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by Amy Borgman | Culture | December 3rd, 2014
…Girl Develop It provides women with the tools to develop softwareShannon Luney and Megan Beck are the co-leaders of the Fargo chapter of Girl Develop It, a national nonprofit that focuses on empowering women to learn how to code computers and develop software. Its launch party last October was the…
by Chris Hennen | News | December 3rd, 2014
…City Commission will set special election to replace him next yearFargo Mayor Dennis Walaker died unexpectedly at his home this week after a battle with kidney cancer. He had just been released from the hospital but collapsed upon his return home causing shockwaves throughout the community. He had been mayor…
by John Strand | Editorial | December 3rd, 2014
…Our heartfelt condolences and prayers go out to Mayor Walaker’s family, friends, and colleaguesSometimes, what’s ordinary can be extraordinary. That’s how we saw Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker, as an ordinary guy, a people person. After a brief and public battle with cancer, his death Tuesday night rocked the city.We have…
by HPR Contributor | Wellness | November 28th, 2014
…By Adria RheaultDo you remember the days when your mom and dad would work late so they could afford to put a meal on the table? What about all the times you needed a ride somewhere? A lot of us forget all the things our parents used to do for…
by Deb Jenkins | All About Food | November 28th, 2014
…Usually I write about my food adventures to Minneapolis or Jamaica. But, hey, we drove 45 minutes due east and found some yummy food in the home of our friends Lucy and Tom of Detroit Lakes.My husband and I have lucked out twice this month eating really, really well due…
by Stephen Anderson | Music | November 28th, 2014
…Seven years before Natalie Portman averred their life-changing capabilities in the soundtrack-reliant indie sleeper “Garden State,” The Shins were five basement-shaking slackers united under the moniker Flake Music, quietly releasing their one and only record, “When You Land Here, It’s Time to Return.” In the 17 years since, The Shins…
by Särah Nour | Writer's Block | November 28th, 2014
…Music and performance poetry will come together next Wednesday at Stoker’s in the Basement (The Hotel Donaldson), where poet Kevin Zepper and pianist Terrie Manno will put on a show entitled “Lines & Notes.” This collaborative exhibition will be free and open to the public.This isn’t the first time these…
by Jack Dura | Theatre | November 26th, 2014
…Theatre B holiday show explores deeper meaning in modern timesThe holiday season means a lot of different things for everybody, including Theatre B. The downtown theater company is bringing the true meaning of the season to its stage with its latest offering, “Storefront Church.”In typical Theatre B fashion, this John…
by Chris Hennen | Cocktail Showdown | November 26th, 2014
…We are in the final week of the 6th annual HPR Cocktail Showdown. Hard to believe but time flies when you are sampling some of the region’s finest drinks. Stay tuned in coming issues for the finalists from this year’s field and details on when and where they will face…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | November 26th, 2014
…Late in writer-director Damien Chazelle’s sophomore feature “Whiplash,” monstrous music teacher Terence Fletcher states, “There are no two words in the English language more harmful than good job.” By this point, the viewer will have formed a few troubled thoughts about Fletcher, who berates and belittles his students in much…