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Five Guys Burgers & Fries Coming?
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Bismarck City Commission Extends Smoking Ban
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Bismarck Pride Receives Makeover
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RCC Western Store Adding Second Location
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North Dakota Pharmacy Ownership Law On November Ballot
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Jimmy Johns Now Open
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Bismarck #74 on Money Magazine’s “Best Places To Live”
12 July 2010 11:33 AM | 3 Comments
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Five Guys Burgers & Fries Coming?
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Archive for December, 2009
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North Dakota State Capitol New Year’s Window Display
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Gateway Mall’s Long-Troubled History
Posted on December 29, 2009 | 2 CommentsWith its recent completion of a multi-million dollar renovation, everyone thought Gateway Mall’s troubles were finally behind it. Instead, 2009 proved to be one of the worst years in the shopping center’s 30-year history, with the departure of several major tenants and a pending fraud... -
2009 A Year of Business Closures & Relocations
Posted on December 22, 2009 | No Comments2010 is just around the corner, but unfortunately some of the familiar businesses once dotting our landscape will not follow us into the new year, and a few others will have a change of scenery. The most impactful of these will no doubt be Bobcat Manufacturing, whose closure on December 23 will [...]
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Bismarck’s Snow Removal Efforts Improving?
Posted on December 22, 2009 | No CommentsI know I’m usually complaining about Bismarck’s snow removal efforts, but I must say that I was surprised to wake up and actually see the streets plowed. Even my residential street was done, which last year could take up to a week – if ever... -
Long-Time Photographer Closing Shop
Posted on December 18, 2009 | No CommentsThe competition for photography is about to get much smaller. For the past three decades, there have been many choices to have your family portrait taken. Amongst the most prominent have included Knutson, Fowler, and D’Joyce. Soon, one of these long-time photographers will be snapping their last... -
New Hotel Going Up on Former International Stir Fry Site
Posted on December 18, 2009 | No CommentsA new La Quinta Inns & Suites will soon be developed on the site of the former International Stir Fry Restaurant, which has sat vacant since the restaurant’s closure on May 28, 2007. When completed, it will be the fourth hotel to open in Bismarck... -
The Wal-Mart/Dan’s Supermarket Controversy of the 1990s
Posted on December 17, 2009 | No CommentsWe all have now grown accustomed to grocery shopping at Wal-Mart, but when the national retailer first arrived in Bismarck back in 1990, its sale of grocery-related merchandise caused legal tensions between the national retailer and long-time local grocer Dan’s Supermarket, who had previously purchased the adjacent parcel... -
What Ever Happened To King’s Food Host?
Posted on December 14, 2009 | 3 CommentsIt was a multinational food chain, with locations in 17 states and at least one Canadian province. Its Cheese Frenchee Sandwiches are still widely sought after, decades since the famous crowned logo was last seen on signs. The signs might have disappeared long ago in Bismarck too,... -
Tuesday Morning Closing at Pinehurst Square
Posted on December 12, 2009 | No CommentsAnother tenant will soon be closing at Pinehurst Square Shopping Center. National retailer Tuesday Morning has announced that it will be closing its Bismarck store this January. The exact date has not yet been announced, but most Tuesday Morning stores are closed for the first... -
North Dakota State Capitol Christmas Tree Window Display
Posted on December 11, 2009 | No CommentsEach Christmas season, the windows of the North Dakota State Capitol sport the picture of a Christmas Tree on the north and south sides of the structure. During the 4th of July, the windows spell “4TH” and at New Year’s they display the digits of...