A hundred walks
On Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, my boys and I completed our 100th walk in the Try To Walk Every Day Except Sunday (TTWEDES, or “Tweeds”) Challenge.
Since Oct. 19, 2020,...
Observation Hill NIMBYs oppose vacation rental
On Jan. 25, 2021, the Duluth City Council will consider Resolution 28, which grants Benjamin Klismith a permit to operate a vacation dwelling unit (VDU) at 621 West Fifth...
City cuts tourism tax support for most, gives Spirit Mountain raise
On Dec. 8, 2020, Duluth Mayor Emily Larson held a virtual press conference to deliver some sobering news: Tourism tax collections were projected to drop by 25 percent in...
City leaders fast-track Visit Duluth-DECC merger
Tourism taxes in Duluth are applied to hotel stays, restaurant bills, and bar tabs, with the proceeds used for a variety of tourism-related purposes. By law, the Duluth Entertainment...
The Horse: An anagram of The Raven
Edgar Allan Poe’s classic poem “The Raven” consists of 4,891 letters, including the title and author. In 2015, I rearranged those 4,891 letters into a new poem, titled “The...
Publisher’s Desk
Hello, readers.
I have always felt that a job was worth devoting time and energy to if it (a) made me money; or (b) gave me immense personal satisfaction....
