tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post4410137907476287800..comments2023-11-05T06:06:29.162-06:00Comments on Grand Forks Life: "Shoppes at Aurora" updateGrandForksGuyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02315228631948799533noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-40078349400849081772008-04-05T20:35:00.000-05:002008-04-05T20:35:00.000-05:00Half Price Books? That would be a nice addition.Half Price Books? That would be a nice addition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-54545511712922247382008-04-02T04:06:00.000-05:002008-04-02T04:06:00.000-05:00Rumour has it that Panera Bread will be opening in...Rumour has it that Panera Bread will be opening in Fargo very soon. And no, I'm not joking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-14263306593403968732008-04-01T22:17:00.000-05:002008-04-01T22:17:00.000-05:00I totally second the fact about winter in this are...I totally second the fact about winter in this area & still ponder why I put up with it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-5296895193195136152008-03-31T02:21:00.000-05:002008-03-31T02:21:00.000-05:00I would advise this town and businesses to revital...I would advise this town and businesses to revitalize and remodel existing vacant structures in town or tear them down and build over. We also need a gigantic dome over this city to sheild us from the long and bitter winters here. It's too fricking cold here in the winter and for too damn long.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-92169503897717753372008-03-29T23:02:00.000-05:002008-03-29T23:02:00.000-05:00anon@8:54I've been eating at the china garden on 3...anon@8:54<BR/><BR/>I've been eating at the china garden on 32nd some lately, and they have very comparable consomme soup as the old shangri-la. I was sad when I saw they weren't around anymore too :(<BR/><BR/>China garden's food is pretty good, but it's not the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-62206367787235639692008-03-29T15:29:00.000-05:002008-03-29T15:29:00.000-05:00Dairy Queen and Orange Julius are owned by the sam...Dairy Queen and Orange Julius are owned by the same company. Dairy Queen is trying to require all DQ's to go to the DQ restaurant model or the DQ/Orange Julius chill model. Some DQ owners are trying to sue the parent company due to the amount of money that is required to be invested. Go to small town MN/ND, etc. and you'll see that some Dairy Queens have changed names to be local instead of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-90815657607999213162008-03-28T20:14:00.000-05:002008-03-28T20:14:00.000-05:00How does a person find out who got paid what after...How does a person find out who got paid what after the flood?<BR/><BR/>I heard a certain city employee that got paid a bunch of money to negotiate buyouts. Or I should say his company got paid while he was employed by the cityAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-16164016443257885972008-03-28T17:50:00.000-05:002008-03-28T17:50:00.000-05:00anon @ 4:10... You're so right. I could never un...anon @ 4:10... You're so right. I could never understand how Howe and Seaworth got all that money to build a coffee shop in their law office. If those figures are correct, now it makes "bad" sense. I thought funds were to help rebuild businesses, not support development. I think they ran a coffee shop themselves at first, then leased to the bagel shop. I also heard that they wanted more of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-61152632064555567192008-03-28T16:17:00.000-05:002008-03-28T16:17:00.000-05:00Yup, must have been attorney's then. :-)Yup, must have been attorney's then. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-65556257632301241372008-03-28T16:10:00.000-05:002008-03-28T16:10:00.000-05:00The NYNY location was a joke from the get-go. The...The NYNY location was a joke from the get-go. The property owners wanted some of the post flood grant money. So, they pursued the restaurant space facade. If I recall correctly, a law office was eligible for 50K in grant funds, and a foodservice operation was eligible for 250K. So, what they ended up with was a relatively small commercial building with law offices in back, restaurant seating Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-69944243985904795112008-03-28T09:57:00.000-05:002008-03-28T09:57:00.000-05:00Didn't NYNY resnt from some attorney?(99% of attor...Didn't NYNY resnt from some attorney?<BR/><BR/>(99% of attorneys give the rest a bad name.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-18221136605217913632008-03-28T09:24:00.000-05:002008-03-28T09:24:00.000-05:00go to wal-mart and buy some alpo...that should be ...go to wal-mart and buy some alpo...that should be close to shangri-laAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-72117092490669009492008-03-28T08:54:00.000-05:002008-03-28T08:54:00.000-05:00I'm still bummed that Shangrila and Krispy Creames...I'm still bummed that Shangrila and Krispy Creames are no longer around!!! Especially Shngrila, I still crave thier food. Is there any place in town thatis someawhat like it in taste?