Podcast: How To Save Main Street

Imagine one of your town’s busiest streets, free of the usual car chaos, transformed into a lively hub just for people. That’s exactly what happened to Santa Barbara’s main street during the pandemic, and the community thrived. Now, Sully Israel and the Strong Towns Santa Barbara group are on a mission to keep this slice

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Film on Minot’s historic Blue Rider bar in the works

In the heart of Minot, North Dakota, the Blue Rider bar is becoming more than just a local landmark—it’s a cinematic story. Filmmakers from Sole Purpose Films are crafting a documentary that celebrates 30 years of this historic wood frame building, capturing the essence of community through the lens of a beloved neighborhood gathering spot.

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Fargo’s Downtown stakeholders, city officials gather for first State of Downtown address

Fargo is at a pivotal moment, with stakeholders gathering to chart its future course. At the inaugural State of Downtown Fargo event, city leaders celebrated achievements while eyeing new challenges. Mayor Tim Mahoney and community members highlighted downtown as the cultural heart of Fargo, essential for both economy and lifestyle. As Fargo embraces change, from

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More consistent parking enforcement coming to downtown Grand Forks in 2025

Downtown Grand Forks is on the brink of a parking revolution aimed at bringing order and savings to the city. The City Council has greenlit a shift in enforcement, entrusting Interstate Parking with the reins to ensure consistent rules are upheld. Previously, the police juggled this task, but now a dedicated presence promises regular oversight.

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In places like Sioux Falls, Fargo and Moorhead, downtown is the city’s heartbeat, Why Not Minot, too?

Downtowns are the heartbeats of our cities, and in places like Fargo, Moorhead, and Sioux Falls, they’re showing what thoughtful development can achieve. Each city is reshaping its core, blending business, art, and community spaces to create vibrant, walkable environments. In Fargo, the new Bell Tower stands tall, supporting local businesses. Across the river in

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On This Day | A Norman Rockwell Christmas

Great interest is being taken in the Community Christmas tree which will be shown at the corner of Main street and Third avenue South, for one week beginning Friday night, Xmas eve. A joint

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Vinyl records make a comeback, Budget Music is the Place for them in Minot!

Let’s take a stroll down memory lane with an unexpected twist—vinyl records are enjoying a renaissance. Yes, the same vinyl that once defined the 70s is now outselling CDs, mirroring a desire for something tangible and soulful in our digital age. Collectors like Gabriela Martin find deeper meaning in these musical artifacts, while shop owners

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Billings enters the design phase for a downtown street conversion project

Designs for a downtown Billings makeover are underway. A big part of the project includes a traffic conversion from 1-way streets to 2-way streets that are safer for pedestrians and better for commerce. What’s especially interesting is how Billings plans to pay for the improvements; it’s with a Tax Increment Financing District (TIF). Why does

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Downtown Fargo Developments Expand to Riverfront and Former Parking Lots

The renaissance of downtown Fargo shows no signs of slowing down. Two projects were recently approved by the City Commission. Kilbourn Group will be delivering a $28 million 114-apartment unit development along the riverfront, the goal is to bring that area to life. And another project will deliver a mixed-use commercial and residential development onto

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Fargo in a Fight to Keep Adult Store Out of Downtown

It’s playing out at the speed of government, but it’s a fight nonetheless. The issue is Romantix deals in “adult” retail, and they’ve been trying to move into a new location in downtown Fargo. The City of Fargo changed laws to keep them out. And now it’s in court. Get caught up on the whole

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St. Cloud betting big on downtown revitalization

St. Cloud is putting all its economic development eggs in one big downtown basket. They’ve recognized that vibrant downtowns are a tool for attracting the most precious resources – talent and people. They’ll be asking the Minnesota legislature for an investment beyond $100 million to deliver the vision.

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Bozeman’s plan to bring the crowd back to Main Street

“When [people] have choices they’re choosing to live or relocate to places that are amenity rich, meaning vibrant community corridors or vibrant downtowns that offer unique social experiences in terms of different kinds of services and retail and restaurant offerings.” — Patrick Frey, Main Street America Minot’s been on its own mission to fully capitalize

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This is why downtown Minot matters more

If you’ve been paying attention the past few years, you may have noticed a renewed focus on downtown Minot. It’s coming from the City through intentional investments, it’s coming from private investors taking leaps of faith, and it’s coming from non-profits supporting all these efforts. Over the course of that time, there’s been no shortage

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On Moorhead’s Center Avenue, the past is the future

In downtown Moorhead, old buildings are revealing new potential. For uses from apartments — Moorhead has a goal of getting 500 apartment units downtown — to event space, the bones of the historic downtown buildings are providing valuable blank templates for architects and developers to imagine new uses.

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Downtown Fargo continues on a path of continuous improvement

Over the past 20 years, Fargo has been successful in creating a downtown environment that is the envy of all the other cities in North Dakota. How did they do it? Fargo’s Downtown Community Partners President Tim Flakoll provides some commentary on the success; the ingredients Fargo used won’t surprise you, but they will point

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Downtown Parking Garage Update: Questions and Answers with Derek Hackett

Though we can now park in Minot’s downtown parking garages, the projects are far from complete. Seeing as they haven’t been in the news for a few months, I reached out to Derek Hackett,  the City of Minot’s Public Information Officer, with a few questions. Here’s the latest information. Question: Will we see construction on the

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