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by HPR Staff | Best Bets | September 4th, 2019
…Saturday, September 7, 8 p.m.Drumconraith Brewing Company, 630 1st Ave N, Fargo Sick of the awkwardness of online dating? Want to meet people in real time but not sure how to do it? Head to Drumconraith for this singles mixer. Games, prizes, brews, music and possibly snacks.
by Tom Bixby | Culture | September 4th, 2019
…I was pretty depressed. I was new in town, very much alone and my main entertainment was going to the supermarket. I walked there to make it last longer. On March 7, 2007, I overcame my shyness and walked up the stairs and into the headquarters and only quarters of…
by John Strand | Editorial | September 4th, 2019
…That the Reader has had 25 birthdays is nothing short of significant. It goes without saying we are proud as can be. Yet newspapers are challenged these days in unprecedented fashion. That said, The Little Newspaper That Could is reinventing itself so as to be relevant and important for its…
by John Showalter | Culture | September 4th, 2019
…There has always been a certain allure about motorcycles. Even after they have become a fixture on roads everywhere they still evoke a sense of freedom, rugged individualism, and danger. It is that aura of mystique that has enthralled Dan Jacobson Sr. aka “Dangerous Dakota Dan”, well-known motorcycle celebrity emcee,…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | September 4th, 2019
…Should Tourists Pay An Entrance Fee Just To See Venice?Back in 1807 English poet William Wordsworth was so fed up with his fellow humans and their activities he wrote these famous lines in his poem “The World Is Too Much With Us”: “The world is too much with us; late…
by Särah Nour | Culture | September 4th, 2019
…North Dakota is often known for its multigenerational family farms; not so much for its animal rescues and sanctuaries. But Jessica Hawkes, a New Rockford local, is currently working to convert a 600-acre, fifth-generation homestead into the Hawkes Homestead Animal Sanctuary.“We currently house approximately 125 animals,” Hawkes says. “I say…
by HPR Contributor | All About Food | September 4th, 2019
…By Joey Haynesjoeghcafe@gmail.comFargo VegFest is an admission-free, cruelty-free, fun-filled community event, sponsored by Danielson Legal. The excitement starts right at 4 p.m., on September 8, as the first 150 people get a swag bag full of goodies. We were able to work with Lost in Fargo to create these bags, so…
by HPR Contributor | Culture | September 4th, 2019
…By Kris Gruberperriex1@gmail.comThe High Plains Reader spoke to Markus Krueger, Programming Director for the Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County, about the upcoming march and social honoring the 100th anniversary of our nation’s ratification of the 19th amendment.HIGH PLAINS READER: Can you discuss your involvement in the planning and development…
by HPR Contributor | Culture | September 4th, 2019
…By Jill Finkelsonjsfinkelson99@gmail.comThis week, we gained 174 New Americans in the state of North Dakota. They come from 46 different countries around the world and became citizens of the United States at the Sanctuary Event Center in downtown Fargo. As our communities grow and become more diverse, not just here in Fargo…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | September 4th, 2019
…The Radio Silence creative team that includes directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett and producer Chad Villella mark a career highlight with “Ready or Not,” a rollicking horror-comedy that happens to be Fox Searchlight’s widest release to date. The movie’s thematic elasticity—which many critics peg as a timely critique…