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The simple facts tell the story, our Scandinavian relatives live longer than we do, at least we compare our current nationalities. But what makes it so? Maybe it’s the friluftsliv. Or could it be the hygge? Maybe their words are just more fun to pronounce and that makes all the difference? With Minot as the [...]
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Did you know that when the winter is right, nearly 25% of all the fish taken in North Dakota are caught through a hole in the ice? Every week NDGF produces great little videos with nuggets like that. This week’s episode has the latest on how the 2022/23 ice fishing season is shaping up, check [...]
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There’s a notion out there that farming is old-fashioned. But just because the vocation has been around for a few thousand years, doesn’t mean it’s opposed to innovation. It’s just the opposite, and we probably wouldn’t have food to eat today if the agriculture sector shunned new technology. But it’s possible Silicon Valley, our current [...]
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Can wastewater from our toilets be treated and moved along to serve an industry in North Dakota? The answer is a resounding yes. And in Fargo, the City is going to get paid for it, as well. It’s part of a plan to move treated water to Casselton where it will be used to serve [...]
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A citizen-led group in Bismarck hoping to save and repurpose the historic rail bridge across the Missouri River was denied a hearing in front of the state’s Department of Environmental Quality. It’s one step in what may be shaping up to be an exhaustive legal process required to remove the bridge. BNSF requires additional permits [...]
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Have you noticed Minot has a flood protection project going up? Have you noticed that it includes long stretches of tall, imposing, concrete walls? Our engineers have done their best to design a wall with a nice aesthetic, but we’re also going to be looking at this thing for the rest of our lives. Then [...]
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What does it take to get people across a river without creating an obstruction to waterflow that becomes a hazard during flooding? How about a bridge designed to go underwater that does a good job of letting water pass? If you’re curious, check out the article linked below from UrbanNext. It’s an idea we in [...]
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When it comes to migration in and out, attracting talent, especially out of places that have a bit more allure, what does the data actually say? In Minnesota, they’re trying to figure that out. What they’re discovering is that it’s hard to get people to come, but once they get here, they stay. Sound familiar? [...]
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It is in the “public interest to provide for the preservation of historic sites, buildings, structures and antiquities of state and national significance for the inspiration, use and benefit of the people of the state of North Dakota” That’s the position of the attorney representing a grassroots citizen group setting out to save the historic [...]
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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 full Riverwalk concept from Brampton, Ontario below. Get the full story from local [...]
Read & Share sourced from: The PointerMaybe it’s some kind of theme or current trend. Cities and communities all over the world are reinvesting in their riverfronts. This time the story is from New York, a place that’s had a pretty good run of attracting talented people. Maybe Minot’s old industrial center and current eyesore can be more than it is [...]
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What does a recent transplant from NYC to Waco, Texas, notice? For one thing, the number of people she recognizes and knows as she goes through her day has gone way up. These relationships are known as second-ring relationships, those with people who are not yet friends, but they’re not strangers either. And it’s on [...]
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Australia’s harvest of both wheat and canola is expected to near or surpass previous records. You know we live in a global environment when the harvest half a world away is news locally. Why does it matter in Minot? Because in a connected world, commodity prices rise and fall on global supply, and commodity prices [...]
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Buildings acquired by the City of Grand Forks and redeveloped following the 1997 flood are being sold back to the private sector. Among the reasons, the City of Grand Forks doesn’t want to be in the business of competing with private landlords. It’s an idea near and dear here in Minot as we’ve made many [...]
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What happens when big institutions like state and local governments are guided by momentum and past practices rather than the communities they were set up to serve? It’s a question that stretches beyond borders and needs to be taken up regularly anytime a big idea, particularly those tagged as ‘infrastructure’ are introduced. In this article [...]
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It’s a week too late to learn about it, but Minot’s own version of Meow Wolf took place last Friday night. It was called Candy Clown, and in case that doesn’t make it clearer, this article from Fast Company will. It turns out, creativity and wonderous experiences are a heck of a business model and [...]
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