A Second Shot At Invention
John McDonough has sold 47 Rocket Ball games, each built by hand in a former dentist’s office in Barnesville. Here’s how he’s turning a kitchen-table invention into a business.
Brady Drake
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Patriot Air Is Doing Fargo HVAC the Right Way, One Job at a Time
Patriot Air Heating & Cooling may look like a large operation, but its roots are unmistakably local. Founder Tom Zander shares how honesty, craftsmanship and community built a Fargo HVAC company people trust.
Brady Drake
Meet the Maker: Alex Rezac of Fresh Squeezed Studio
Fresh Squeezed Studio makes whimsical polymer clay sculptures and colorful handmade earrings. Meet Alex Rezac, the Fargo-based maker behind the work, and learn how to take a workshop with them, too.
Brady Drake
The Spotlight Team's Favorite Meals in Town
Sushi rolls, Thai tea, wood-fired pizza, and more. The Spotlight team shares the meals they order again and again around Fargo-Moorhead.
Brady Drake
A Table Set for the Arts
A retired finance executive turned wine educator, Sam Wai has quietly raised tens of thousands of dollars for Fargo-Moorhead's arts scene, one historically inspired dinner at a time.
Brady Drake
Heart-n-Soul Community Café Celebrates 10 Years
No application. No income test. No uncomfortable questions. For ten years, Heart-n-Soul has fed Fargo-Moorhead on trust.
Brady Drake
Amy Thielen's Northern Table
James Beard Award-winning chef and author Amy Thielen calls the country northwest of Park Rapids home — and it shows in everything she cooks.
Brady Drake
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The Ring Is Only the Beginning
At Wimmer's Diamonds, the ring is where the story begins — not where it ends. Three Fargo couples on the jewelry, and the decades, that followed.
Brady Drake
The Cboys' Favorite Stops Around The Lakes
CboysTV members CJ Lotzer, Ryan Iwerks, Micah Sandman, Ben Roth and Ken Mathees share the restaurants, bars, beaches and hangouts they love most around the lakes area.
Brady Drake
Our Summer Happy Places: Folkway's Intern Picks
Three Folkways summer interns share the lake days, road trips, and hometown spots they can't wait to revisit this season.
Amanda Frost
Meet The Maker: RHO Art
Ceramicist Rachel Hovelson-Olek of RHO Art on nature guardians, tiny haunted houses, and turning a childhood love of clay into a Fargo-Moorhead maker business.
Ashley Morken
Shareen Mossa Is Here to Help People Find Their Way Home
Shareen Mossa knows what it feels like to step into unfamiliar territory.
Brady Drake