Tracy Briggs

Fifty years ago, 21-year-old Debbie Sherwood thought Fargo needed an outdoor arts festival, and the Downtown Street Fair was born.

Before he became a D-Day hero, Theodore Roosevelt Jr. spent decades growing up in the pages of North Dakota newspapers.

Ben Turpin, famous for his cross-eyed slapstick, only had eyes for a young woman from Bismarck.

Harry Hayashi, who created Carrington's landmark, was imprisoned during World War II, even as most Japanese North Dakotans remained free.

For their July 11 wedding, Fargo business leaders Michelle Kommer and Dan Conrad skipped traditional gifts, raised thousands for charity and made every guest a bridesmaid or groomsman.

How Rodney Haug turned a childhood fascination into a lifetime of creating beauty, wonder and joy.

For their July 11 wedding, Michelle Kommer and Dan Conrad skipped traditional gifts, raised thousands for charity and made every guest a bridesmaid or groomsman.

FARGO — In 1983, the English girl group Bananarama had a top-10 hit with "Cruel Summer," lamenting a season where the heat had gotten completely out of hand.

Three Fargo women on a peaceful Sunday drive in 1926 ended up with a monkey on the hood of their car.

Newcomers, including three Forum rookies, learn firsthand why Chris Welsand's Mahj in the Midwest classes are fueling the game's comeback.