MOORHEAD, MN – A favorite local brewery packed its parking lot on Saturday to celebrate a special anniversary. It’s now been 5 years in business for Swing Barrel Brewing Co. on Center Avenue in Moorhead. To celebrate, they pulled out all the stops. There was a stage set up for live music, Blackbird woodfire brought out their oven to make…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Clouds rolled in on Saturday afternoon – but the skies in West Fargo were already busy being defined in a different way. Under Brew Skies – the annual craft beet festival – returned to The Lights in West Fargo on June 7. Almost 20 different local beverage purveyors filled the plaza to share their special…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the death of a woman last June. Randall Duffy, 62, appeared in Cass County court after pleading guilty in January to killing 59-year-old Jody Campbell. Campbell was a well-known server at Blackbird Woodfire in downtown Fargo. On June 8th 2024, Duffy called police and…
Courtesy: Blackbird WoodfireFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Jody Campbell was a longtime employee of Blackbird Woodfire in downtown Fargo. The pizza restaurant posting on Facebook, “If you’ve dined at Blackbird, you probably know that Jody was the face and heart of the restaurant. A passionate server, a trusted friend and coworker, and a caring soul in the community.” They encouraged people…
FARGO (KVRR) – A restaurant in the new Brewhalla building say business has been booming. Casey Absey, owner of Blackbird Woodfire, opened a second location called The Bird in Brewhalla. He says they’ve just been trying to keep up with demand. On Saturdays, he says they sell around 600 pizzas just at the new location. With multiple restaurants and…
You can take a world tour of Pizza this weekend in Fargo. The monthly Fargo-Moorhead International Potluck series is hosting “Pizza with a Twist!” Sunday from 5-8 p.m. at Blackbird Woodfire in downtown Fargo. Maria from Maria’s Homestyle Mexican catering and food truck brought her Birria-style pizza to the morning show on Friday. You’ll also be able to tried…
FARGO, N.D. — Less than a week after a Fargo restaurant made an appearance on Food Network, another owner downtown says tune in this Friday. Blackbird Woodfire will be featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives on November 20th at 8 p.m. The post on Facebook says, “it was a lot of fun and a great honor to be picked to…
FARGO, N.D. — The flames are still burning at Blackbird Woodfire in downtown Fargo, as the store changes gears with the shift in business from COVID-19. “It’s been an adjustment we are learning everyday but it’s going well, people are really receptive to our kits and frozen pizza,” Server at Blackbird Woodfire Zoe Absey said. Besides offering new ways for…
FARGO, N.D.– It’s Father’s Day and dads all over are being celebrated. Drekker Brewing Company and Blackbird Woodfire teamed up to host a Father’s Day brunch to celebrate dads and all the things they do for their kids and family. “Well this is like Dad heaven here at the brewery,” said Mark Bjornstad, co-founder of Drekker Brewing Co. “It’s a great place…
FARGO, N.D. — In the United States, Americans throw away over 500 million plastic straws every year, enough to circle the Earth twice. For Blackbird Woodfire in downtown Fargo, the decision to eliminate plastic straws was simple. “We talked about it for a while as a group, and we were looking at ways to cut down on our plastic use. In…
