Swanson defamation lawsuit against Monitor permanently expires
The Duluth Monitor had a busy 2022. We published a series of eight articles about the antics of Two Harbors Mayor Chris Swanson, over several months, which contributed to...
City seeks public comment on Lakewalk Interpretive Plan
On Feb. 8 and April 19, 2023, Senior Parks Planner Cliff Knettel gave the Duluth Parks and Recreation Commission presentations on a proposed interpretive plan for Duluth’s Lakewalk. The...
Raucous Ridge, Part III: School board denied 61 percent of public speaking requests in 2021-22
The Rock Ridge School District was created in 2019, when the Virginia and Eveleth/Gilbert school districts merged. As the Monitor recently reported, for as long as the Rock Ridge...
City plans fires in Hartley Park, Riverside
Sometime in May, contractors with the City of Duluth will conduct three prescribed burns within city limits: two in Hartley Park, and one in the Riverside neighborhood.
Prescribed burns are...
DECC permanently shuts down chiller for safety
On March 30, 2023, at the monthly meeting of the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) board of directors, DECC Executive Director Dan Hartman informed the board that he had...
As Supreme Court decision looms, St. Louis County braces for possible departmental upheaval
On April 26, 2023, the United States Supreme Court will take up the case of Tyler v. Hennepin, to examine whether Hennepin County unfairly deprived Geraldine Tyler of the...
