Feature articles generally cover local people, businesses, restaurants, entertainment, sports, home and travel.

Each issue of OPEN Magazine reached an estimated 120,000 readers and included four main feature articles (typically two female, two male and at least one individual representing a diverse or ethnic group in the community).

The magazine's departments covered sports, city, food, travel, health, history, social occasions and home.

[5] OPEN Magazine was published by Fargo-based media company FrostFire Media Corporation[6] Production of OPEN Magazine and its sister publication Fargo Business Magazine was discontinued in the fall of 2009, largely a result of the economic impact of the spring floods that hit the metro area that year and greater impacts effecting print publications nationally at the time.

A typical issue reveals a preponderance of ads for high-end businesses as well as generally affordable product venues.