Incline Village developer’s RICO lawsuit dismissed
On April 4, 2024, the Monitor reported on a case in New York State Court, where Lazar Ostreicher, his wife Malka, and two others are alleged to have fraudulently...
NIMBY town
Developer Nick Ericson owns four acres of land in Lakeside, adjacent to the Hawk Ridge Estates neighborhood. In 2023, Ericson approached Duluth city planners to request the property be...
Old Apostolic Lutheran Church leaders encouraged children to “forgive and forget” sexual abuse, did not report assaults to police
Clint Franklin Massie first came to the attention of Duluth authorities in 2017, at the age of 42, when a therapist who was counseling a teenager reported to police...
Court of Appeals denies Holly Brown new trial
On March 5, 2024, the Monitor reported on Holly Brown, a Kenwood woman who is facing the loss of her home in a breach-of-contract lawsuit filed against her by...
Lincoln School Apartments utility shutoff notice due to “accounting process,” will not create disruptions
On Friday, May 10, 2024, residents of the Lincoln School Apartments were startled find a utility termination notice had been posted on their building’s lobby door by Comfort Systems....
Return of the underwater hotel
Some stories never go away.
To recap, in 2022, Two Harbors Mayor Chris Swanson was widely ridiculed when he advocated for the construction of a $400 million “underwater hotel” off...
