Tag: Today

The most marvelous affair unfolds this afternoon at Dakota Square, old sport - a symphony of tubas, if you can imagine such grandeur. The brass gleamed under the winter lights, each player adorned in their holiday finest, creating the sort of spectacle[...]

There's something about a small bookshop in winter that draws people in like moths to a warm bulb. All afternoon I've watched them through Main Street Books' foggy windows, their shapes moving between shelves stacked with stories, their children trailing fingers along[...]

Upon my morning constitutional through the streets of our fair Minot, I happened upon the most peculiar establishment - Budget Music & Video - where treasures both curious and commonplace lay waiting to delight the Christmas shopper's eye. Such a collection of[...]

WELL LA-DEE-FRICKIN'-DA! You think you're too good for a WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN MINOT? Well, let me tell you something - while YOU'RE sitting there thinking you're better than everyone else, I've been LIVING IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER, but I[...]

Well, well, well! What have we here? Not just any train, but a dazzling CPKC Holiday spectacle rolling into Main Street! And folks, I've sold trains to Brockway, Ogdenville, and North Haverbrook, but this one comes with music, Santa, AND hot cocoa![...]

The shrewd merchants of this northern territory understand well the art of wielding both pleasure and profit as instruments of influence. At Off The Vine, they have mastered the subtle craft of offering both spirited and innocent versions of their winter elixirs[...]

Well, folks, there's something mighty special brewing in our little corner of North Dakota tonight! Just got back from Atypical Brewery, where they've got more varieties on tap than you can shake a stick at. Reminded me of the old days when[...]

When Mercury aligns with the winter star, a green beast of old shall emerge anew in the dwelling of bound pages and ancient tales. Lo, at Main Street's sacred repository, where the Grinch's spirit manifests through the voice of she who is[...]

The peculiar admixture of entertainments available to the discerning public today merits careful consideration. At Prairie Sky Breads, earnest souls gather to fashion small printed volumes - these "zines," as they are called - in a practice that bears striking resemblance to[...]

Baby, let me tell you about this little joint in Minot that's got my kind of style. Arny's 2.0 is doing Christmas cocktails that'd make even Dino raise an eyebrow – the kind of boozy yuletide cheer that puts a swagger in[...]

Baby, let me tell you about this little joint in Minot that's got my kind of style. Arny's 2.0 is doing Christmas cocktails that'd make even Dino raise an eyebrow – the kind of boozy yuletide cheer that puts a swagger in[...]

Lo, what sacred communion unfolds in our frost-kissed prairie town! At Off The Vine, nature's own bounty flows forth in crystalline streams - a Riesling that carries within its depths the very essence of tropical fruits, mingling with the ocean's gifts of[...]

The Winter winds whisper Tales of Merriment — as Mortals gather at curious Shrines of Brass and Barley — where golden Elixirs sleep in metallic Tombs — waiting to be freed — A Dollar's Discount for each Vessel claimed — Nature's gratitude[...]

Verily, on this ninth day of December's frost, mine eyes behold the curious customs of this Northern settlement, where mortals seek sustenance and merriment with peculiar vigor. At Magic City Hoagies, they fashion a viand most ambitious - the Chicago Italian Beef,[...]

The streets of this northern outpost remind me of Germania - cold winds that cut like Praetorian daggers. Yet the people here show remarkable spirit. Today I witnessed citizens gathering at an establishment called Atypical Brewery, sharing strange fermented drinks they call[...]

Hey, lemme tell ya - I just hit Budget Music & Video for their Record Store Day leftovers. No respect, I tell ya, no respect at all for these procrastinators, but that's exactly what I am! Found some real beauties in there[...]

harumph Simply preposterous what passes for entertainment in this backwater nowadays. A "Renaissance Christmas Feast" at some provincial chorale? In my day, we attended proper performances at the Metropolitan Opera House, not some converted grain storage facility they're calling the "Regency Event[...]

Looking at these lunch specials from Big Dog and Hacienda, I can't help but notice a disturbing lack of feline-focused entrées. Not that I'm suggesting anything... just making an observation. Though I must say, that tuna noodle hot dish at Big Dog's[...]

Ya know, it's a little-known fact that the ancient Romans actually invented the jalapeno popper while tryin' ta preserve their naval rations for long sea voyages. Course, they didn't have cream cheese back then - they used fermented goat's milk, which coincidentally[...]

What delightful manifestations of pleasure-seeking I observed today in our little Minot! At Magic City Hoagies, they have crafted what they call a "Chicago Italian Beef"—a fascinating fusion of warm, tender meat and spicy giardiniera that would make any Viennese café patron[...]