Municipality
With 750K grant on hold, Lincoln Park project returns to earlier form
On Feb. 22, 2016, the Duluth City Council approved the Lincoln Park Mini-Master Plan. The plan offered many suggestions for improving the park, including fixing up the pavilion, repaving...
City plans heavier enforcement of sidewalk shoveling
One of many planning efforts interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic has been the City of Duluth’s ongoing struggle to keep city sidewalks clear of snow and ice in the...
City Council fails to make hard decision on Spirit Mountain
At the May 26, 2020 meeting of the Duluth City Council, held remotely via Webex from Duluth City Hall, the Council was tasked with approving Spirit Mountain’s annual budget....
Evidence suggests urban bow hunt has reduced Duluth’s deer population
Duluth’s annual urban bow hunt was established by the City Council in 2005, in response to growing concern about the number of deer within city limits. The police chief...
Parks Division loses two-thirds of maintenance workforce
Two weeks ago, Duluth Mayor Emily Larson announced that, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the city could lose as much as $38 million from its $93 million general fund...
Breakwaters, piers make Park Point erosion worse
Park Point is a seven-mile-long sandbar which reaches out from Duluth toward Wisconsin, separating Lake Superior and the mouth of the St. Louis River. Its companion across the bay...
