West Acres

Baha’i Faith Community Hosts World Religion Day

The Group Says The Main Message Is To Spread Tolerance And Acceptance In The Community

FARGO, N.D. — People packed into West Acres’ community room for the annual World Religion Day Celebration. The celebration is hosted by the Fargo-Moorhead Baha’i Faith Community. They say they are there to hand out some important lessons. “We had a lot of youth come in; we were just trying to tell them that there is a chance for everybody…

ND Businesses Excited To Open Early on Sunday

Buisnesses will no longer be required to wait till noon to open

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 It’s because the state’s Blue Law not allowing businesses to be open from midnight to noon has been repealed.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…

Christopher & Banks Celebrates Reopening in West Acres

It's expanded to add CJ Banks

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…

West Acres Partners with The Arts Partnership to Bring Art Studio to Mall

The Art Incubator will hold nineteen individual Art Studios

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…

“Neither Wolf Nor Dog,” A Film About Native American Life, Opens at West Acres Cinema

It's adapted from a novel by Minnesota author Kent Nerburn

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…

A Win-Win: Buy Cookies at Chick-Fil-A & Help Brooks Harbor Elementary

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 Man Sentenced To Prison For Robbery At Jewelry Store

Victor Velazquez pleaded guilty to one felony count of robbery with a firearm.

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…