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
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
McDavitt Township acquires control of fire department
For years, the number of firefighters on the McDavitt Township Volunteer Fire Department has been decreasing, making it increasingly difficult to staff. In December, the nonprofit
Judge rules in favor of HRA at 2808 Wicklow
On Nov. 14, 2023, Judge Eric Hylden ruled on the case at 2808 Wicklow Street, where a tenant of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) had
Abundant remnants of Duluth’s first railroad overlooked in Jay Cooke Park
If you were traveling to Duluth from St. Paul in 1870, only one railroad could get you there: the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad (LSMR), commonly
West Theatre defaults on more than $1 million in mortgage loans
The West Theatre, located on Central Avenue in West Duluth, is owned by Bob Boone, publisher of the Reader Weekly. Mr. Boone acquired the historic theater
London East developer defaults on $5.5 million construction loan
A local developer whose project the Monitor reported on in March has defaulted on a $5.5 million construction loan.Ted Stocke is the president of London East
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
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
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
