Parking Commission weighs more last-minute changes to Second Street
In December, the Duluth Parking Commission approved a proposal to eliminate 46 parking spaces on Second Street between 9th Avenue East and 12th Avenue East, in
Two cruise ship visits scheduled for 2020
The port of Duluth is scheduled to receive two cruise ship visits during the upcoming summer. The Hanseatic Inspiration will be in port on June 12
Visit Duluth made Spirit Mountain’s problems worse
When Spirit Mountain approached the Duluth City Council on Dec. 12, 2019, asking for a $235,000 bailout, their primary reason given was that a blizzard had
Phase One cost of Nordic Center more than 400K over contract
In 2015, when the idea of building a new network of Nordic skiing trails at Spirit Mountain first appeared, the preliminary estimated cost of the project
Publisher’s Desk
Hello, readers. Six months have passed since the Duluth Monitor began its journalistic adventure, and things are going well. City councilors no longer respond to our
Duluth residents contribute 24 percent of tourism tax fund
On Dec. 9, 2019, the Duluth City Council considered a $235,000 bailout for Spirit Mountain. The money was proposed to come from the city’s tourism tax
City gets creative in subsidizing zoo
On Dec. 9, 2019, the Duluth City Council will consider Resolution 850, a “Resolution Authorizing Agreement Amendment to the Line of Credit Promissory Note for the
Monaco Air owner proposes new city-financed airplane hangar
Monaco Air was established at the Duluth airport in 2005, when Don Monaco purchased North Country Aviation and renamed it. Monaco was from Chicago; he had
Hiking the Skally Line
The Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad (LSMR) opened for business on August 1, 1870, when the ceremonial last spike was driven in at Thomson, near the
Zoo spends 17.5 percent of emergency bailout money on lobbyist
On Oct. 9, 2017, by a vote of 6-2, the Duluth City Council approved a second $200,000 bailout for the Lake Superior Zoo. This money was
