Urban Harvest

11/10/2026

Tonight is the night! Did you know Mandan Eagles offers a FREE meatball meal and sometimes two meals a month to area senior citizens who are members of the Mandan Golden Age club. You can join the Golden Age club for $25 at the Mandan Senior Center.

11/08/2026

Not possible, it is a snake oil tale as old as our state!

Remember when a Mandan Planning and Zoning committee member was trying to pitch the Stark Power Mandan Data Center was going to hand over $46 Million dollars annually? He resigned.

Here is the proof: not going to happen.
Through a open records request to the city of Ellendale and Dickey County (unlike Morton county property tax online system, Dickey County records are not easily accessed)
Applied Digital out of Texas, the Data Center Darling of North Dakota, developer of Ellendale’s data center campus. Do the math! It is a drip compared to the $46 million annually. Even spewed in a post shared by Mandan’s State Representative Todd Porter.

If Mandan needs money for a water treatment plant let’s ask the legislature to give us back some of the surplus they are bragging about. Over $70,000 per capita! It is our money it should go to North Dakotans not some Ai tech billionaires and their Israeli investor developers.

VoteYesMandan to prohibit the Ai data scalers from coming into our city by our schools and homes.

Maybe our local newspapers, tv stations others could report on this.
Morton County News Journal
KFYR-TV
The Bismarck Tribune
North Dakota Monitor
The Dakotan
North Dakota News Cooperative

11/08/2026

The Mandan City Commission has approved a new program that will help bring more small businesses to the city.

The Pop-Up Shop Rental Assistance Pilot Program, created by the Mandan Growth Fund, will provide short-term rental assistance to businesses in certain vacant spaces on Main St. These are located between Collins Ave. and 6th Ave. NW.

The program is intended to bring in more businesses in time for Holiday Lights on Main.

Businesses can receive assistance for up to 50% of their monthly rent for a maximum of $7 per square foot. The assistance would be provided for three months.

$15,000 has been allocated to the program.

“The Pop-Up Shop Rental Assistance Pilot Program is an opportunity to showcase local entrepreneurs while bringing new energy to downtown Mandan during the holiday season,” said Madison Cermak, Business Development & Communications Director. “By helping reduce startup costs, we hope to encourage creative business concepts, increase foot traffic and highlight the potential of our available downtown commercial spaces.”

Participating businesses will have to be open from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays during Holiday Lights on Main.

For more information, go to the City of Mandan website.

The Mandan City Commission has approved a new program that will help bring more small businesses to the city.

10/30/2026

Anyone else look at what our North Dakota legacy fund is investing in?
No wonder the legislature seems to love their data center darling, Applied Digital, they are investing our tax dollars in the company.
Remember if someone says we can’t or shouldn’t use funds to provide North Dakota school lunches. We have given over $65 million in sales tax exemptions to companies making billionaires richer in return for 95 jobs.
Maybe it is time we invest in North Dakotan children, our state’s future. Feed the kids!

Change who is in the North Dakota legislature to change policy.

10/30/2026

At the Data Center Developer Stark Power Open House in August in Mandan. I spoke with North Dakota Senator Keith Boehm. He did not want to be on video but did give me permission to record our conversation. He seems to think Mandan people opposed to a data center near our schools are “bad apples” being brought to North Dakota to give a false narrative about data centers water usage, noise. He suggested there is an outside “coalition” based on ? He also said we need a different road for the data center. Who would end up paying for that?

10/24/2026

Record high temperature in Bismarck today. We also had a record warmest low temperature for the calendar date. -Meteorologist Kevin Lawrence

10/18/2026

On 2nd Ave in Downtown Fargo is the Detroit Deli Little Bodego.
Visit Fargo-Moorhead

10/18/2026

Did you know a shop in North Dakota has their very own custom designed Anderson Bean Boot?
At Medora Boot & Western Wear on Pacific Ave where shops line a boardwalk in Medora North Dakota
There are boots made from all kinds of leather, capybara! Giraffe and even giant carp fish! Who knew? I didn’t. My friend Melody of Wherever I May Roam Blog tried on a hat, I fell in love with a fringed jacket.

10/17/2026

Final BisMarket of the season today 10am-1pm October 17 at Bismarck Kiwanis Park 318 S Washington Street

10/16/2026

Fall flavors are calling! 🍂🎃☕

Calling all pumpkin spice lovers! Join us at 1889 for a cozy, hands-on cooking class filled with all your favorite flavors of fall!

From homemade Pumpkin Spice Lattes and gooey Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls to Pumpkin Bread and delicious Pumpkin Cheesecake Bites, you'll learn to make seasonal treats you'll want to recreate all autumn long!

🍁 Monday, October 26 | 6–8:30 PM

Grab a friend, embrace the pumpkin spice season, and join us for a fun evening in the kitchen!

✨ Spots are limited! Reserve yours today using the link in bio.