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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...

From Duluth to the border: A vigilante’s progress

The video, posted to Facebook on March 31, 2019, starts out in the bushes. Twigs and leaves rustle in the breeze. “Yep, I got ‘em!” somebody says excitedly. The...

Western Waterfront Trail segment halted indefinitely

The Western Waterfront Trail (WWFT), a graveled, wheelchair-accessible path along the St. Louis River, currently runs from 63rd Avenue West to Riverside, a distance of about 3 miles. In 2014, the city...

Publisher’s Desk

Hello Readers, Welcome to Duluth’s newest news publication, the Duluth Monitor. We’re living in the future now, so we’ve decided to part ways with the paper mills and be online-only....

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NDAs of the Northland

In October 2025, the Monitor and other media outlets reported that the City of Hermantown had been paving the way to establish a 1.8-million-square-foot...

Alleged car thieves arrested after leaving driver’s license at scene

On Jan. 2, 2026, Hermantown police officers responded to a report of an office break-in at Autobahn Sales and Service, on Miller Trunk Highway....

City of Duluth self-sabotages housing goals

The creation of all types of housing (single-family, apartments, condos)—at affordable, market-rate, and high-end price points—has long been a policy objective for the City...

Britt man charged with seven child sex abuse felonies

A man who has been a registered sex offender since 2003 was arrested in Britt, Minnesota, in 2024. He has been jailed for over...

ARCO Coffee facilities closed due to ongoing fire code violations

On Dec. 23, 2025, due to repeated fire code violations, the Superior Fire Department closed down the ARCO Coffee building, located at 2206 Winter...