FARGO, N.D. — The Back to School Block Party at West Acres Mall is the place to be if you want to jazz up your style for the season. This time of year brings back some fond memories for people whose school days are over. Samantha Lane, who’s always loved art during her school years, turned her passion into a…
FARGO N.D – Some retailers are going to be opening up earlier starting on Sunday. It’s because the state’s Blue Law not allowing businesses to be open from midnight to noon has been repealed. The goal is to allow businesses the opportunity to decide for themselves when they want to open. The law had been in place since the early…
FARGO, N.D. –Christopher and Banks is celebrating reopening at West Acres Mall and has expanded to add CJ Banks. CJ Banks focuses on plus sizes while Christopher and Banks has more petite sizes. All the sizes used to be in one store. The manager says the two-store layout gives shoppers more options. People lined up over the weekend to see…
FARGO, N.D. The start of summer means the Farmers Market is back at West Acres Mall. Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday until October 22nd, you can find regionally grown produce and artisanal products. There is also locally raised meat and much more at the annual marketplace. West Acres prides itself on offering products from local vendors who have been selling…
FARGO, N.D. – A West Fargo man is accused of leaving his 13-month-old child inside a warm vehicle at West Acres Mall. Officers responded around 1:00 Thursday afternoon. A good Samaritan got the child out of the car which was unlocked with its windows down. 22-year-old Robert Henson is arrested on suspicion of child neglect. Fargo Police says after 10 minutes,…
FARGO, N.D. — West Acres is making good use of the 6,000 remaining square feet of space of the former Sears building. The Mall has partnered with the Arts Partnership to create Aptitude, a brand new studio space for local artists. The space encourages a collaborative environment for artists and the opportunity for the community to support those artists. The Arts…
FARGO, N.D. — A movie adapted from a novel by Minnesota author Kent Nerburn opens at West Acres Cinema. The film Neither Wolf Nor Dog tells the story of a white author who gets sucked into the world of contemporary Native American life by a 95–year old Lakota elder. The movie has been in two hundred theaters across the U.S. and…
FARGO, N.D. – Eating more cookies at Chick-Fil-A will provide a lot more than a full stomach. The food chain’s Cookies for a Cause program is raising money for local organizations. Proceeds from all chocolate chip cookies sold tonight at the West Acres location will go to Brooks Harbor Elementary in West Fargo. Chick-Fil-A started doing Cookies for a Cause to…
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – A Fargo man charged in the robbery of a Fargo jewelry store has been sentenced to 4 years in prison. Victor Velazquez pleaded guilty to one felony count of robbery with a firearm. He will also be on supervised probation for two years on his release and was given credit for 208 days already spent in…
FARGO, N.D. — On the last day of its Kettle Campaign, the Salvation Army tries to reach its annual $900,000 goal. Volunteers set up shop at various locations across the metro, including West Acres, to encourage some last–minute donations. Leslie Hagemeister has been volunteering with the Salvation Army, but this marks her first Christmas Eve ringing the bells. She says she…
