West Fargo approves up to $75K grant for new Brew Bird location

WEST FARGO — A Fargo business that plans to open a second location in West Fargo will receive up to $75,000 in support grant funds. The business, Brew Bird, is expected to open its West Fargo location at what used to be the city's Spicy Pie restaurant, located at 745 31st Ave. E. The space has been vacant for two years and has capacity for up to 200 people, according to a presentation by Casey Sanders-Berglund, the city's director of economic development. It will be a family friendly, full service restaurant expected to open in December or January. The business was seeking an ideal space in the city for quite some time and, after finding one, is now looking for fit-up support from the city of West Fargo. The West Fargo City Commission approved the grant at its Monday, Oct. 19, meeting after hearing Sanders-Berglund's presentation, speaking with her and Britt Belquist, who represented Brew Bird ownership. Mayor Eric Gjerdevig was absent from the meeting, and Com