here in the region.

All it takes is hearing a few notes to take a lot of us straight back to our childhoods. The “Nutcracker” ballet is opening this weekend in the metro, performed by the Moscow Ballet. And for a few lucky kids in the region – they’ll be part of the worldwide tour this time around. A handful of students get to…

FM Area Foundation Launches Online Caring Catalog

The campaign runs through December 31.

FARGO, N.D.–The FM Area Foundation’s online crowdfunding campaign titled The Caring Catalog launches today. The Caring Catalog supports 86 local nonprofits and community initiatives in the F-M area, and 100 percent of donations go to the organizations. The FM Area Foundation is also offering opportunities for those making donations to win prizes. On December 3 also known as Giving Tuesday,…

An Employee At Clara Barton Starts Program Helping Kids And Families In Need

The program is servicing about 20 families from Clara Barton and Hawthorne Elementary Schools.

FARGO, N.D.- A year and a half ago, Julie saw Fargo South High School had a food pantry and she wanted to bring one to Clara Barton and Hawthorne Elementaries. “We started very small about a year ago and offered it for Thanksgiving and Christmas and now we’re down here,” says Julie Hetland the Office Assistant at Clara Barton Elementary. …

Fargo Hosts an Open Meeting for the Public to Voice Their Opinions on a Proposed Growth Plan

FARGO, N.D. — The City of Fargo hosts an open meeting for the public to voice their opinions on a proposed growth plan. It would affect an area south of 36th Avenue South near Independence Elementary School. Members of surrounding neighborhoods attended the meeting to ask questions and voice their concerns from traffic new development would bring to school enrollment….

Get Into the Holiday Spirit at Drekker Brewing

  FARGO, N.D. — While it’s not quite winter yet, it looks like a winter wonderland at Drekker Brewing. The cooler weather didn’t stop people from attending the first night of Chriskindlmarkt. The event is in its third year, and is hosted for the first time at Drekker Brewing. There’s no shortage of food, vendors and live music inside through…

Maintenance Mania Back In Fargo For Second Year

The competition is all about quick and efficient problem-solving

FARGO, N.D. — The pressure is on for the 29 maintenance workers competing in this year’s local Maintenance Mania competition. “The participants are from your local apartment association management companies. So, we’ve got 40,000 units across the city that people live in, multi–development housing, and these are the maintenance guys that are in your — inside your homes and are…

Block 9 Celebrates Topping Out

The building is set to open next year

FARGO, N.D. — The crews behind the Block 9 project in downtown Fargo are celebrating topping out at 235 feet on the corner of Broadway and Second Avenue North. The 117–million dollar project has been in the works for 10 years, with construction beginning a little over a year ago. The project includes a 125–room hotel, restaurant, and lounge, luxury…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Clown

He's guaranteed to put a smile on your face.

We don’t think he’s been to clown school. When it comes to charming an audience, Clown the orange tabby is a purely self-taught natural. The one-year-old came in to Homeward Animal Shelter recently with about 126 feline friends (no word on whether or not they were all riding in the same tiny little car) and joined Homeward’s Heather Klefstad for…

LIVE: Ski Season Starts

Snow machines are going full-blast for this weekend's big opening day.

It’s time to head back up the mountain! Detroit Mountain, that is. The Detroit-Lakes based resort snow guns are going full blast Thursday, to take advantage of the sudden drop in temperatures that makes for the perfect winter recreation weather. You can ski, fat bike, tube, snowboard and more starting this weekend and going throughout the winter season. And best…