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John Ramos

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...

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Tallas Bay to be dredged again

Located below Spirit Mountain on the St. Louis River, Tallas Bay is a long, narrow corridor of water which separates the river shoreline from...

Gnesen Township supervisor damages broadband line while digging trench to save township money

Gnesen Township, 13 miles north of Duluth, had been contemplating the installation of lighting for the town hall flagpole for some time. When Township...

Superior landfill gas-to-data project terminated over a year ago

In November of 2023, the City of Superior entered into a contract with Vespene Energy, a California company interested in constructing a small data...

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,...