After hearing about bar staff in Fargo mistreating customers, the city made its de-escalation training mandatory for bars and restaurants which serve alcohol.After running its first course, Fargo Liquor Control Committee realized the material they were teaching to service staff was not the right fit.
Just days ago, it appeared Thomas Stromme and Dawson Schefter, co-founders of Fargo Pedal Tours, were well on their way to having their new business up and running sometime this spring.
2. City of Fargo extends mask mandate
Signage along NP Avenue in downtown Fargo encourages metro residents to wear masks. Fargo city commissioners met in a special session on Wednesday, Feb. 17, and voted 3-1 to extend the city's mask mandate through March 22. David Samson/The Forum
Fargo City Commissioners met in special session Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 17, and voted 3-1 to extend the city's mask mandate through March 22.
The mandate, which went into effect on Oct. 19, has been effective in reducing cases of COVID-19, according to Chelsey Matter, president of the Fargo Cass Public Health Board of Health, who recently told city commissioners in a letter that they should extend the mask mandate beyond its expiration date of Thursday, Feb. 18.