“Stuff that makes you say, “Oh, for nice”

  • Nice news of the week – July 23, 2020

    Nice news of the week – July 23, 2020

    Did you know there are three astronomy clubs in North Dakota (Grand Forks, Fargo, and Bismarck) that offer viewing nights, star parties, and stargazing programs – and welcome visitors? And did you know this week’s news…

  • Nice news of the week – July 16, 2020

    Nice news of the week – July 16, 2020

    Did you know New York’s Lincoln Center is streaming songs from the musical Carousel – and Grand Forks’ Michael Marcotte is one of the performers? You can check it out here through August: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxRMlv-mwxM And did…

  • Nice news of the week – July 9, 2020

    Nice news of the week – July 9, 2020

    Did you know that one of North Dakota’s original “Rosie the Riveters” is supporting the effort to award the Rosies the Congressional Gold Medal by making red polka-dot coronavirus masks?  You can read all about Mae…

  • Nice news of the week – July 2, 2020

    Nice news of the week – July 2, 2020

    Happy Almost-4th of July!  Did you know that Prairie Public has created a two-minute video on life in North Dakota in 1776?  You can check it out here: https://bit.ly/2AjDFtq And you can learn all about the…

  • Nice news of the week – June 25, 2020

    Nice news of the week – June 25, 2020

    They may have cancelled their regular season programming, but did you know Frost Fire Theater will be putting on four virtual 40-minute original musical comedy shows on YouTube, starting July 25?  Check them out here: www.frostfirepark.org.…

  • Nice news of the week – June 18, 2020

    Did you know Grand Forks is top 10 city to bike in the United States, according to People for Bikes? And did you know this week’s news is about a suffragist, an amateur chef, and a…

  • Nice news of the week – June 11, 2020

    Nice news of the week – June 11, 2020

    Did you know the Medora Musical opens next Friday, June 19?  It’s the 55th season for North Dakota’s world-famous stage show. And did you know this week’s news features Knock and Wine, “gushies,” a bucket list…

  • Nice news of the week – June 4, 2020

    Nice news of the week – June 4, 2020

    Did you know the Fargo Moorhead Area Youth Symphonies are performing live every Friday on Facebook? And did you know this week’s news features an Employee of the Month, a poetry contest for high schoolers, and…

  • Nice news of the week – May 28, 2020

    Nice news of the week – May 28, 2020

    Did you know Ellen DeGeneres has named Inkster’s Katie Ralston one of the country’s top 100 educators? You can learn all about this awesome Midway Public Schools’ pre-K teacher in this week’s news – which also…

  • I will build a house. / by Amanda

    I will build a house. / by Amanda

    I wrote this poem in 2018 after a particularly polarizing year of politics, social media fights, and all-around angry sentiments from even the nicest people I know.  Now feels like a good time to share it…

Hi, I’m Amanda Kosior

North Dakota Nice is filled with stories about people being awesome because I love people – and also a weekly story about me because I love me, too. I hope you find something that makes you feel good, and I especially hope you have a great day.

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