Tammy Swift

Lupe's Tacos will be the 'taco' of the town with their new Tex-Mex eatery, located in the little building which once held Miguel's

With no Taco John's left in FM, Trinity Laughlin and Ella Johnson have turned taco-buying road trips to Wahpeton's Taco John's into a regular ritual.

Dr. Lacey Carlson left Prairie Winds Veterinary Center last spring to give acupuncture and chiropractic services to her patients where they're most comfortable: in their homes.

West Fargo's Tuker Heil decided to propose to his high school sweetheart at the beverage wagon where they had their first official date. 'It's just a simple Fargo thing you do,' he said.

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For Owner Casey Steele, the ultimate show of success is when her renters leave Square One -- and thrive on their own.

Owner of the country’s fourth-largest movie chain hopes films like “Mufasa,” “A Complete Unknown” and “Nosferatu” will fill movie theaters’ Christmas stockings this year.

A year after opening, business partners Morgan Laite and Maggie Thoemke prepare to move to a spot in central Moorhead, while VIP Catering will move into Black Cat's old space.

Readers opted for one of the most iconic of Christmas cookies, but also surprised us with write-ins for ammonia cookies and 'Helmut's Let's Get Ready to Rumballs'

For 35 years, Tammy Swift has shared all stages of her life through a weekly personal column. Her first “real world” job involved founding and running the Bismarck Tribune's Dickinson bureau from her apartment. She has worked at The Forum four different times, during which she's produced everything from food stories and movie reviews to breaking news and business stories. Her work has won awards from the Minnesota and North Dakota Newspaper Associations, the Society for Professional Journalists and the Dakotas Associated Press Managing Editors News Contest. As a business reporter, she gravitates toward personality profiles, cottage industry stories, small-town business features or anything quirky. She can be reached at