After over 30 years, Red River Coffee continues to brew up steady business "Whatever the challenges that came, our customers validated for us that we do belong to this neighborhood. They want us to be here, and we're going to be here for a long, long time," said owner Jessica Arneson. 8:15 am, Apr. 6, 2021 × Jessica Arneson owns Red River Coffee located in south Fargo. David Samson / The Forum FARGO — Long before Starbucks and Caribou Coffee arrived in Fargo-Moorhead, there was Red River Coffee, Treats and Boutique. Owner Jessica Arneson said she's been told the coffee shop was the first of its kind when it opened in a strip mall at the corner of 13th Avenue and 25th Street in 1985.