Women lead whiskey renaissance as distillers and new tipplers In the '90s, about 15 percent of whiskey drinkers were female. Now, according to Fred Minnick, author of Whiskey Women, women represent 37 percent of whiskey imbibers in the United States.December 29, 2014
Even in the frozen North, a yurt's so good A Bemidji-area couple want a house with fixed walls, someday. For now, they enjoy a life of hands-on problem solving in a sort-of tent.December 29, 2014
Final goodbye: Roll call of some who died in 2014 Political figures who catalyzed war and peace, scientists who changed our lives, and beloved entertainers are among those who died in 2014.December 28, 2014
Letters deliver annual tidings of joy, busyness Personal tidings from around the globe arrive in Fargo, North Dakota, each year where a communications professor eagerly receives them. Ann Burnett has collected holiday letters for about 15 years and counting.December 24, 2014
Ho, ho, hmm: Where's Santa Claus? Everywhere! When he's not in his workshop or up on a rooftop, the jolly old elf shows up in shopping malls, sports bars and even a museum.December 24, 2014
Little Falls pizzeria dishes up free Christmas pie Charlie Peterka of Charlie's Pizza started the giveaway as a way to honor his daughter who died seven years ago during the holiday season.December 24, 2014