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Drove by last week and was blown away seeing it half down - RIP 215A! Moved in on a weekend when it was hotter than f*ck and remember going to every store in GF looking for a box fan - finally found one at the KMart (also long gone) and had some relief. Had some hometown friends in West - we went to the old theater on Washington that eventually was home to WDAZ to see WarGames and enjoy our first weekend in the big city! I remember the old (legit) tunnel system underground where you could go and trade in your crappy bedding for fresh sheets but not until a couple months in and the sheets were pretty stinky when I finally discovered it (lol) Antennae TV only - no cable or internet yet - got hooked on watching General Hospital because it was on when I was done with class for that freshman year because we only got a few channels. Got a few knocks on the door from random RA's because they thought I was "cooking" in my dorm room. I had a pizza oven I used on weekends going to the old VD on campus that was in the basement of the building across from the Union - learned to open a window from that. One time I came back early from a holiday with some ditch weed a buddy gave me. Smoked it - got a headache instead of a buzz and then had a knock on the door shortly after. I bullshitted some story about how my "native american" roommate had burned some sage earlier to purify the dorm room but he had left and the RA bought it. My actual roommate was a computer nerd from Stillwater. ahh memories

FANTASTIC! and you are???

No - this has been a project in the works in GF for three decades or more. Mayor Bo has able to push it over the top because of infrastructure money from Bidens "Build Back Better" program was available. Kramer and Hoeven had nothing to do with pushing forward. One of them was MORE than happy to show up for for the photo opp last week. Kramer is actually okay on that since I think he DID vote for the infrastructure package - Hoeven did not - and also didn't show up. Empty Suit? PPOOOFFF!

Bunch of drunk Shriners in town this weekend - they're doing a parade downtown from EGF down Demers to the Masonic Lodge at 11am. More relevant this topic than a library arguement - HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

As I'm sure you're aware the ND legislature has CLAMPED DOWN on local library's because they are the main purveyors of pornography and FILTH in our humble state! I'm QUITE sure there are no OTHER sources of porn and filth anywhere else BUT local libraries so let's consider this problem SOLVED and MOVE ON! NO NEW LIBRARY'S - EVER!! BURN BOOKS because the last time a kid read a book was... PS - okay WAIT - there's something called the internet? some WORLD WIDE WEB? I'm sure the legislature will be all over that in 2 years...give me a break

Hey Thielen signed with less credentials - Good Luck Garett! NOW is your time to shine! Make us proud (but we are already)

Oh - a Forum alum? well then you should know.... It's not a matter of a city "SUPPORTING" wdaz - it's a matter of a business providing a product worth something to people the advertisers are willing to spend money on knowing PEOPLE are watching to reach the masses with their product. WDAZ had that when they had a local news crew (on air and on the scene). When Forum/WDAY decided to shut down the Grand Forks broadcast they basically said "F*ck YOU" to Grand Forks" Not surprisingly - most GF advertisers have also said "F*CK YOU" to Forum too but also killing the Herald by proxy. They're working out of a strip mall for crying out loud. THANKS FORUM! You accomplished your goal and made former interns believe no one in GF "supported" wdaz and we can all depend on Twitter and social media for news. - FANTASTIC!

AGREE India Palace is great and they are nice people (ALSO talked to the owners before Punjab opened) but the difference is they had no interest in opening a GF location and Punjab did! So I'll go with them - because they did! Passage to India also has a great buffet in Fargo.

He's a good youth baseball coach for the community from what I hear - he should stick with that. Otherwise he was just a paranoid embarrassment for people just passing through the community who might tune into local radio for a flavor of the community and KEEP ON DRIVING for his horrendous idiotic rants. I don't know anything about this new guy they have but I've basically turned off KNOX as a local talk source and this only makes GF more of a new desert - and that's the REAL PROBLEM! The Herald has moved into a strip mall. WDAY is only interested in promoting how great Fargo is for every reason under the sun. Don't support Forum Communications on any level if you live in GF!. They have said "F*CK YOU" to Grand Forks - we should say the same. Leighton and Fox reactions TBD??? How about standing up for GF as a COMMUNITY without worrying about the politics? That's what Fargo does and it's what we need to do...the question is how do we do it?

Ding Dong probably the WORST talk radio personality in the history of Grand Forks was FIRED by KNOX - GOOD RIDDANCE! The LITTLE SHRILL MAN is finally GONE from the GF airwaves. He brought NOTHING to GF talk radio but hateful small minded, conspiracy based rhetoric from a constipated angry individual. He was always negative and did no prep for his shows - mostly just a personal bitch fest spewing hate along the way. We don't need that here. BYE BYE LEE and FU! No one should be that angry all the time - sad! Thanks to JT for realizing people were tuning out of KNOX in droves because of this caustic a-hole (I assume advertisers also) and doing his job as a GM. You weren't perfect in your days on air but at least you have some common sense about local talk radio. Noah has a listenable show but he needs to do more local content and not so much esoteric "Conservative v Liberal" theory. KNOX should be LOCAL talk radio. The Herald is on life-support. WDAY barely gives a sh*t about GF. We need a place for local talk and conversation about GF. KNOX has a chance to provide that - will you? This is your chance to step up to the plate...but how about focusing on community events and other positive topics and not culture war bs? Yeah I get it low hanging fruit makes the phones ring but you guys have a window to become the INFO-CENTER for what's going on in GF. Will you step up and do that? GF needs a reliable media source. This is your opportunity...

