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Street food fair helps raise money for Gigi’s Playhouse

July 28, 2021

Aaron Walling,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A food vendor luncheon at Archer Real Estate is helping aid the redevelopment of Gigi’s Playhouse. The Down Syndrome achievement center was destroyed in a fire in May. Fourteen food vendors joining forces in a street fair food sampling competition to raise funds for Gigi’s. The free food event encouraged donations with a goal of raising…

With Feud Over, University of North Dakota Donors Sign Contract Extension

School and Ralph Engelstad Arena officials announced Tuesday that the deal will run through September of 2030.

August 20, 2019

GRAND FORKS, N.D.–A major donor to the University of North Dakota who had threatened to withhold donations over a dispute with the former president has agreed to a 10-year contract extension with the school to operate the team’s hockey arena. School and Ralph Engelstad Arena officials announced Tuesday that the deal will run through September of 2030. Terms were not…