GF CITY COUNCIL
Glassheim says goodbye after 30 years on council 
After 30 years on the Grand Forks City Council, Eliot Glassheim had his final full day as an active member of the council was Monday. He sat in on a brief Finance/Development Committee meeting. He announced in February he was not to seek re-election.
June 25, 2012
Grand Forks Council confirms election results
City Council members confirmed the results of Tuesday's vote for mayor, council, Park Board. Council also voted on transfer of liquor license for owners of Crosstown Lounge.
June 18, 2012
Tom Hagness, Grand Forks, letter: Ken Vein ‘knows what it takes to run a city’
I worked with Vein as chairman of the Public Service Committee for more than 10 years, and his honesty and integrity are unquestionable.
Replace the experience of Curt Kruen with the experience of Ken Vein.
By Tom Hagness , June 03, 2012
GF City Council to consider Oil Patch connection
Members of the Grand Forks City Council tonight will discuss a plan to market the city to Oil Patch companies looking for expansion opportunities in eastern North Dakota.
By Christopher Bjorke , April 30, 2012
GF Council to vote on sex shop licensing at tonight's meeting
The ordinance creates a licensing requirement for adult businesses and prohibits them from operating near schools, parks, places of worship and most residential areas. It applies to adult book and video stores, cinemas, strip clubs and sexual-paraphernalia stores.
By Christopher Bjorke , April 16, 2012
Grand Forks sex law would have wide reach
The draft ordinance on adult businesses being considered by the Grand Forks City Council was prompted by plans for a sex-themed store to open on North Washington Street, but its language covers a wider range of businesses, including adult bookstores, cinemas and strip clubs.
By Christopher Bjorke , April 08, 2012
Romantix says it’s not ‘creepy’
The owner of adult stores in Grand Forks and Fargo called recent comments about its businesses and customers “inaccurate” and playing on “the stereotyping of adult bookstores.”
By Herald Staff Report , April 08, 2012
New hotel planned for Grand Forks
The Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday will review a plan for a four-story, 97-room Hampton Inn & Suites hotel in southwest Grand Forks.
By Christopher Bjorke , April 03, 2012
Fantasy’s owner expects a fight
The owner of a proposed adult-themed store said she will continue to fight for her business even if the Grand Forks City Council approves an ordinance tonight that would keep it from opening near an elementary school.
By Christopher Bjorke , April 01, 2012
Grand Forks council's Kreun not seeking re-election
Ward 7 rep has served nearly 12 yearsCurt Kreun, elected to the Grand Forks City Council in 2000, also is a District 43 Republican representative in the North Dakota Legislature. He said he would continue to serve there.
By Christopher Bjorke , March 13, 2012
Grand Forks council expecting offer on Alerus Center turf
The Grand Forks City Council expects to get a number on UND’s contribution to the $3.9 million cost of replacing the Alerus Center’s artificial turf system at its meeting Tuesday.
By Herald Staff Report , February 20, 2012
Grand Forks council wants to know UND's share of turf cost before approval
Also, council committee divided by resolution supporting USPS facilityThe Grand Forks City Council does not yet know how much UND will contribute to a new turf system at the Alerus Center but will be asked to vote to go ahead with the project next week.
By Christopher Bjorke , February 13, 2012
Glassheim decides 30 years on Grand Forks council enough
NYC native found a home and a cause in city, state governmentEliot Glassheim will run for another term to the North Dakota House of Representatives, where the Democrat first served a term in 1975. Voters returned him to the House in 1993, and he's been a state representative in District 18 since. But Glassheim, who turns 74 Friday, has decided his current City Council term is his last.
By Christopher Bjorke , February 09, 2012
Downtown Grand Forks busier, but not busy enough for grocery store
More people are moving to downtown Grand Forks but, for now, they have limited options when it comes to groceries and other essentials.
By Christopher Bjorke , January 30, 2012
Disc golfers plan new Grand Forks course
Enthusiasts offer to raise funds for Riverside Park courseThe park had hosted the city's first disc-golf course until the 1997 flood. There are new courses in Grand Forks and East Grand Forks, but enthusiasts say the sport is so popular the courses can be very busy.
By Christopher Bjorke , January 24, 2012
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