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City uses state grant to preserve 44 acres above Skyline

On Jan. 8, 2020, Senior Parks Planner Lisa Luokkala informed the Parks Commission that the city had been successful in securing a $400,000 Conservation Partners Legacy grant from the state. Conservation...

Parking Commission weighs more last-minute changes to Second Street

In December, the Duluth Parking Commission approved a proposal to eliminate 46 parking spaces on Second Street between 9th Avenue East and 12th Avenue East, in conjunction with a...

Two cruise ship visits scheduled for 2020

The port of Duluth is scheduled to receive two cruise ship visits during the upcoming summer. The Hanseatic Inspiration will be in port on June 12 and again on...

Visit Duluth made Spirit Mountain’s problems worse

When Spirit Mountain approached the Duluth City Council on Dec. 12, 2019, asking for a $235,000 bailout, their primary reason given was that a blizzard had cut short their annual SnoCross...

Phase One cost of Nordic Center more than 400K over contract

In 2015, when the idea of building a new network of Nordic skiing trails at Spirit Mountain first appeared, the preliminary estimated cost of the project was $1.5 million....

Publisher’s Desk

Hello, readers. Six months have passed since the Duluth Monitor began its journalistic adventure, and things are going well. City councilors no longer respond to our emails, the mayor refuses to comment...

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Village Place Apartments without water for four days and counting

On Saturday night, July 25, 2026, the Monitor was notified by a tenant of the Village Place Apartments (located at 602 East 5th Street)...

County emails reveal concerns with Community Action Duluth began in 2023

Executive Director Classie Dudley began working for Community Action Duluth (CAD) on June 7, 2022. Even though 29-year-old Dudley had no experience running a...

Do subsidized single-family homes address Duluth’s housing needs?

On a 2.5-acre site in Morgan Park, the Duluth Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) is building 12 modest single-family homes on 50-foot-wide lots. The...

State Auditor reports red flags, discrepancies in Beaver Bay financial records

Beaver Bay citizens have been concerned about the town’s finances since 2023, when City Clerk Kristy Gregory was hired. After Beaver Bay resident Ellie...

Duluthian defrauded in Lakewood variance scam

When Duluthian Erik Lindgren was looking for property to build his hunting camp, he found a promising ten-acre parcel in Lakewood Township. The tax-forfeited...