Tourism taxes in Duluth are applied to hotel stays, restaurant bills, and bar tabs, with the proceeds used for a variety of tourism-related purposes. By law, the Duluth Entertainment...
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...
Duluth’s first tourism tax was established on March 17, 1969, by a vote of the City Council. The new tax attached a three percent surcharge to hotel and motel...
When Duluthian Erik Lindgren was looking for property to build his hunting camp, he found a promising ten-acre parcel in Lakewood Township. The tax-forfeited...
On July 8, 2026, Lake Superior College biology professor Maxwell Minor-Smith was charged with one felony and 18 gross misdemeanors for allegedly recording students...
In St. Louis County District Court, on July 6, 2026, Eveleth resident and long-time educator Christopher Chad was charged for engaging in criminal sexual...
On June 3, 2026, I published a post on the Duluth Monitor’s Facebook page entitled, “Never Trust Confidentiality Claims,” where I described how frequently...