DECC works on policy for hosting political events
At the monthly meeting of the Duluth Entertainment
Convention Center’s (DECC) board of directors on Oct. 30, 2019, Board Member Mary
Finnegan-Ongaro urged the board to establish a policy for political...
Bayfront Park sees busiest year in 2019
At the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center’s (DECC) board of directors meeting on Oct. 30, 2019, Bayfront Festival Park Director Jeff Stark reported that 2019 has been the busiest year...
Waseca Extension project halted, state grant lost due to $2.4 million funding gap
Planning for an extension of Waseca Industrial Road in
West Duluth, which has been ongoing since 2017, halted in June of 2019 due to a
“funding gap” in the project. As...
Minneapolis Star Tribune opens Duluth office
Over the last few months, readers of the Minneapolis
Star Tribune may have noticed more stories about Duluth within its pages. The Star
Tribune opened a satellite office in Duluth this...
St. Louis County farmers oppose elk introduction
At the St. Louis County Board meeting on Oct. 22, 2019, held
in McDavitt Town Hall in rural McDavitt Township (population 459), the biggest
issue to arise was not on the...
Publisher’s Desk
Hello, readers.
As the Monitor arrives at its four-month anniversary, we are pleased to note that our last 14 stories have been scoops—stories we reported first. The Duluth News Tribune...
