It’s the movie most of the region, it seems, has been waiting for. “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” featuring the return of Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker and Carrie Fisher’s (presumably) final performance before her death this time last year as Princess Leia opened Thursday evening to audiences here in the metro and across the country. The Century 10 Theaters…
The critics are calling it the first truly great Star Wars film. The fans have been lining up for days. The theaters in the Red River Valley are showing it on nonstop rotation. There’s just one catch if you haven’t bought your tickets yet to see “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” yet: you probably won’t be able to get in…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A group of Minneapolis high school football players will get a chance to step onto a Super Bowl field before any of the NFL players. Super Bowl officials approached players at Minneapolis North High School and asked them to work out plays to help NBC workers practice camera work and lighting. Not only do they get…
Some of the most sought after pilots in the country will be flying over the metro this summer in the Fargo Airsho. The U.S. Navy Blue Angels will appear in Fargo July 28 and 29. They will be flying many vintage “War Birds” as part of the show to celebrate Navy Week. The U.S. Navy Seals team will “Leap Frog”…
What happens when you combine art, locally-produced coffee and spirits, a free trolley ride and the beauty of downtown Fargo? Why, the Downtown Spectacular, of course. Between the Black Building being open all evening for extended holiday shopping hours and special receptions at the shops with treats for guests, plus the APT Holiday Market, yet another late-night Holiday Market at…
NATIONAL — A few familiar faces are being honored by the U.S. Postal Service and getting their own stamp. Legendary musicians, John Lennon and Lena Horne will be featured on stamps in 2018. Other faces include Fred Rogers, or as we know him, Mr. Rogers, and the first American woman in space, Sally Ride. The state of Illinois is also…
Tuesday night marked the first moments of Hannukah, as Jewish families all across the country and right here in the Red River Valley region gathered around the menorah to light the first candle celebrating the eight-day Jewish Festival of Lights. If you missed it, don’t worry — Wednesday is the first full day of the holiday. There’s still plenty of…
If you’re still stymied as to gifts for loved ones this holiday season, time is running out. But a new gift card on offer from Fargo’s Downtown Community Partnership could streamline the holiday gift-gathering process. The cards can have any amount, from five to five hundred dollars, loaded on them. They’re good at fifty different downtown businesses and they can…
Do you like Netflix? Shop on Amazon? Do you support friends and family members who have small businesses and run a website so people can find them? Guess what? All your access to those websites — and for that matter, maybe this one — could be about to change. It’s the end of net neutrality, where as long as you…
If you like food & wine, you’ve probably heard of Food & Wine. It’s one of the country’s premier publications on dining and drinking, and it’s got a huge following. Now, the many thousands of foodies across the country are finally hearing about the Fargo food scene thanks to a recent piece that highlighted, in large part, the downtown Fargo…
