Monaco Air owner proposes new city-financed airplane hangar
Monaco Air was established at the Duluth airport in 2005, when Don Monaco purchased North Country Aviation and renamed it. Monaco was from Chicago; he had
Hiking the Skally Line
The Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad (LSMR) opened for business on August 1, 1870, when the ceremonial last spike was driven in at Thomson, near the
Zoo spends 17.5 percent of emergency bailout money on lobbyist
On Oct. 9, 2017, by a vote of 6-2, the Duluth City Council approved a second $200,000 bailout for the Lake Superior Zoo. This money was
School Board considers opening agenda sessions
Concerns about transparency have long simmered within the Duluth school district, but several recent events have brought the issue squarely into public view. In August, citizens
U.S. Steel cleanup project inches forward
At the Nov. 12, 2019, meeting of the Duluth Planning Commission, commissioners approved an Environmental Assessment Worksheet for the Spirit Lake Sediment Remediation Project, moving the
Council rubber-stamps Campus Connector Trail plan without Chinook Drive option
On Oct. 28, 2019, the Duluth City Council unanimously approved the Campus Connector Trail plan. As proposed, the Campus Connector Trail will be a 4.25-mile paved
Ski club raises Nordic Center fundraising commitment to 900K
Since 2014, when the city announced its intention to raise $18 million for recreation projects in the St. Louis River corridor, one project that has continued
Railroad company tells mayor what to say
With 20,000 miles of railroad track in North America, the Canadian National Railway (CN) is connected to communities near and far. The 2019 edition of “CN
DECC works on policy for hosting political events
At the monthly meeting of the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center’s (DECC) board of directors on Oct. 30, 2019, Board Member Mary Finnegan-Ongaro urged the board to