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-84940530992667301012008-03-28T05:19:00.000-05:002008-03-28T05:19:00.000-05:00NYNY had great bagels and the proprieters were goo...NYNY had great bagels and the proprieters were good people. We would go for lunch there on a Saturday and more often than not we would leave with a bag of fresh bagels, gratis. I was pissed when that place closed down.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14808880825522960618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-53951128376308411232008-03-28T00:55:00.000-05:002008-03-28T00:55:00.000-05:00So what does Grand Forks have that Fargo doesn't?So what does Grand Forks have that Fargo doesn't?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-79471502422365311952008-03-27T23:16:00.000-05:002008-03-27T23:16:00.000-05:00So your saying DQ on S. Washington is going to inc...So your saying DQ on S. Washington is going to incorporate an Orange Julious in there already tiny DQ building..... Two franchises together in one lil building? Please clarify better. Got me interested when I thought ice cream and fresh orange juice.... that would be a killer float....YUM.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-17975191821657680422008-03-27T14:04:00.000-05:002008-03-27T14:04:00.000-05:00The biggest reason NYNY closed was an untenable si...The biggest reason NYNY closed was an untenable situation with their landlord. <BR/><BR/>That building wasn't the best, either. If they had a spot similar to what porpoura or dakota harvest has right now, they'd probably be thriving.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-52757149410194295182008-03-27T13:03:00.000-05:002008-03-27T13:03:00.000-05:00That is correct, Dale. The other problem was that...That is correct, Dale. The other problem was that NY NY was probably ahead of their time. If you put that same restaurant in that same location now that downtown has many more residents and shops, it may do much better for the long-term.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-52414051288284896072008-03-27T11:22:00.000-05:002008-03-27T11:22:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00035623146503958678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-63493550698266842552008-03-27T10:18:00.000-05:002008-03-27T10:18:00.000-05:00Has any local bagel shops ever served homemade NY ...Has any local bagel shops ever served homemade NY style bagels, i.e., boiling them before baking them so the inside is light and fluffy while the outside is crusty? It's not a complicated process, I just doubt that anyone around here went to the trouble of finding out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-12839260941353620922008-03-27T08:04:00.000-05:002008-03-27T08:04:00.000-05:00Yep, no juice place needed, or a books store that ...Yep, no juice place needed, or a books store that is open intill 11 like the other Barnes N Nobles in the wrold, i can't belive that book store is made JUSt for the the collage students books. Just another Subway i guess, or empty building. =-PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-29867978409550700402008-03-27T07:04:00.000-05:002008-03-27T07:04:00.000-05:00I rarely go to that part of Grand Forks. There ar...I rarely go to that part of Grand Forks. There are so many empty spaces in the other strip malls all over town. I personally don't like having to drive to each location to shop so other than going to the cell phone store (again, rarely) I avoid them. I would guess in another 5 years we'll be building malls again when people in climates like ND realize how dumb strip malls actually are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-70810107944864766292008-03-27T05:21:00.000-05:002008-03-27T05:21:00.000-05:00Expect to see an Orange Julius on S. Washington in...Expect to see an Orange Julius on S. Washington in the Dairy Queen building.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-6309403984257928412008-03-27T04:14:00.000-05:002008-03-27T04:14:00.000-05:00Chain success just comes down to expectations. A ...Chain success just comes down to expectations. A person knows that if they go to a major chain...ok, if I have to, lets say Olive Garden, they are going to get a decent tasting meal for a decent price while both of those things aren't necessarily certain when you go to a local place with no name recognition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17454417.post-23299609230074482542008-03-26T21:55:00.000-05:002008-03-26T21:55:00.000-05:00I'm guessing the success of chains tends to revolv...I'm guessing the success of chains tends to revolve around their (or the franchisees') ability to buy the best land and take advantage of already proven business models.OUWxGuesserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01421934794137689382noreply@blogger.com