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6 Spotlight: Speak Easy Restaurant & Lounge 8 Save Money and Still Get in Shape 10 Lighten Up! Spring Tips for Freshening Up Your Home 12 Daran's - They've Got Soul 14 Who Was St. Patrick & Why is My Beer Green? 16 Doggy Daycares: Pampering the Furry Members of the Family 18 Spring Break Travel Hacks for Families 20 Shedding Your Winter Coat: Updating Your Look for Spring
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A Personality All Its Own by Jamee Larson
Last summer’s construction on 8th Street South in Moorhead put area businesses in unfamiliar territory by effectively wiping out * in lounge only
their customer traffic. For Jim Mercil, then-owner of the Speak Easy Restaurant and Lounge, making up for the lost revenue proved to be a herculean task. On November 30 of last year, Mercil put the restaurant up for sale. Buying it was a no-brainer for Larry Hauger. Along with his business partner, Hauger took ownership of the restaurant and on December 1, it was business as usual.
Some people in the area refer to the restaurant as the “new” Speak Easy, but much of it remains the same. Walk through the doors and you will see the same Auburn 4-door sedan convertible in the northeast corner. The same gangster era portraits line the walls. Although there have been a few upgrades, the décor has been kept intact. “This place is really cool the way it is. It has its own personality and is a unique type of space,” Hauger explained. “The atmosphere and ambiance is something you wouldn’t want to change.”
Hauger has a long history with the restaurant. He had his first date with his wife in 1992 at the Speak Easy. They celebrated their grooms’ dinner there as well. There must have been something in the air because the couple is still married and have three children, all of which attended school in Moorhead. It is the history of the restaurant that makes it so special for Hauger, and it is what fuels his desire to retain the Speak Easy’s iconic status.
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“Same, only better,” is the sentiment that has been attached to the restaurant’s new ownership. Long time chef Kent Larson still works for the Speak Easy, which has ensured that its signature dishes will still spoil your palette for all other food. Much of the other staff have remained as well, which gave the ownership transition a continuity that is responsible for a customer rebirth of sorts. Hit up the restaurant during the dinner rush and you would think time has stood still for the restaurant. In a way, it has.
“Speak Easy is open, and even more importantly, it is the same great restaurant it always was.”
The Speak Easy’s menu has something for everyone. Although it is an Italian restaurant, the menu includes seafood and American entrees as well. Start a visit with some of its signature appetizers like Italian nachos or fried eggplant chips, however, and you may not make it any further. For those that do, the Italian dishes include everything from bruschetta, tortellini carbonara, and lasagna (done three different ways).
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Hauger would like to let everyone know that yes, the Speak Easy is open, and even more importantly, it is the same great restaurant it always was. There have been some upgrades, including bigger televisions, but a return customer will quickly notice that the atmosphere that has given the restaurant its identity is largely intact. “We always knew it was a great place,” Hauger said. “We are just trying to give it some love and make it even better.”
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Lighten Up! Spring Tips for Freshening Up Your Home
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Spring is around the corner and it’s the right time to think about adding a little refresh your home after the long months of being cooped up indoors. With a few simple changes, you’ll feel like you’re in a brand new space without breaking the bank. Once the weather permits and you’re no longer relying on your heater, it’s good practice to open a few windows for a few minutes before heading off to work for the day. Allowing fresh air into your home is not only invigorating and refreshing for you, but a great way to rid your home of the stale air of winter.
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Candles: Another easy way to spruce up your home for spring without spending too much money is with a new scented candle. After the heavier scents we tend to use during the holidays and winter such as cinnamon, pine, or vanilla try opting for fresher and lighter aromas. If you’re missing sandy shores of the lake, go ahead and try a Melon and Seasalt candle by Swan Creek Candle Co. or, for those craving thunderstorms and fresh grass, try the Creative Co-op Flaire Candle in
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Donating & Cleansing: We all too often end up accumulating more than we need in our home spaces. A good practice to adopt to counter this accumulation is the “one-for-one” approach. For every new item you acquire, consider donating an item you no longer use. This will keep your home balanced as well as ensure that your future purchases remain intentional and well-thought out. Another great way to update your interior décor without spending a lot of money is to start a collection of favorite prints of your family and friends. Rotate these photos and rearrange their placement during the various seasons to give your home an instant lift. For more local ideas for interior design, candles, pillows and more, be sure to check out McNeal and Friends located on 506 Broadway N. in Fargo, or ScanDesign located at 110 N. Broadway in Fargo.
