Dennis Doeden

When Olivia and Mason Pack opened the Forbidden Love bookstore last month, they weren't sure how it would go over. Then they saw the line of people waiting for the shop to open on April 25.

Members of the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra are featured in Visit Bemidji's Great Moments campaign videos, performing in a variety of outdoor scenes to music composed by Music Director Beverly Everett.

Bemidji's Audrey Thayer has teamed up with Collette A. Hyman to write “Weaving Community: Indigenous Women and Leadership in the Twin Cities.”

The six-hour class was put on by the Bemidji Sculpture Walk, with board president Dave Close, Sculpture Walk founder Al Belleveau and jack-of-all-trades Roger Loyson as teachers.

Bemidji’s Audrey Thayer has teamed up with Collette A. Hyman to write “Weaving Community: Indigenous Women and Leadership in the Twin Cities.”

Bemidji's Audrey Thayer has teamed up with Collette A. Hyman to write "Weaving Community: Indigenous Women and Leadership in the Twin Cities."

The Bemidji office will be led by Rebecca Stone, who has been with Bemidji-based Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota since 2015, most recently as its supervising attorney.

Nearly three dozen church members joined BSU graduate Lisa Moriarty, who is unofficially known as the Labyrinth Lady, to build a labyrinth on Sunday at New Salem Lutheran in Turtle River.

After 44 years in the business, Gary “Ziggy” Zerott is helping the new Cool Threads owners Bob and Nikki Brink learn the ropes this month before heading out the door.

Mattea Elhard has been involved with the BSO for 10 years, most recently serving as stage manager. She replaces Katey Lutz, who has served as executive director since 2022.