NoiseInsideMyHead

I think you script what you can, but at the end of the day, students' true passions will show. Forcing them to fawn over football if they've never been is going to come across as fake. I suspect that the student ambassadors are representative of the student body at large, and incoming frosh and prospects are more often going to get an earful about hockey and little else.

UA jumped at the federal $$$ shortly after the new GFK terminal opened and then bailed less than a year later. I got to take advantage of the DEN nonstop exactly once. With just two gates (but supposedly room for expansion) does anybody worry about too much growth too soon? Not exactly news, but DL absolutely needs to restore GFK to 5x per day...connections in MSP went from kind-of convenient to EITHER 40 minutes OR 3 hours.

Bonzers is a decent option, but IMO 21+ needs an asterisk in the context of community dining amid a wave of closures. Would love to see some local establishments reclassified - or regs relaxed - to permit families with children. Other states seem to have no problem.

I don't have any specifics about the situation at Iowa State or elsewhere, but would anyone be surprised if schools (especially the P5s) were disproportionately hard on club teams because they either can't or won't take action when the varsity programs screw up? Also, I suspect that club sports are more intimately tied up with academics and student life than their varsity counterparts, and certain administrators who don't have direct jurisdiction over athletics (but quietly wished they did) might like to flex because it makes them feel like they are accomplishing something.

I think the broader conversation here is not about whether there are enough places, or even any places, to buy ice cream [or any other food staple]...but rather the fact that once again, there are fewer places. And in this case, I do believe that one's overall "quality of life" is affected by such things as proximity and walkability at least as much as simple availability. (Especially in the case of foods that tend to melt on the drive home.)

Cherry Berry? Scary. Unfairy! https://www.grandforksherald.com/business/grand-forks-cherryberry-set-to-close-sunday Is the exodus of businesses affecting QOL in GFK?

From the photo in the linked article, looks like Mom in Row A is utterly horrified and doesn't want Junior to hear any part of what Bill is saying.

Hotels and restaurants, too. So easy to be cynical about the whole thing.

Or, one step sooner: Missionary = right hand shot Cowgirl = left hand shot Doggy = goalie

I know of one person who is happy at hearing this news.

Long read, but very worthwhile!

AMC was outdated and obsolete, but in lieu of remodeling, they utilized their "AMC Classic" branding and showed first-run films at a slightly discounted rate. Standard seating throughout. River Cinema is an independent and has taken steps to upgrade its moviegoing experience with reclining and heated seats. Generally a good value, and I have found that I enjoy the indie experience a bit 'moore,' plus you have local ownership. The quirky local pre-show ads with bad jingles are a hidden plus. So while having options is usually a good thing, and AMC was better for a Southsider who decided at the last minute to catch a show, greater Grand Forks shouldn't suffer too much. If movies make a huge comeback, then I would expect a modern new experience on the west side of the Red in a year or two.

RIP Grand Junction. https://www.valleynewslive.com/2023/06/27/grand-forks-losing-movie-theater-grand-junction/

Siouxlulemon, with a picture of George Takei on the front.

He’d better not blow it.

Dogs and cats, living together. Mass hysteria! https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/06/golf/pga-tour-liv-golf-merger-spt-intl/index.html

That's what Don Imus was wondering.

Where NOT to eat in Grand Forks. https://www.grandforksherald.com/business/closure-of-bigfoot-bbq-forced-cancelation-of-wedding-plans-for-grand-forks-couple Any iteration of "Bigfoot" or any other establishment owned/operated by that guy. Absconding with a $2k wedding deposit is beyond sleazy. Grand Forks is waaaaaaay too small to conduct business that way.

Whitman. Price. Haddad. Last season’s winners. No…last season’s losers. ***** One order of ribs. No, no, no. One rib. One rib?

IIRC, the third floor breezeway in the garage is climate controlled, or at least walled/windowed off from the parking area itself.

Curiously, UND severed the link between the old Union and McCannell and deliberately did not re-connect the two, and then missed a golden opportunity to incorporate a connector from the old Union to points west in the remodel of the law school. Then, the library was remodeled and connected to the brand new Nistler business school, which was also connected to Merrifield. Hopefully, the new Union was designed with a skyway in mind, and the law school can be retrofitted as well. All this to say, we were just a couple of missed/overlooked strategic decisions away from having a seamless, all-season walkway from Twamley to Merrifield, Nistler, Chester Fritz Library, Law School, Memorial Union, McCannell, Abbott, O'Kelly, Swanson, and the parking garage.

Per their Facebook, ix-nay ita-Pay it-Pay. Last few days...head over there soon! RIP variety in Grand Forks. Guessing that Pepper Jax would have suffered the same fate, if it been allowed to be built. #stillsourgrapes

Erbert & Gerbert goes kaperbut. Sure won't miss that drive thru with the impossible 90 degree exit, but sandwich alternatives to Subway and JJ are always welcome. Northend Burger King also gonzo. Meh on that one, and there are still a couple other stores in town for your Whopper or chicken fries fix.

This is what's gonna drag people (or programs) into the muck with the NCAA, or with whatever state or local body has the power to enforce the relevant laws/rules. Arguably, the entire premise underlying NIL was that one's name, image, and/or likeness would have some value BEFORE money starts getting thrown around. Giving blanket or flat sums to recruits before they've set foot on campus - save for the occasional blue chip superstar - is almost certainly going to raise eyebrows. Sham NIL deals hiding pay-to-play setups may be hard to prove, but probably not impossible.

I presume that pot hoes are the more mellow counterparts to their crack and meth sisters.