Ely community invited to complete paint-by-number mural of Sigurd Olson
Dedicated to preserving the memory of environmentalist Sigurd Olson, an Ely nonprofit group has commissioned a local artist to create a mural of Olson, which will be placed at...
Visiting all 162 of Duluth’s parks
In the summer of 2025, while navigating through the City of Duluth’s Parks & Recreation webpage, I encountered the administration’s startling claim that Duluth had 162 parks. As someone...
Tyler Edwards sentenced for murder of Maxton Gudowski
On June 15, 2026, Sixth Judicial District Judge Jill Eichenwald sentenced Tyler Edwards to 17 years in prison for the murder of Maxton Gudowski. Edwards was arrested in July...
Homegrown Music Festival directors resign, leaving confusing financial picture
On June 2, 2026, Duluth’s Homegrown Music Festival (HGMF) Co-directors Cory Jezierski and Dereck Murphy-Williams resigned their positions, leaving behind “years of unreported income” for the board of directors...
Proposal to eliminate 4th Street parking spaces stirs concern
At the June 5, 2026 meeting of the Duluth Parking Commission, Senior City Engineer Alex Popp presented the city’s proposed plan to reconstruct ten and a half blocks of...
Remaining two residents ordered to leave beleaguered Hermantown trailer park
In December of 2024, due to ongoing building code violations at Hermantown’s Maple Field Trailer Park, the owner, Steven Schneeberger, was charged with six misdemeanors. Newspapers documented trailers collapsing...
