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by Raul Gomez | Last Word | October 7th, 2020
…Sabrina Hornung sabrina@hpr1.com It’s been a weird year…talk about the understatement of the decade. This week’s issue of High Plains Reader is our first issue since March. Who would have thought that the story of the century would be the one that would knock us out for over six months?…
by HPR Staff | News | December 11th, 2019
…Sabrina Hornung and C.S. Hagensabrina@hpr1.comBISMARCK — When Senator Kevin Cramer blocked a bipartisan motion for the United States to officially recognize the Armenian genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire last week, he not only bowed to President Donald Trump’s wishes, he also defied both houses of state government. In 2007,…
by HPR Staff | Culture | September 4th, 2019
…Sabrina Hornung, Editor-in-Chiefsabrina@hpr1.comI met John and Raul in the early 2000s when I was slinging coffee and sarsaparillas downtown working as a soda jerk at Dakota Soda in the back of Zandbroz—either that or from some variation of downtown deviance. In fact, I still have the matchbook Raul first wrote…
by Sabrina Hornung | News | June 5th, 2019
…Sabrina, Can I ask you a question?Sabrina: SureSteve Martin: Are you Canadian?Sabrina: No I’m not, I’m from North Dakota! Steve Martin: There’s a similar accent between maybe North Dakotans and CanadiansMartin Short: That’s true actually, I’ve been told that too actually—are you from North Dakota? No I’m not, I’m from…
by Chris Larson | Cocktail Showdown | February 20th, 2019
…Chef’s Table Catering recently converted the building that formerly housed the restaurant Barbacoa into a private dining and event space. Located just south of 32nd Avenue off 42nd street, they have kept all of the great lighting fixtures and features but opened the space up into one large dining room…
by HPR Contributor | Editorial | January 9th, 2019
…Sabrina Hornung’s email address and sent her a message. When I woke up the next morning, I had a message back letting me know she would like to meet with me.I walked into the offices at HPR and was welcomed with open arms by people I had never met, and…
by HPR Staff | Music | May 17th, 2017
…Sabrina Hornung and Tom Bixbysabrina@hpr1.comWhen we had the pleasure of catching up with The Shins indie rock mastermind James Mercer, the band was in Virginia. Featured in the movie “Garden State” in 2004, their single “New Slang” was endorsed by Natalie Portman’s character as a song that would “change your…
by HPR Staff | Music | April 26th, 2017
…Sabrina Hornung and Tom Bixby sabrina@hpr1.comGoing back in time for one night only, the Sidestreet Grille presents a powerfully nostalgic show. You’ll remember where you were and what you shouldn’t have done!And how to describe Pat Lenertz? Congenial and approachable, a staple and a stalwart of the music scene, producer…
by HPR Staff | Culture | March 29th, 2017
…Sabrina Hornung and Raul Gomez sabrina@hpr1.com, raul@hpr1.comGames and bars, buses and celebrities A few weeks ago, the High Plains Reader left the Midwest to explore South by Southwest. We navigated the music-filled streets and delved into the realms of interactive, music, and red carpet film events. We even met some friends…
by Sabrina Hornung | Arts | April 2nd, 2025
…Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.comPhoto by Chad Nodland, “Artistic Freedom"On January 19, 2025, the last full day of Joe Biden’s presidency, he commuted Leonard Peltier’s two consecutive life sentences to home confinement at his residence in Belcourt, North Dakota. On February 18, 2025, Peltier was released after 49 years in prison. Peltier is…