It’s early January at the City of Minot, which means we’re in the middle of making preparations for our annual State of the City event. This year’s State of the City is scheduled for Feb. 9 at The Depot (15 Main Street North).[...]
Section: Community & Culture
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Street challenges sideline sidewalk snow removal
Local coverage of the City’s snow removal failure on public sidewalks started here on TheMinotVoice last week. Yesterday, Jill Schramm with The Minot Daily News added to the story. Nine days past the initial public attention to the failure and now eighteen[...]
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ND State Fair Releases Line Up
The North Dakota State Fair is taking a drip approach to releasing the grandstand entertainers for the 2023 fair. Eric Church was announced late last year; several more acts have been released in the past day. The line-up so far released includes:[...]
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Slow U.S. mail delays delivery of local newspapers
Has the mail been a topic of any of your recent conversations? If you’re in Minot, the answer is likely yes. Mail delivery delays and lost mail, they’re challenges many in Minot including the post office are dealing with. But are we[...]
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North Dakota bills take aim at ‘sexually explicit books’ at libraries and stores
Two bills in the legislature are taking on ‘sexually explicit books’. Senate Bill 2123 and House Bill 1205 both take on the topic, and comments provided by the North Dakota Library Association on the topic were direct and against both. At the[...]
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East Grand Forks City Council reviews proposed sales tax for upgrades to city’s recreational facilities
How does a place pay for the nice things it wants like parks and playgrounds? Taxes. And in East Grand Forks, the City Council is contemplating adding a sales tax to pay for adding and upgrading recreational facilities. The question on the[...]
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How does Minot’s water taste? Unbearable Says One, Others Disagree
For one citizen with a taste experience from other places, Minot’s water taste rates ‘unbearable’. Yikes. But others who’ve been here longer say it tastes fine. Apparently, it’s just a matter of taste. For the rest of the story on where Minot’s[...]
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Survey: Minot flag could use more appeal
When it comes to the opinion of the City of Minot’s flag, most people say meh. Jill Schramm has the story on the current symbol of our town, the opinion of Mayor Ross, and what may be in the works. Check out[...]
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Free Learning Series “Little Kids, Big World” Featured at North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum
Planning a day trip to Bismarck and taking your toddler? You may want to work around the calendar at the Heritage Center and State Museum. For the rest of January, their programming activities are focused on kids. Check out the new release[...]
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Danish Restaurant ‘Noma’, Three Times Named Best in the World, Will Close To Reinvent Itself
What do you do, as a restaurant, if you’ve been named the best in the world three times in the last 20 years? The answer is close, so you can reinvent yourself. The restaurant is called ‘Noma’ and it’s located in Copenhagen.[...]
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How much would it cost for a municipality to shovel all the sidewalks?
We’ve been covering sidewalk accessibility this week on TheMinotVoice. Two stories, the City of Minot’s initial failure to timely clean sidewalks in their portfolio, and the follow-up comments from elected officials opened the thread. There’s more coverage to come; we’ve filed a[...]
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Saving Snowflakes By Banning & Burning Books?
I recently completed reading The 1619 Project. I may or may not have bothered, but the fact that many political types want to ban it from public schools piqued my curiosity. The book is a compilation of essays by a number of[...]
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City of Minot & Council Members Response to Pedestrian Snow Removal Failure
There’s good news here. Wednesday’s story on the weeks-long lack of snow removal along Minot’s pedestrian corridors and river crossings prompted action. Overnight, snow was removed from paths on the 3rd St. NE Viaduct and Broadway Bridge. Work remains in other parts[...]
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Hills, Highways, & Skyscrapers of North Dakota Opens Tomorrow at The Taube
An exhibit of North Dakota Landscape photography opens tomorrow at the Taube Museum of Art. Hills, Highways & Skyscrapers of North Dakota features (mostly) black and white photography of the Northern prairie landscape. The artist, Jonathan Rosenthal, a resident of North Dakota[...]
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Gambling in North Dakota has become a cut-throat, billion-dollar industry with little oversight
Charitable gaming has quietly become a big business in North Dakota, a nearly $1.7 billion dollar business in 2022. And it’s the legalization of electronic pull-tab machines (the polite way of saying slot machines) that’s multiplied the haul. E-tab machines accounted for[...]
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City Snow Removal Failures Continue in Minot
Following a challenging December, Minot’s streets are looking pretty good. But if you’re not fortunate enough to own a car, are a student, or someone who likes to get some fresh air through a winter walk, our City-maintained sidewalks tell a different[...]