The Minot Park Board will meet for its monthly meeting Tuesday, February 21st at 5:30 p.m. Park Board meetings take place in room 203 of the Municipal Auditorium and are live-streamed from the Park District’s Youtube channel here. The agenda linked here[...]
Tag: Placemaking
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Architecture Firm plans to revitalize oft-ignored corner of downtown Fargo
What does it take to turn a blighted empty building into a productive space again? In Fargo, an architecture firm is answering the questions with a simple answer — vision. Craftwell Architecture and Construction is a Fargo firm in the process of[...]
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The Art of Designing a Dangerous-Looking Playground
How do we introduce kids to a world of wonder while keeping them safe? How about give them places to play that spur their imagination, tease their adventure bone, but do it in a chaotic-looking but intentionally safe form. If that’s the[...]
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Making the most of an icy winter in St. Paul
When winter gives them cold and ice, they make the most of it in St. Paul. And it turns out cold and ice are the exact ingredients needed to spin up an ice sculpting competition. Watch the full story at the Star[...]
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Prairie Sky Breads Celebrating Three Years
Starting a restaurant on the eve of what turned into the global pandemic wasn’t part of the plan, but for the team at Prairie Sky Breads adapting on the fly isn’t a problem. The business that made jalapeno cheddar bread famous in [...]
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Meet Eric Johnson, Brewer at Minot’s Atypical Brewery & Barrelworks
Minot’s Atypical Brewery & Barrelworks is making a name for itself in the beer world. Their beer Gin & Spruce was one of 100 out 11,000 entries at last year’s World Beer Cup that earned a gold medal. It’s heady recognition, and[...]
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Construction of natural playground to start this spring in Moorhead
If you were a kid again, what would look like more fun, a red plastic slide, or a real-life set of an Indian Jones movie? It’s a question intended to trigger your imagination, with the final goal of asking is there a[...]
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Fargo’s Downtown rink becoming popular site for lunch-time hockey
Lunch hours these days, downtown Fargo is alive with the sound of hockey. It’s not a complicated affair; it’s taking place with light equipment, no nets, and in the style of an old-fashioned pick-up game. It may not be a ‘field’ of[...]
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2023 Governor Awards For The Arts Selected
Gov. Burgum has selected the recipients of the 2023 Governor’s Awards for the Arts. Individual Cultural Heritage: Bill Lowman, Sentinal Butte, Nonprofit Arts Organization: Empire Arts Center, Grand Forks Individual Achievement: Pieper Fleck Bloomquist, Grand Forks Champion for the Arts: former state[...]
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Minneapolis artists getting attention with their immersive art in Detroit Lakes
If you saw a caveman in a block of ice sitting on the corner of the road, it would probably get your attention right? And what if it was sitting little ways down a trail, would it get you to go for[...]
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Do you know the difference between a street, a road, and a stroad? Hint: it’s the reason your taxes are high
Do you know the difference between a street and a road? A street is a part of an ecosystem for building community wealth and prosperity. A road connection between places. A stroad is a mash-up of the two ideas that fails in[...]
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Regional Kombucha companies using locally grown fruits for flavoring (and where to try it in Minot)
The market for hyper-local food isn’t filling our grocery stores, yet, but it is creating small niches for creative businesses. Agweek has the full story on an emerging market for kombucha — a fermented tea drink. The exciting part is the demand[...]
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Wildrose transit bus painted with holiday cheer
How do you get creative, talented kids involved in their community? Give them a canvas, some paint, and little recognition. In Wildrose, that canvas just happened to be a bus. Get the full story on the little things that make people proud[...]
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Another riverwalk master plan promises to breathe life into a city center
These stories are becoming pretty common. Communities across the continent are recognizing their past mistakes and current opportunities and revitalizing their riverfronts. The question in Minot is will we follow this sound thinking, or will we be left behind? Check out the[...]