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A walk on Segment Six

In 2016, the city began planning to extend the Western Waterfront Trail 7.5 miles from Riverside to Fond du Lac. To make the job more manageable, they divided the...

Publisher’s Desk

Hello, readers. As we proceed with lifting our journalistic enterprise off the ground, we are pleased to note that six of the last seven stories published in the Monitor have been scoops. We never used...

City and railroad move forward on rail-with-trail option

On Aug. 29, 2019, city officials held a stakeholder meeting at the Morgan Park Community Center to introduce their new vision for the Western Waterfront Trail. For those who have been following...

Library boosters propose new city position

In 2016, the Duluth Public Library held a day-long retreat at Glensheen Mansion, where facilitators asked a large group of stakeholders and community members to identify priorities for the...

City violates state, local transparency rules

Prior to 2015, the city of Duluth annually published archives of its City Council meeting minutes online in 800- or 900-page PDFs. The minutes included the text of the resolutions and ordinances...

Chester Park advocates oppose trail proposal

People who walk through Chester Park in the winter often use the cross-country ski trails, which creates conflicts between skiers and pedestrians. The city has been studying these conflicts since 2014....

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How the data center guided the new Hermantown Comprehensive Plan

The most important document underlying Google’s proposed data center in Adolph is the City of Hermantown’s 2045 Comprehensive Plan. The city would not have...

Broken Burke Apartments elevator makes life difficult for disabled tenants

Managed by Accessible Space Inc. out of St. Paul, the Burke Apartments serve tenants with mobility issues and other physical disabilities. On Aug. 13,...

Superior woman paints 90 rocks in memory of father

On Aug. 17, 2026, Superior resident Gemma Davies and her husband, Brad, spent the day traveling around the Twin Ports and along Lake Superior’s...

State shuts down Northland Driving School

On Aug. 13, 2026, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Driver & Vehicle Services (DVS) taped a Cease and Desist Order to the door...

Behind closed doors, Hermantown staff disparage data center opponents

Department heads at the City of Hermantown have an unusual practice: On the day following City Council meetings, they gather to grade the meeting...