More violations: Riverwest “hotel” operation has no hotel license
The Monitor first reported on the Riverwest vacation-rental development, in West Duluth, on Sept. 22, 2023. We noted that they were missing required permits and we wondered about their...
California company to power data processors with Superior landfill gas
On Nov. 2, 2023, the City of Superior Public Works Committee approved a 10-year contract with Vespene Energy, a California company which powers data centers by harvesting methane gas...
Six months on a burn site
On May 4, 2023, contractors for the City of Duluth conducted prescribed burns in the Riverside neighborhood and in Hartley Park. Prescribed burning is a land-management tool which involves...
City condemns HRA home destroyed by weeks-long water leak
On Oct. 4, 2023, the City of Duluth issued a condemnation order for a four-bedroom home at 2808 Wicklow Street, owned by the Duluth Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA).
The...
County board installs preferred citizen on Planning Commission without considering other applicants
On Oct. 24, 2023, at the Committee of the Whole meeting of the St. Louis County Board, commissioners considered a resolution to appoint Andrea Zupancich to the county Board...
Riverwest developers trespass Monitor publisher for making damaging comments
On Oct. 26, 2023, an attorney with the Hanft Fride law firm served Monitor Publisher John Ramos with a trespass order, prohibiting him from visiting Riverwest property.
"Your confronting of...
