More and more, modern food consumers have less and less sense of where their food comes from and how it’s produced. And in a place like North Dakota and our agricultural neighbors to the North, that’s a problem we need to be[...]
Section: Community & Culture
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The U.S. Is Retreating from Religion
The number of changes taking place in our culture and society are expansive and extraordinary. They’re not all good; they’re not all bad, either. But denying they’re happening would be a mistake. One change that’s certain to reshape our communities and our culture[...]
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Optimistic investors pumping $75 million into meatless burgers
There are two companies chasing the concept of the meatless burger, and before you dismiss the idea with some picture of a bean patty or veggie burger, the goal is a burger that looks and tastes like real beef, and they’re closer[...]
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New Orleans artists meet, speak on resilience with floodwall project
The project is ambitious, a 1.5-mile long mural painted on a flood wall with the hopes of educating and empowering the local kids. The article is relevant here in Minot for two reasons. First, we’ve got a lot of flood wall going[...]
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Winging it on a prayer: churches are trying new ways to attract young followers
There’s a lot in flux right now in our country — our economy, our political spectrum, the technology that shapes our daily lives — all of it is changing. And so are our churches; those that are growing are finding new ways[...]
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Our economic future depends on storytellers
Heard a good story lately? It’s kind of a trick question, because if you did, you may not even know it. Storytelling is a time-honored art form, but we’re just now discovering the relevance it has to what we think, who we[...]
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Historic St. Paul sites among 12 Twin Cities restaurants opening soon
Obviously, the Minneapolis-St.Paul market is different; there’s a lot more people. Still, this news blurb about the opening of twelve new restaurants is remarkable. It’s an end result of a self-sustaining economy and indicators like this are what we should be aiming[...]
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When it come to flood protection in Scotland, a wall makes a nice canvas
With $330 million as our local cost for flood protection, there’s no distance too far to look when it comes to searching out good ideas that may tie into the project in some way. And though this idea isn’t directly related to[...]
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Arts and culture boost North Dakota, Minnesota economies, studies show
When it comes to economic activity, the arts and culture communities are not little players. The North Dakota Council of the Arts was a participant in a recent economic impact study conducted in 341 regions in the U.S. The findings are significant;[...]
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Minot Pride Festival marks 5th anniversary with weekend of events
This coming weekend will feature a number of events organized by Pride Minot as a part of their annual festival. Checkout the full news release below. — Official News Release, Pride Minot — Pride Minot, an organization to help strengthen and serve[...]
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Using the arts to think bigger
The Executive Director of Fargo’s The Arts Partnership is on a new mission to turn the entire Fargo community into an arts incubator. And in doing so, she believes the entire community from citizens to students and businesses to non-profits will benefit. [...]Read[...]
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A new player in the meat market… plants
North Dakota is beef country; we run cattle and order steak. But outside of North Dakota in food labs and corporate boardrooms, there’s been a long fought effort to produce beef that doesn’t come from cows. They’re getting closer. Read the article[...]
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Grand Forks Voters choose to build on Arbor Park after close vote
Grand Forks residents narrowly chose economic activity and a new development in downtown Grand Forks over keeping a park that was put in place following the 1997 flood. But a quote from Grand Forks City Council President Dana Sande is perhaps most telling[...]
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Minnesota State Fair announces 31 new foods, 4 new vendors
“Breakfast Buddy Bowl: Waffle bowl filled with hash browns, maple syrup, scrambled eggs, cheddar cheese and bacon, and topped with a biscuit, country sausage gravy and green onions. LuLu’s Public House, West End Market, south of the Schilling Amphitheater.” This is just[...]
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It’s the First Thursday! You’re Heading Downtown Tonight, Right?
First Thursday is a new, monthly event. Long story short, this is the night you want to head downtown. Music, food, art, poetry, and atmosphere are the order of the day, and it’s taking place on the streets, in the shops, and[...]
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How do we retain talent? We can start by supporting it!
I hope you caught the Minot Daily’s editorial a couple days ago on retaining talent. If you didn’t, go back and read it. In my mind, this is one of the bigger must-solve challenges facing Minot. North Dakota ingenuity, common sense, and[...]