FARGO, N.D. – Vinyl aficionados lined up literally around the block to celebrate Record Store Day at Orange Records in Fargo. The store adjacent to the recently opened Paradox Comics-N-Cards is the last one standing in the metro. Both Vinyl Giant and Mother’s have closed this year, so customers flocked to Orange to get their fix. Record Store Day began…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — After over 50 years in business, Mother’s on Main Avenue in Moorhead is closing. The locally owned record and gift store open since 1970 will close for good on March 1. Brady Bredell took over the store from his father Dan Bredell who died of Covid 19 complications in early 2021. In a social media post,…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Moorhead record shop Mother’s Records says that if they can’t raise $5,000 in the next two weeks, they will be forced to close. Mother’s has been in business for 54 years and is the second oldest record store in the region. In a Facebook post the owner says that the business has been struggling since COVID,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A small business owner in Moorhead addresses a growing number of complaints about the rising cost of vinyl records. Brady Bredell, the owner of Mother’s, says while record companies continue to raise prices for distributors, profits of local record shops are shrinking. “Universal, Sony and Warner are the three big companies that control 70% of the…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Due to the pandemic, one local business owner is facing even tougher challenges after losing a family member to COVID-19. After taking full ownership of his family’s record store, Brady Bredell, Owner of Mother’s in Moorhead is encouraging people in the community to follow COVID-19 guidelines and to get vaccinated. “My dad recently passed away from…
FARGO, N.D. — If you’ve been waiting for an event to actually take place this summer, here you go. The 25th Annual Fargo Blues Festival will be held August 7 and 8 at Newman Outdoor Field. Organizers will be taking precautions for COVID-19 and they say the open-air stadium will provide plenty of room for social distancing. Three headliners are…
FARGO, N.D. — Essentia Health unveils its new $4.1 million NICU and Women’s and Children’s Unit. One doctor at Essentia had twins born prematurely three years ago, and seeing the new unit unveiled was especially meaningful for her. “The first time I came down, we’ve known this project was coming, so I was able to see when it was just…
FARGO, N.D. — Essentia Health debuts its new Mamava suites, and it’s the first healthcare system in North Dakota to have it. For breastfeeding moms, it can be stressful figuring out the next place to pump or nurse. “Moms go everywhere, they don’t just stay home because they’ve had kids,” Danielle Ritter, Director of National Accounts at Mamava, said. Oftentimes…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — It’s Record Store Day across the country and over a thousand stores around the nation are celebrating. The day is a way for staff, customers, and artists to come together around the unique culture of independently–owned stores. The store Mother’s in Moorhead has been celebrating the day every year for about ten years. They have live performers in…
FARGO, N.D. — The Jeremiah Program celebrates one year of changing lives in Fargo. The organization’s three-story building can house up to 20 single moms and their kids. Every one of the mothers comes from a different background but most were in poverty or have been in an abusive relationship. Jeremiah Program helps them to get back on their feet and…
