NoiseInsideMyHead

Not to rain on anyone's parade, but if I were going to develop a year-round golf attraction a la Top Golf in Grand Forks, I would 100% not have the range face N/W/NNW/WNW, which is the most likely orientation using the existing RR range. The prevailing winds - especially coupled with cool temps from October to April - would make the site almost unbearable. Fargo's appears to be oriented downrange east (i.e., away from I-29), which (along with due south) is probably ideal in this neck of the woods. Although only time will tell if you can really sustain a viable 12-month golf operation in this climate. Has anyone played Top Golf in MSP during the offseason? I know theirs is oriented to the north, and I have to believe that if their prevailing winds are anything like ours, it would tend to be somewhat unpleasant. I think a pitch/putt bubble/dome would be far more useful.

This week's forecast looks, umm...

Hope they bring back the mostaccioli, too. That was one of my favorites at the GM before they dumped it from the menu.

Gots to keep the trademark lawyers busy. Maybe they will call it the Grand Forks Hospital, just to piss somebody off.

Koda Bank went all-in on a brand new location (multi-use, multi-tenant) on the south side.

Why not a combination bank and car wash? How many people even bank in person anymore???

Understood, and appreciated.

I think that bids are literally a package deal. Host, venue, city, etc. Have to have everyone on the same page.

Is anyone here - or is anyone here close to - an operator of one of the handful of franchises in town that has not yet resumed dining in? I have a question -- do you feel like you're doing the right thing at this point, as in, making a prudent business decision, or do you realize that you are losing business and even alienating customers, perhaps losing them altogether (like, forever)? And if you happen to operate along an interstate highway (looking at you, McD on Gateway), do you not realize the valuable service that such establishments ordinarily provide to travelers, esp. parents with small kids, etc., that simply cannot be achieved in your overcrowded drive-thru or using one of the many food delivery apps? I mean, WTF??? Dashboard or car seat dining - which can suffice in a pinch - is hardly ideal, and should not be considered a long-term solution. While McDonald's is what it is culinary-wise (don't hate!), is there really any substitute for safe, affordable, convenient, reliable, predictable food while traveling, along with a place to stretch one's legs, use the restroom, etc.? Is this the truck stop renaissance we've all been eagerly anticipating? [END RANT]

With Denny's going down, prime real estate on 32nd opens up. The last thing GF needs is another vacant eyesore. Fill in the blank: I would like to see a/an ______________ in that location.

Adieu, Denny's. No more Grand Slam breakfasts for the Grand Cities. https://www.grandforksherald.com/business/grand-forks-dennys-set-to-close-thursday

Weather improving. Sunny and 45 in the Forks.

This makes no sense. We have, like 2-3 days of advance notice of blizzards, and they manage to close roads just fine. Miles and miles of them. Like from MB to SD. With concerts and events, you get, like 2-3 months of notice. And we're talking about a couple of lanes from 32nd to Demers. For a couple of hours.

Au contraire...the ND Highway Patrol has the broad power "to ensure safety by directing traffic as conditions may require notwithstanding the provisions of law." A few yards of concrete, a couple of swing gates, some cones and fixed and electronic signage (most of the latter of which are already on hand at DOT). Infinitely cheaper than a highway interchange. Couple of hours before or after the event, you wouldn't even know it was there. Max 5-10 minute detour through industrial park west of town for NB truck traffic. Some thru-travelers may even utilize the exit onto 32nd to stop for food/fuel, thus creating sales tax potential. I bet folks living in neighborhoods east/southeast of Valley Dairy would jump for joy. And the convenience for Fargoans...it's a slam dunk!

Tyson Jost to Minnesota.

Where there's a will, there's a way. Some freeway-adjacent venues have limited use access (i.e., usually closed lanes/ramps) that can be engaged to route traffic in and out on a continual basis during peak utilization. A slight inconvenience to freeway thru traffic in one or both directions, but could be a solution. Especially since the crush of GFK-bound event traffic is one-way in and then one-way out. Pre-event traffic exits NB I-29 directly into Alerus parking lot. After the show, close both NB lanes of I-29 @ 32nd and reduce SB to the outer lane at Demers. Then have event traffic exit directly at Alerus across the NB lanes and paved median and into the inside SB lane and merge going south.

Interesting read on Rocco. https://www.yahoo.com/news/away-wife-nhl-rocco-grimaldi-155556214.html I have two questions...WTF is "Christian apologetics" and doesn't UND offer an online Master's in that?

"...bogged down by Budy." Aren't we all?

Nah...they got a warehouse full of 'em.

Gloating a felony in Nebraska?

Safe to say that a visitor clinching scenario is the only way the Penrose will ever shine under the lights at Baxter? Is Omaha doomed to be a perennial also-ran?

Touche.

Farmers Ins. for both. So both get the same advantage.