It’s a lively, community-packed episode of Rocky’s Downtown Hour, celebrating everything that makes downtown Fargo buzz.
Host Rocky Schneider kicks things off with weekend fun, including National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day—complete with donut sundaes—and a preview of the wildly popular Coffee & Cocoa Crawl, where thousands will sip, stroll, and shop their way through downtown on Valentine’s Day.
The conversation then turns creative with Anna Johnson, who introduces the Sovereign Press & Gallery, a new printmaking studio and gallery opening this summer in the former Orange Records space. Anna shares her vision for an inclusive, community-focused art hub offering classes, residencies, gallery exhibitions, and accessible creative resources—especially for Native American, BIPOC, and emerging artists.
Later, Shirley Hughes from Visit Fargo–Moorhead joins the show to break down how tourism fuels the local economy, why downtown is the region’s front door, and what’s next for Fargo’s long-anticipated convention center project. From sports tourism to long-term “cathedral thinking,” Shirley explains how visitor dollars today help shape Fargo’s future for generations.
From ice cream sundaes to ink presses, art spaces to economic vision, this episode is a snapshot of a downtown on the move—and the people making it happen.