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by HPR Staff | Best Bets | October 30th, 2015
…Fri., Oct. 30, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sat., Oct. 31, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.FargoDome, 1800 N. University Drive, FargoThe Annual Fargo Christmas Art and Craft Fair will feature over 240 booths and 140 vendors selling quality handmade and home made arts, crafts and baked goods from across…
by Marie Monson | Arts | October 30th, 2015
…Although located subterraneously, local artist Chelsea Thorson’s recently opened business, Make Room, is lit up with creativity by people of all different levels of experience.“We are all inherently creative,” Thorson said. “Whether you make a living in the arts or you haven’t touched a paintbrush since elementary school, we all…
by Christopher P. Jacobs | Cinema | October 29th, 2015
…Changing standards…What a difference a decade can make! Ten years ago today’s college graduates were still in middle school. Ten years ago, Blockbuster Video was the king of the movie rental industry for home viewing via DVD or VHS on TV sets that rarely approached the full broadcast standards established…
by Rob Port | Say Anything | October 28th, 2015
…The proponents of family law reform in North Dakota are having an impact. After ballot measure efforts in 2006 and 2014 aimed at changing divorce and custody laws managed to get around 40 percent of the vote, the state’s lawyers are taking action to get ahead of the curve.A task…
by Zac Echola | Culture | October 28th, 2015
…Dear Marilyn,I need advice.When High Plains Reader asked me to write a review of ABC’s “Blood and Oil,” I was prepared to skewer it. The primetime program seems designed for bloody, unadulterated evisceration, the kind of critical carnage saved only for the worst of the worst. The pieces all lined…
by Chris Hennen | Editorial | October 28th, 2015
…Hypocrisy exposed, time to move onThere’s been a lot of talk in the community both in social media and at local watering holes about a counter protester who was going after the hypocrisy of those participating in the 40 Days For Life campaign at the Red River Women’s Clinic in…
by Sabrina Hornung | News | October 28th, 2015
…Change is in the air for both the Plains Art Museum and The Rourke Art Gallery Museum, which leads to a question. What is the state of the arts in Fargo-Moorhead?Former executive director Colleen Sheehy left the Plains in early October of this year. Under Sheehy, the museum completed a…
by Chris Hennen | News | October 28th, 2015
…ND’s lone Congressman on choosing new SpeakerAs House Republicans prepare to elect a new Speaker of the House to replace the retiring John Boehner, HPR sat down with a man in the middle of it all, Congresssman Kevin Cramer (R- ND). Cramer has supported Boehner despite criticism from conservatives both…
by Brittney Goodman | Culture | October 28th, 2015
…In 2013, Dirk and Jessie Monson were weighing life opportunities, one of which could have included a relocation to Seattle, and another was buying a farm. Remaining in North Dakota and starting a farm won out, leading to the beginning of Ten Seven Acres Farm, in Galchutt, N.D. In the…
by Diane Miller | Culture | October 28th, 2015
…Fargo’s fair-trade fashionBy Emily SchubertErica Frank glances out of her bay window along Eighth Street, a cup of coffee in her hand, watching a mother and daughter walk by Others Shop. Her view is somewhat static, blocked by the intricate floral arrangements and the elegant mannequins dressed for a cool…