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Additional floor added to London East townhomes without public process

The London East development is located about a quarter-mile east of Glensheen Mansion, on the opposite side of London Road. The property is a long, relatively narrow 3-acre strip...

Raucous Ridge, Part II: Stacey calls for backup

On July 1, 2020, when the Rock Ridge School Board held its first meeting, they had no official policies in place. Over the following months, they first adopted policies...

Raucous Ridge: Minnesota’s newest school board silences citizens, crushes dissent, throws meetings into chaos

“Fiercely United.”   Official Motto of the Rock Ridge School District  Part I: The Censuring of Sorcan  On Nov. 14, 2022, at the school board meeting of the Rock Ridge School District, 16-year-old...

Spirit Mountain water line increases maintenance burden, fails to deliver savings

On Aug. 16, 2022, at the monthly meeting of the Spirit Mountain board of directors, Spirit Mountain Executive Director Ann Glumac informed the board that the ski hill is...

Manslaughter charges not justified in Moats case, former prosecutor opines

In August, the Monitor wrote about the case of Ryan Moats, who died in Virginia in June of 2021, after a fight with a man named James Edwards. The...

Judge Cuzzo upholds one restraining order, dismisses three against Monitor publisher

On Oct. 10, 2022, in Lake County District Court, Judge Michael Cuzzo upheld a harassment restraining order which former Two Harbors Mayor Chris Swanson had filed against Duluth Monitor...

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No-bid “change orders” add $2 million to Shoppers Ramp/New Garrick Building project price tag

On Thursday, April 22, 2026, the Duluth Economic Development Authority (DEDA) will consider Resolution 12, which, if approved, will increase the price tag for...

Off-grid container home on Cass County farm triggers regulatory rumble

Is Chad Cane’s great sin going off-grid on the farm? When Cane began building a container home on private land, county officials trespassed on his...

Superior murder trial postponed until October, due to delayed ballistics report

The trial for a 2024 Superior homicide case was previously scheduled to begin on March 23, 2026. However, because a key piece of evidence...

Silver Bay greenhouse sues city for right to grow cannabis

In January 2025, the Silver Bay City Council passed Ordinance 11, which essentially prohibits “any retail cannabis business, temporary cannabis event or other cannabis...

Attend City Marshmallow Roast at own risk, says Parks Department

"Don't get burned," said a spokesperson.