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City uses state grant to preserve 44 acres above Skyline

On Jan. 8, 2020, Senior Parks Planner Lisa Luokkala informed the Parks Commission that the city had been successful in securing a $400,000 Conservation Partners Legacy grant from the state. Conservation...

Parking Commission weighs more last-minute changes to Second Street

In December, the Duluth Parking Commission approved a proposal to eliminate 46 parking spaces on Second Street between 9th Avenue East and 12th Avenue East, in conjunction with a...

Two cruise ship visits scheduled for 2020

The port of Duluth is scheduled to receive two cruise ship visits during the upcoming summer. The Hanseatic Inspiration will be in port on June 12 and again on...

Visit Duluth made Spirit Mountain’s problems worse

When Spirit Mountain approached the Duluth City Council on Dec. 12, 2019, asking for a $235,000 bailout, their primary reason given was that a blizzard had cut short their annual SnoCross...

Phase One cost of Nordic Center more than 400K over contract

In 2015, when the idea of building a new network of Nordic skiing trails at Spirit Mountain first appeared, the preliminary estimated cost of the project was $1.5 million....

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Hello, readers. Six months have passed since the Duluth Monitor began its journalistic adventure, and things are going well. City councilors no longer respond to our emails, the mayor refuses to comment...

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Four charged in illegal spruce top cutting operation

On Oct. 4, 2024, St. Louis County deputies responded to a report about “suspicious activity” in Northland Township (about 35 miles north of Duluth)...

Superior Public Safety Committee recommends spending 50K to resolve “urgent” police department issues

Superior Mayor Jim Paine and City Attorney Frog Prell were in attendance at the Superior Public Safety Committee meeting on April 17, 2025, to...

Spirit Mountain ordered to pay $908,651 to alpine coaster manufacturer

On April 10, 2025, following a four-day trial, a St. Louis County jury found Spirit Mountain liable for $908,651 in damages to Wiegand Sports...

Lakeview Tower first TIF project in Duluth to subsidize vacation rentals

On March 26, 2025, the Duluth Economic Development Authority (DEDA) approved an eighth amendment to the Lakeview Tower development agreement, thereby allowing for 34...

Former Superior Teachers Union president charged with drunk driving, resisting arrest

At 11 p.m. on March 22, 2025, the Superior Police Department received a report of a red Jeep Cherokee driving erratically and striking curbs...