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Who was St. Patrick
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For many people, St. Patrick’s Day means green beer and “Kiss Me,
passed, he worked and worked and soon found his way to God. One day
I’m Irish” t-shirts. It is a holiday that has been embraced equally
God sent him a strict message to go back to France, so he felt he had to
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Ask the average reveler about the meaning of St. Patrick’s Day
went back to Ireland as
and you will likely get answers that involve leprechauns, four-leaf
a missionary. He taught
clovers, and the color green. Press for deeper answers, however, and
people about God by using the
you could be met with silence. Few people know the history of St.
three leaves of the shamrock to
Patrick’s Day. Nine-year-old Ella Larson (an aspiring writer) was
symbolize the Father, Son, and
asked to research the history of holiday and Patrick himself. Her
Holy Spirit. Legend also says
findings reveal a tradition that is about much more than just green
that St. Patrick put the curse
beer. In her own words:
of God on poisonous snakes in Ireland and drove them all into
Patrick was just a little boy at first like anyone growing up in England.
the sea.
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Doggy Daycares: Pampering the Furry Members of the Family by Jamee Larson
Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole. ~ Roger Caras
Dogs have long been considered man’s best friend. It’s not unusual for canines to be personified as an actual member of the family. There are even pooches that have their own Facebook pages. Nowhere is the deeply cherished relationship between people and dogs more apparent than the doggy daycare industry. In the past, people who needed to board their four-legged friends did so at a no frills kennel generally consisting of a cage and a place for the dogs to run. Food, water, and a place to sleep was all that was expected. Fast forward to present day, however, and many area businesses have taken boarding to an entirely new level. HOME OF THE
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SET REASONABLE EXPECTATIONS - THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT If you’re expecting to get everything done in one day, you’re setting yourself up for frustration and failure. Spread out your cleaning over a few weeks, taking a day off now and again to enjoy the fruits of your labor. There are a plethora of apps designed to help you regularly clean and deepclean your living spaces. I use Chorelist, and I’ve somehow transformed into someone who constantly washes out the inside of the garbage can. The app’s customizable interface can be a little daunting for those looking for something a little more simple, so you should also check out Unfilth Your Habitat (Warning: This app uses adult language to “encourage” you). It breaks things down into different challenges, gives you a time limit, and somehow cusses you into getting things done. HomeRoutines is also a great option, sans language. Another amazing app takes a little work to set up, but is absolutely worth it in the long run. For iOS it’s called Sortly, and for Android it’s called My Things, and it’s essentially a catalog filled with your stuff. You take a picture of something you
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of ways to lose weight, but the most successful way
healthy diet does not have to be devoid of taste. You can still eat red
to lose weight and keep it off typically involves
meat and dairy products, but keep them to a minimum, as both red
adopting a more active lifestyle and coupling
meat and dairy can raise your “bad” cholesterol. Also known as low-
that with a healthy diet. The AHA
density lipoprotein, or LDL, bad cholesterol can combine with other
recommends 30 minutes of physical
substances to form plaque, a thick, hard deposit that can narrow the
activity each day. This can include
arteries and make them less flexible, increasing one’s risk of heart
any number of activities that get
attack and stroke. Red meat and dairy tend to have a good deal of
you off the couch and exercising,
saturated fat, which the Mayo Clinic suggests should account for less
such as walking, biking, swimming, and jogging.
There are many ways to make more heart-healthy dietary choices,
An additional benefit of exercising to
some of which include selecting whole grains (including whole wheat
lose weight is that it can raise your so-called
pasta and whole wheat flour), loading up on fruits and vegetables that
“good” cholesterol (also known as high-density
are high in fiber (which can lower cholesterol) and choosing entrees for
lipoprotein, or HDL), which can protect you against a
foods that are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, such as certain types of fish,
heart attack. Many medical experts believe HDL carries cholesterol away from the arteries and back to the liver, where the cholesterol is then passed from the body.
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than 7 percent of your daily caloric intake.
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