Essentia denies rumors of sinking building, robot attacks
Ever since Essentia completed their $900 million medical center expansion, in July of 2023, the Monitor has been receiving reports that the new building is “sinking,” resulting in the...
City Planning Department overruled inspector’s concerns about Riverwest vacation rentals
Vacation rentals, or vacation dwelling units (VDUs), are private residences which owners lease out as lodging on a short-term basis, as an alternative to hotel stays. On Sept. 22,...
Monitor reporter points out Planning Department mistake, saves homeowner $917
In order for homeowners to be granted a variance exception from city code for a construction project, they must go through an application process and their request must be...
Community Action Duluth retaliates against whistleblowers, ignores transparency laws, censors the press
For a year and a half, the nonprofit organization Community Action Duluth (CAD) has had a new executive director, Classie Dudley. Ms. Dudley’s tenure at the organization has been...
Duluth YMCA takes over management of Superior YMCA, declines to say why
Before Carl Klubertanz was hired as the executive director of the Superior Douglas County Family YMCA, in March of 2022, he spent 7 years as YMCA director of facilities...
Two Harbors native faces another fraud lawsuit
On Nov. 19, 2023, the Monitor reported on Paul Croft, the Two Harbors native whose flashy Chattanooga accounting firm Croft & Frost had collapsed amid allegations of wage theft...
