Back Then with Tracy Briggs

Last week I wrote a column about Masse's Grocery, at 1140 Eighth St. N. in Fargo — a little mom and pop shop that delighted customers from 1947 to 1971.

The story made me remember my own childhood and the little corner store where we spent our days. The memories flooded in about bike rides, sugary treats and getting our first sense of independence during some of my favorite summers of all time. I can't help but wonder if my kids ever felt that carefree.

Read more: https://www.inforum.com/lifestyle/1970s-kids-remember-candy-cigarettes-and-freedom-at-their-little-corner-stores

Napoleon and Simone Masse were a beloved French-Canadian couple who ran a mom and pop grocery store in north Fargo for 25 years. He is remembered for singing opera as he cut your pork chops. Now one former customer has a beloved butcher block from Masse's store in her kitchen.

Read more: https://www.inforum.com/lifestyle/remembering-fargos-pavarotti-of-pork-chops

The genealogy site My Heritage is not only animating old photos, they're helping deceased loved ones talk and tell you their "LiveStory." Click here to read more.

Like what you're hearing? Unlock our entire news network for only ninety-nine cents a month for your first three months when you subscribe to inforum.com You heard that right! Subscribe now for only ninety-nine cents a month at inforum.com/subscribe

As we approach the time of year where all talk is on "the luck of the Irish" and we go in search of four-leaf clovers (if the snow would ever melt, that is) I'd like to introduce you to a man who has proof that he's one lucky guy. It's on his left arm and on his driver's license.

Meet Albert Luckyboy Dalmeida. Yes. Luckyboy. It's not his nickname. It's his legal middle name.

Bud's Roller Rink in Moorhead was "the place to be" for teens in Fargo-Moorhead from 1962 into the 1990s. And for some it was the place to meet your crush or even your future spouse.

https://www.inforum.com/lifestyle/gen-z-might-find-love-online-but-moorheads-baby-boomers-had-buds-roller-rink

FARGO — When 20-year-old Jens Olaf Kittlesrud arrived in England with a few thousand other American troops to fight in World War I, he was handed a letter from the King of England.

Read more: https://www.inforum.com/lifestyle/fargo-woman-finds-100-year-old-letter-to-her-great-uncle-from-the-king-of-england

FARGO — North Dakota Native and singing superstar Peggy Lee was an award-winning artist, but an award from a North Dakota State University fraternity in 1975 had her "misty-eyed."

Read more: https://www.inforum.com/lifestyle/arts-and-entertainment/peggy-lee-called-a-north-dakota-state-university-fraternity-guy-the-first-love-of-my-life