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John Ramos

Senator: “I’m just telling you what they tell me”

July 1, 2019 Erik Simonson: This is Erik Simonson, returning your call. John Ramos: Oh yeah, great. Thanks for getting back. ES: Absolutely. JR: So I wasn’t aware that we were going to be...

62 percent of Medical District streets ineligible for sales tax money

Duluth’s Medical District is shaped like a backwards L, extending from 3rd Avenue East to 12th Avenue East on the long side, and from Superior Street to 6th Street...

Benvie banned from border

Things aren’t looking too great for border vigilante Jim Benvie. The native Duluthian, as I wrote last week, had been making waves by posting Facebook videos of militia members...

City earmarks $10 million of new sales tax for Medical District, doesn’t tell anyone

EDIT, 2019-09-17. The $10 million in the headline will come from both sales tax and utility funds, not just sales tax. This article has been gaining renewed traction lately,...

Tiny houses

On June 11, 2019, Deputy Planning Director Adam Fulton updated the Duluth Planning Commission on the city’s efforts to develop standards for tiny houses. According to The Tiny Life, a website that promotes...

Planning Commission not impressed with Board of Trade TIF application

On June 11, 2019, the Duluth Planning Commission considered an item to move an application for tax increment financing (TIF) forward for the Board of Trade Building. The Board of Trade Building is located...

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Duluth looks to federal partnership to address Park Point erosion

Duluth’s Park Point (also known as Minnesota Point) and Wisconsin Point, in Superior, are natural lake bars which were formed by wind and waves...

Scrench-wielding home invader charged after being shot by Hibbing man

On June 27, 2025, Hibbing police responded to a call of shots fired at an apartment on East 40th Street. They found the apartment...

Sukhi’s Liquor Store owner charged with selling alcohol, cannabis products, and lottery tickets to minors

The owner of a Lakeside liquor store has been charged with nine gross misdemeanors related to selling alcohol and cannabis products to underage customers....

City of Duluth did not require proof of Incline Village developer’s financing before approving TIF subsidy

On June 2, 2025, Duluth Economic Development Authority (DEDA) Director Tricia Hobbs sent Luzy Ostreicher, developer of the Incline Village project, a Notice of...

IRRRB violated Minnesota Data Practices Act in response to public records request

An opinion recently issued by Minnesota Commissioner of Administration Tamar Gronvall concludes that the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB) failed to comply...