The Great 990 Hunt
On Feb. 19, 2020, I visited 12 nonprofit organizations
within the City of Duluth. Nonprofits are legally obliged to provide certain
documents to the public upon request, and I was curious...
Chester Bowl chalet project in “quiet phase” of fundraising
Fundraising for a $1.8 million reconstruction of the Thom Storm Chalet in Chester Park is currently in its “quiet phase,” according to Dave Schaeffer, executive director of the Chester...
“Why didn’t I get a gift card?”: Mr. Heide objects to the Campus Connector Trail
Observers of Duluth City Council meetings may have noticed a new regular speaker: the bespectacled Guy Heide (pronounced “hidey”), who delivers his remarks in a lawyerly fashion and comes...
$750,000 Lincoln Park grant on hold due to application concerns
For several years, the City of Duluth has been working on a $1.6 million rehabilitation project for Lincoln Park. However, recent revelations have put half of the funding for...
City, zoo seek to reduce cost of Bear Country project
Shortly after State Senator Erik Simonson took over management of the Lake Superior Zoo, in October of 2017, he announced that he intended to revitalize the struggling operation by...
City considers 87 percent stormwater utility rate increase over 6 years
At the Jan. 21, 2020, meeting of the Duluth Public Utilities Commission (PUC), Senior Engineer Tom Johnson provided commissioners with an overview of the city’s stormwater utility system. He...
