![]() ![]() "It's nice to be around people that are like you," she said.īut she said its rural setting was "concerning," especially when patrons have to drive so far to get drinks there. Jacobson, who identifies as lesbian, said the new bar could be a welcoming gathering space, even if it's much smaller than other gay bars she's visited. Since that closure, the closest gay bars to Fargo-Moorhead were in Winnipeg, Minnesota's Twin Cities, Sioux Falls, S.D., and the Duluth, Minn., area, all well over 100 miles away. She's been to gay bars before, including the former I-Beam nightclub in Moorhead that closed at the end of 2011. ![]() In some ways, that's exactly what they're doing-Friesz and Weber live in the house that's connected to the business.įargo resident Wendy Jacobson stopped by Saturday night with a friend. "We kind of looked at each other and said, 'I think we can make this work.' "Įven in its rough condition, Friesz said they could see potential for a welcoming rural bar that treats patrons like they were visiting a friend's house. "We both have really good decorating skills, as you can tell," he said, gesturing to the bar area that's been repainted and freshened.
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