Archive for October, 2009

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    New Sub Shop Coming To Bismarck

    Rumor has it, national sub chain Jimmy Johns will soon be opening a location in Bismarck. There are currently Jimmy Johns restaurants in Fargo and Grand Forks. Unfortunately, its arrival won’t bring much new to the region as Jimmy Johns is extremely similar to Erberts...

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  • Bismarck Testing New Ice Prevention Solution

    Bismarck Testing New Ice Prevention Solution

    Tired of raking sand out of your boulevard each spring, and dirtying up your clothes from brushing up against a muddy car? If all goes well, those days may be coming to an end. Something I’ve been waiting a long time for has finally arrived! The...

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  • Little Caesars Now Open in North Bismarck

    Little Caesars Now Open in North Bismarck

    North Bismarckans no longer have to make a trek down south for their Crazy Bread fix; Little Caesars opened yesterday inside the strip mall just north of Space Aliens Bar & Grill. Last year, Little Caesars returned to Bismarck with a location next to Cash...

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  • Bismarck’s Newest School Will Be Called: Sunrise Elementary

    Bismarck’s Newest School Will Be Called: Sunrise Elementary

    The Bismarck School Board announced tonight that the new elementary school currently undergoing construction will be called "Sunrise Elementary". The name was chosen out of 310 possible suggestions presented to the board and carries on the district's current tradition of not naming its facilities after [...]

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    Bismarck’s Big Boy Still Going Strong After 55 Years

    Flying Saucers and Brown Purple Cows… you might think to find such items at Space Aliens Grill & Bar, but you might want to try Bismarck’s Big Boy instead. After 55 years in business, Big Boy has become somewhat of an icon, or even a landmark...

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  • Pharmacy Law Petition Gets Ok

    Pharmacy Law Petition Gets Ok

    Secretary of State Al Jaeger has approved circulation of a petition to abolish the North Dakota pharmacy ownership law, which was enacted in 1963 to prevent expansion from regional and national chain pharmacies. North Dakota is the only state in the nation to have such...

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    Blarney Stone Pub Opens Wednesday

    Bismarck’s newest restaurant, Blarney Stone Pub, opens this Wednesday. It is the first restaurant of its type in the region, resembling an Irish Pub and featuring both Irish and American cuisines. According to its owners, Blarney Stone will feature 26 draft beers, the most of...

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  • Some Things To Consider Regarding Road Treatment

    Some Things To Consider Regarding Road Treatment

    Anyone who had followed my blogs last winter knows I was extremely dissatisfied with the city’s snow and ice removal efforts on city streets, and after this season’s first icy conditions it’s clear they have not gotten any better. What I am happy to see, though,...

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    Gateway Mall Close To Scoring Major Tenant

    The embattled owner of Gateway Fashion Mall, Raymond Arjmand, states that he is close to signing a new lease for a combined 70,000 square feet, which will include both the former CVS/pharmacy space and Conlin’s Furniture anchor space when the retailer relocates in December. Arjmand has also announced...

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  • Easter Seals Goodwill Store, Former Kirkwood Hardware Hank

    Easter Seals Goodwill Store Now Open

    The Goodwill Store has officially opened inside the former Kirkwood Hardware Hank/Ace Hardware building on South 3rd Street. The store is operated by the national nonprofit charitable organization Easter Seals and operates much in the same fashion as the Dakota Boys Ranch, selling donated merchandise...

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