...cricket...cricket...anyone?

Will try that 2 meat platter at Chino next time G - thanks. Ever try the Korean BBQ aka Gochujang Chicken there? Also very tasty, not hot. Samosas there are good too. Pass on their Naan - it's pita bread. Oh well, no one is perfect. Picked up takeout from Punjab tonight. Wife had Paneer Karara extra spicy and they didn't spare the hot - she LOVED it! They were PACKED and lots of people waiting - good to see! On a down note: Noodles had their patio open for the first time (I've seen) in years so with El Gordito, Punjab and Noodles and the c*ck blocking new mini-strip mall they built their entrance, parking, and exit is really BAD so be warned. Then you can deal with the pothole-riddled parking lot of Columbia Hell. (apparently they had a sinkhole by McDonald Dental so the 28th Ave. S entrance is blocked right now:-( So it goes...

El Gordito is good! MexIcan and Salvadoran Food - takes a bit so be patient but it's worth the while. Glad they got out of the mall and into the real world. In that same strip mall there is awesome Indian food at House of Punjab. Don't know what to order? Try the Tikka Misala (chicken and rice in a spicy red sauce) with Garlic Naan Bread to dip into to start and go from there. The old Steers location on South Washington is another place to check out (Mt. Everest - weird name in flat ND but whatever) Indian/Himalayan food also very good. Chino Latino (the NEW location of Steers) next to McDonalds is also great for drive through with chinese, indian and latino fusion menu items - Elias Dean is a treasure for this town and we should support him! Try the Korean BBQ chicken and rice! It's amazing - Never had a bad meal there and they will treat you right. Some of the great places to eat in GF that offer something OTHER the just burgers and fries - hope we can get more! ON A SAD NOTE: Far East Buffet (the old pancake house on Gateway) has been demolished along with all the remnants of the old Westward Ho. Yes it turned into a meth factory for the last many years and needed to go but its sad to see those old GF landmarks gone forever.

Interesting comment... Hugo's bought out Paulubicki's (sp?) in Fosston. The big grocery store and a c-store. Heard the locals there like Hugo's better than the old owners and it's right on the way to the lake from GF so good buy for Hugos but I guess the GF southenders will have to wait a little longer for their new store. 32nd Ave is still the closest store for a city that's grown another 30 blocks south? As a former prez would say....SAD;-)

Be careful of what you buy at the DOLLAH stores...lots of expired items. Also killing the small towns local economy - when they don't make enough $$$ they close and move away but they already killed the local grocery/convenience store. Pick your poison

Roughly a third of it (old Macys wing) has been sold and will be turned into a Christian school. Part of it is also a Sanford Power facility and Artwise (aka NON retail) usage. Penny's is dying and will be dead soon so Scheels remains the only viable retail wing. All the remaining stores should gravitate toward them. The company that owns Columbia Mall is out of state and uses it as a tax write off and they couldn't give 2 sh*ts. The city should at least demand they maintain their mall roads and parking lots that are atrocious. The future of retail in GF is - apparently by the number being built - strip malls?? The trick seems to be filling them???? There are tons with few or no clients yet they keep building them. Wish them the best of luck...

that's it. Went to the mall for the first time in years (like everyone else apparently) and it was really depressing. It's like a galaxy collapsing on itself with all the stores shriveling toward the center until it eventually explodes in a supernova - except I suspect this will be more like a wet fart. No reward for driving through the parking lot direct from Syria with all the potholes. Grand Cities mall might have more actual stores - now THAT says something.

Bobcats totally dominated the zone in P3 while Minny tried NOT to lose....pathetic. You're the #1 TEAM IN THE COUNTRY! You're 22-0-2 leading after 2 periods....ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK -but no, the Goofs mangina was showing...and bleeding. QU came right out in the overtime and punched Goldy right in the mouth and knocked the rodent out. Good for the Bobcats. Rand is an uptight a-hole but even those people need a slap on the back sometimes. TOO BAD for goldy though...lol

when the thread devolves into crappy low humor memes it's time to shut it down....meh! ALSO I don't think an internet poster named SIOUXKID12 will have any credibility in deciding a UND coaching position until he updates his handle to one that doesn't make you think of Chris Hanson coming into a room with cookies and a transcript.

BLAKER NICE ONE! just 2 pts though...too little too late

The real KISS of death was the fact that UND had won 13 straight games against CC sigh...

This has been a sister-kissing season...

GREAT! You were FIRST announcing a death - super you have such GREAT CONNECTIONS so you could be FIRST to announce it because you have SO MANY great CONNECTIONS among supposedly "IMPORTANT" people that you would be the FIRST to annouce this on social media board - MOSTLY BECAUSE YOU HAVE GREAT CONNECTIONS! The truth is you act like you're SO IMPORTANT announcing NEWS you forget the importance OR IMPACT of the actual NEWS because it's SO IMPORTANT. You just want it to be all about yourself. !@#$ you and the GOBC or whatever you call it.. no one gives a !@#$ about your little dick club. THINK ABOUT THE FAMILY you're talking about and their feelings...not just WHO CAN POST IT FIRST!

NOPE he's on TV so has a job to do - you do what you do to an audience of no one so you stfu!