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by Chris Hennen | News | June 12th, 2014
…The medical marijuana law passed by the Minnesota Legislature and signed into law recently by Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton is a carefully crafted compromise unlike any other medical marijuana law in the country. As such, many Minnesotans are unsure exactly how it will work and how effective it will be.The…
by Sabrina Hornung | Arts | June 12th, 2014
…The Rourke Gallery was established June 18, 1960. This year, June 18 marks the 55th annual Midwestern Art Invitational at the Rourke Art Gallery in Moorhead and consequently renders the exhibition one of the longest consecutively running invitationals in the country. Since its inception, The Rourke has been a jewel…
by Jack Dura | Theatre | June 12th, 2014
…It’s a summer of celebration at the Fair Hills Resort on Pelican Lake in Minnesota lakes country. The resort’s long-running musical variety show Hootenanny (“The Hoot”) enters its 50th season this month, marking half a century of fun for all.Family-owned since 1926, the Fair Hills Resort has had singalongs and…
by Sabrina Hornung | Arts | June 5th, 2014
…Kelsy Hewitt has been fascinated with the idea of clothing design since the age of five. She remembers being scolded for cutting and altering her own clothing and pouring over fashion magazines to scope out the latest trends and eventually draw up her own designs. So it was no wonder…
by HPR Contributor | Culture | June 5th, 2014
…By Rick AbbottDogIDs’ south Fargo office is pretty different than other offices. A huge, bounding Great Dane named Cyrus quickly makes his way through the building, with River, a yellow Lab, closely in tow. The business, which sells personalized, engraved dog tags and a slew of other accessories, was started…
by Diane Miller | Arts | May 29th, 2014
…Red Hat Project addresses and undresses human concernWould you reveal your biggest life concern to a complete stranger on the street?What if she were holding a camera, wearing a blazing red knit hat and asking you to exchange clothes? A number of locals said “yes” to Fargo artist Heather Zinger,…
by Amber Morgan | News | May 29th, 2014
…In the midst of North Dakota’s economic boom, the state is experiencing a rise in homelessness.Thousands of individuals are being drawn to the oil-fields in the western part of the state in search of work, but not everyone can find a job. Even some of the individuals who do find…
by Diane Miller | Culture | May 22nd, 2014
…Pride Collective and Community Center moving downtown; help neededFargo-Moorhead has its very own Pride Collective and Community Center. It’s been around for more than a decade, serving hundreds of LGBT community members and allies throughout the years. Yet still not many know of the establishment. Why?Location. The center was located…
by HPR Contributor | News | May 22nd, 2014
…By Nicholas LeingangSince 2005, energy debate in the United States has been polarized by so-called “unconventional” fuels. These energy sources require additional technological and energy inputs during extraction and refinement — in North Dakota, this means millions of gallons of chemical mixtures, advanced drilling equipment, and high-pressure injections collectively known…
by Amber Morgan | News | May 16th, 2014
…The difference between this year’s Red River flood predictions and the resulting flood was substantial enough for residents to wonder “What happened?”Forecasters predicted at one time that the crest could exceed 40 feet; however, they continued to lower their predictions partially due to snowfall later in the season and the…