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Stop #HolidayShaming: You’re Just Making Me Cynical
With Independence Day on the horizon, I anticipate a blitz of Facebook photos showing fireworks, bonfires, picnics, and other summertime revelry to populate my newsfeed during the coming days. That’s...
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What Does It Take to Be a Royal Supernanny?
Over the weekend, as Americans celebrated Independence Day a different type of national celebration took place across the pond. On Sunday, Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana was christened. The...
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The Debate Continues: Nature or Nuture?
Twins are fascinating. My mother is a fraternal twin, although the two do share physical similarities. My mother, JoAnn, and her twin sister, Jane. Growing up, I didn’t pay much attention to their...
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30 Reasons Why Turning 30 Rocks
This weekend, amidst the waning summer sunlight, I am about to achieve a milestone: I will turn 30 years old. I have not struggled with this milestone as much as I would have guessed I would when I was...
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Melvina Massey: Fargo’s Main Madam of Ill Repute
Nearly 125 years ago a woman who would eventually etch her name in the annals of Fargo’s early history stepped off the train onto the platform of the Northern Pacific Railroad depot. This photo from...
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Paddy And Partying: Fun Facts About St. Patrick’s Day
Across the country, people donned green clothing today and made plans to imbibe some green beer or feast on bangers and mash (or, mistakenly, Lucky Charms) to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Parades...
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Living The Fargo Way: One Former Resident Embraces Positivity Thanks To...
Sometimes the city you live in is just a geographic location for a phase of your life. But for one former resident, Fargo represents a way of living he has fully embraced. Michael Burns lived in Fargo...
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Brothel Excavated During Fargo City Hall Project
More than 100 years ago, the Fargo City Hall building had yet to exist. Just west of the Red River was a place called The Hollow, a poor section of the city where immigrants and laborers lived. The...
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You Can’t Know Fargo Until You’ve Been Here, Trust Me
When I decided as an 18-year-old senior in high school to attend North Dakota State University in Fargo, the majority of my South Dakota family and friends thought I was crazy. “You know it’s cold, up...
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It’s BiZon, Not Bison In Fargo
After transplanting from South Dakota to Fargo as a freshman in college, I quickly learned the correct way to say “NDSU Bison.” It took all of about three seconds of being on a bleeding-green-and-gold...
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