St. Louis County
School Board considers opening agenda sessions
Concerns about transparency have
long simmered within the Duluth school district, but several recent events have
brought the issue squarely into public view.
In August, citizens learned that
the school district had...
U.S. Steel cleanup project inches forward
At the Nov. 12, 2019, meeting of the Duluth Planning Commission,
commissioners approved an Environmental Assessment Worksheet for the Spirit Lake
Sediment Remediation Project, moving the long-planned project one small step
closer...
Council rubber-stamps Campus Connector Trail plan without Chinook Drive option
On Oct. 28, 2019, the Duluth City Council unanimously approved the Campus Connector Trail plan. As proposed, the Campus Connector Trail will be a 4.25-mile paved bike path connecting...
Ski club raises Nordic Center fundraising commitment to 900K
Since 2014, when the city announced its intention to raise $18 million for recreation projects in the St. Louis River corridor, one project that has continued to generate public...
Railroad company tells mayor what to say
With 20,000 miles of railroad track in North America, the Canadian
National Railway (CN) is connected to communities near and far. The 2019 edition
of “CN In Your Community” is a...
DECC works on policy for hosting political events
At the monthly meeting of the Duluth Entertainment
Convention Center’s (DECC) board of directors on Oct. 30, 2019, Board Member Mary
Finnegan-Ongaro urged the board to establish a policy for political...
