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TEDxFargo 2015 rocks the house and raises the bar

Three years ago, the coordinators of TEDxFargo stood on assembled pallet wood in Ecce Art Gallery with around 100 people in the audience. Last Thursday, July 23, this year’s organizers…

PODS Game Design offers classes for young game-makers

Dave Binkard’s love for video games started with the old classics: Super Mario Bros and Duck Hunt on Nintendo, Sonic the Hedgehog on Sega Genesis. Then came Chrono Trigger and…

Fargo's first 24-hour Game Jam is big success

Last weekend from July 17-18, while knife-juggling street performers and funnel cake vendors filled the streets below for Street Fair, three teams of gamers were hard at work at the…

Uber brings ice cream on demand to Fargo

It’s not often that the push of a button summons a tricycle-riding man bearing peanut butter ice cream. But this Friday, July 24, is Uber’s third annual ice cream on…

Meet the Captains: Joe Burgum, Fargo champ

He organized a vibrant celebration of local art with Alley Fair, was highly influential in bringing Uber to Fargo, recently launched a farmers market in downtown Fargo, and is an…

TEDxFargo: Why does it matter?

The work that goes into TEDxFargo each year is astounding. This year, there are about 30 people on the TEDxFargo planning committee. Thirty dedicated, tireless, wonderfully crazy people. They started…

Meet the Captains: Martin Olsen, eOne Solutions

You may have seen him speak at 1 Million Cups, but this Aussie is back to join us as a Startup Drinks Captain tomorrow night.  Martin Olsen is the founder…

Ultimate guide to TEDxFargo week

This is a huge week for Fargo. With TEDxFargo on Thursday, July 23, people are flying in from all over the country and will be hanging in the city with…

How Fargo got its own marshmallow

Fargo now has its own marshmallow. Thanks to Chief Marshmallow Agent Nathan Clark, co-founder of the marshmallow-making company Wondermade and upcoming TEDxFargo speaker, the Fargo Buzz marshmallow is now being…

Meet the Captains: Mike Allmendinger, Kilbourne Group

This is the week, people. The big whopper week. E-Commerce Breakfast is on Wednesday morning, Startup Drinks is on Wednesday night, and Thursday is TEDxFargo! We are honored to have…