Municipality
While under contract with Ruth’s Vegetarian Gourmet, Mayor Swanson advocated for their expansion project with city
In late January of 2020, Jennifer Sterbenz, the newly-hired Director of Community Development for the City of Two Harbors, received an email from a citizen with concerns about “the...
Publisher’s Desk
Hello, readers.
Man, oh man. Life is crazy sometimes.
One story. Three months ago, we planned to publish one story about Mayor Chris Swanson and Two Harbors, Minnesota—“Unmasking Mr. O.” Today,...
Boss Swanson, Part II: Shining light of hope
Two Harbors Mayor Chris Swanson loves entrepreneurs, and takes pride in what he has done to promote entrepreneurialism in Two Harbors. One might even say that entrepreneurialism is Swanson’s...
Woot woot! Mayor Swanson promoted Swanson businesses 50 times on Facebook
On March 9, 2022, I published an article entitled “Mayor Swanson promoted own businesses 97 times on city Twitter account.” The mayor, who did not appreciate my findings, filed...
Short-term rental boom creates housing shortage in Two Harbors
“There’s one house for sale in Two Harbors,” realtor Sue Bott told the Two Harbors Planning Commission, incredulously, on March 1, 2022. “Well, there was a couple hours ago....
Swanson News Roundup
As the Monitor enters its sixth week investigating Two Harbors, our switchboard operators are having trouble keeping up with all the news tips and rumors coming in.
One story we...
