440 POSTS

John Ramos

Lakewood Township to put zoning change question to voters

Recently, Lakewood Township has been discussing the possibility of eliminating their Planning Department and moving the management of the township’s zoning to St. Louis County. After listening to public...

Shiprock Management charged Superior tenant $60/month to cover city’s $10.75/month garbage and recycling fee

The Monitor was recently contacted by an individual named Sarah, who claimed Shiprock Management had overcharged her for her garbage and recycling service when she rented a home in...

Bones found in Chisholm basement “determined to not be of human origin”

On Dec. 2, 2025, Chisholm police were contacted by the new homeowner of the house located at 304 2nd St. NW. She reported that she had discovered “a suspicious...

Incline Village project managers enter federal lawsuit with $1.1 million claim

The development of the Incline Village project ceased almost as soon as construction began, in June of 2025. Blinded by promises of a “transformational” half-billion-dollar development, Duluth city staff...

Gotta Be Superior website misleads visitors with stock images

With reporting by Amorin Mello Since 2022, Swim Creative, a Duluth marketing firm, has been contracted to promote tourism in the City of Superior. From 2022 to 2024, Swim received...

Manion Truss president says he did not deceive workers about plant closure

On Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, Rob Manion, president of Manion Truss & Components in Superior, called all employees to a special meeting. He informed them that the manufacturing plant...

Subscribe to our magazine

━ popular

Hermantown officials consider preparing scripts for councilors to use during data center meeting

Over the past year or so, as Google has made steady strides toward developing a data center in Hermantown, opponents have been frustrated by...

Cook County sues contractor for failing to fix pickleball courts’ “dead spots”

After having new tennis and pickleball courts installed in Grand Marais in 2023, Cook County is suing the contractor, Upper Midwest Athletic Corporation (UMAC),...

Village Place Apartments without water for four days and counting

On Saturday night, July 25, 2026, the Monitor was notified by a tenant of the Village Place Apartments (located at 602 East 5th Street)...

County emails reveal concerns with Community Action Duluth began in 2023

Executive Director Classie Dudley began working for Community Action Duluth (CAD) on June 7, 2022. Even though 29-year-old Dudley had no experience running a...

Do subsidized single-family homes address Duluth’s housing needs?

On a 2.5-acre site in Morgan Park, the Duluth Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) is building 12 modest single-family homes on 50-foot-wide lots. The...