Citizens for Arbor Park

Objectively, the idea of further residential development in downtown Grand Forks serves both existing downtown dwellers and downtown businesses very poorly. Many – many! – have weighed in to support the aesthetic value of Arbor Park and they are right. Sadly, the people who sit on this committee are seemingly not interested in this – they appear to see it as a frivolous argument.

I could stick with “practicality” and assert the paucity of day-to-day servi...

by Maggie Fox

Go ahead, plant a tree. It might help you live longer.

A new study shows that living in or near green spaces can be a boon for longevity, and seeing more greenery may also boost mental health, according to a team at the Harvard School of Public Health.

A new study finds living in green spaces may help people live longer

A new study finds living in green spaces may help people live longer Maggie Fox/NBC N...

Thank you for your letters of support.

My point to the city is this: On the one hand, you are trying to be a city that celebrates creativity in all

arenas, and yet we are about to destroy a work of art that many people from the community have

contributed to.

I never expected to win at committee level, but we did score better than I thought we would. In part, we

did better because of questions asked by Cryst...