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Planning Commission approves height variance for new apartment building

On July 9, 2019, the Duluth Planning Commission approved a height variance for a new 98-unit apartment building to be built on South Street, overlooking the freeway and the...

News Tribune struggles to keep up

On July 15, 2019, the Duluth News Tribune published a lengthy editorial: “More transparency needed with Duluth’s street improvement program, tax.” In it, the newspaper took Mayor Emily Larson...

Community Investment Trust Fund tapped for housing rehab

On July 15, 2019, the Duluth City Council approved Resolution 508, which withdrew $250,000 from the Community Investment Trust fund (CIT) and deposited it into a housing rehabilitation fund. The money...

Board of Trade TIF plan goes to City Council

On July 9, 2019, Chicago developers David Dubin and Naganat Guru held a public informational session in Duluth City Hall to answer questions about their plans for the Board...

Local TV personality stunned by quality of Monitor

To the Monitor: Nice work on your article about the half-percent sales tax red flags. There are only a very small handful of reporters in town actually digging and holding...

Publisher’s Desk

Hello, readers. Well, it’s been a busy three weeks here at the Monitor, as we get rolling on our journalistic enterprise. Investigating all sorts of stories, we’ve visited offices in...

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No-bid “change orders” add $2 million to Shoppers Ramp/New Garrick Building project price tag

On Thursday, April 22, 2026, the Duluth Economic Development Authority (DEDA) will consider Resolution 12, which, if approved, will increase the price tag for...

Off-grid container home on Cass County farm triggers regulatory rumble

Is Chad Cane’s great sin going off-grid on the farm? When Cane began building a container home on private land, county officials trespassed on his...

Superior murder trial postponed until October, due to delayed ballistics report

The trial for a 2024 Superior homicide case was previously scheduled to begin on March 23, 2026. However, because a key piece of evidence...

Silver Bay greenhouse sues city for right to grow cannabis

In January 2025, the Silver Bay City Council passed Ordinance 11, which essentially prohibits “any retail cannabis business, temporary cannabis event or other cannabis...

Attend City Marshmallow Roast at own risk, says Parks Department

"Don't get burned," said a spokesperson.