Party Depot has been in business for 17 years, 10 of which have been at the current 14,000 square foot location at 410 Main Ave.Still looking for the perfect Halloween costume? Party Depot in downtown Brookings sells several thousand costumes every year, according to owner Cheryl Meyer. Meyer said the store has three main focuses: wedding rentals, […]
6 Christmas Costumes For Halloween
Over the years, holidays or occasions have seemingly started to get celebrated closer and closer to each other — like the way you see Christmas decorations pop up the day after Thanksgiving. The turkey is literally still digesting, people. Apparently, we love any reason to celebrate so much, that the holidays barely get time to […]
Halloween costumes to try out with your friends this Halloween
Buying a costume last minute and going as a solitary witch is for amateurs and you and your friends are ready for the hard graft to look awesome this Halloween. Whether your crew wants to be the scariest gang in town or the comedy gold of the costume party there is something to please everyone. […]
All the Halloween costumes you can’t avoid in 2017
At any Halloween festivity this year, you’ll no doubt see the usual suspects that made big splashes in 2016: Elevens mingling with Barbs and Christmas-light walls, Reys hanging out with Poes and sexy BB-8s, and a disarming amount of Trumps and Clintons ripping shots with Harley Quinns and Hodors. 2017 has introduced its own new […]
What Christmas traditions are actually winter solstice traditions?
The winter solstice marks the shortest day of the year and is also traditionally understood to be the beginning of winter. This year, the solstice will occur on Dec. 21st, and according to a timetable created by the Astronomical Applications Department of the U.S. Naval Observatory, people in New York will only experience 9 hours […]
Look Again: Animal Christmas Costumes Edition
Zoo owner Manny Tanco bottle-feeds a Bengal Tiger cub named “Duterte” during the Animal Christmas party at the Malabon Zoo. Along with the milk, I hope Duterte will be enjoying warm Christmas cookies baked with a copious amount of catnip. It’s legal drugs from cats! And it’s fine, he’s not driving home New York City, […]
Halloween and farm harvest fun
Tickets for Willamalane Park and Recreation District’s annual Haunted Hayride are available. The event is Oct. 23-25, and tickets sell out quickly. The event is geared toward young children. Cost is $7.50 to $9; willamalane.org. The Frightuary Haunted House continues through Oct. 31 at Lane Events Center, 796 W. 13th Ave. This year’s theme […]
Christmas Comes Early to Persona 5 With Free Holiday Costumes
Persona 5 has received a steady flow of new costumes and content since its release, and now Atlus has released an additional treat for fans to get their hands on. A new Christmas-themed costume pack will be available to owners of Persona 5 completely for free, adding on some Holiday charm. The pack adds […]
Minnesota family brings Halloween costume business online
With Halloween right around the corner, it’s like Christmas coming early for the Fallenstein family of Mankato. “Everything we’ve worked for, everything we’ve planned for now happens. We get to see millions of orders go out and happy customers so its the best part of what we do,” Halloweencostumes.com President and CEO Tom Fallenstein […]
8 Easy Last-Minute Family Halloween Costumes You Pull Together With Zero Stress
Halloween can be a lot of fun — unless of course, you’re the one who’s charged with the task of trying to come up with a coordinated costume idea that your entire family on board with. With different tastes, it can be tough to Not to mention, you’re probably hoping to do it all without […]