On Feb. 8, 2024, at the Duluth City Council’s regular agenda-setting session, Director of Planning and Economic Development Chad Ronchetti provided councilors with an overview of the proposed 10-year,...
On Nov. 9, 2023, Fredenberg Township resident Clayton Cich filed a lawsuit against St. Louis County Commissioner Keith Nelson, alleging that Nelson had violated Minnesota’s Open Meeting Law (OML)....
On Feb. 1, 2024, at the regular meeting of Superior’s Public Works Committee, Public Works Director Todd Janigo explained why the city’s wastewater treatment plant had recently ordered an...
Ever since Essentia completed their $900 million medical center expansion, in July of 2023, the Monitor has been receiving reports that the new building is “sinking,” resulting in the...
Vacation rentals, or vacation dwelling units (VDUs), are private residences which owners lease out as lodging on a short-term basis, as an alternative to hotel stays. On Sept. 22,...
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 request must be...
Dedicated to preserving the memory of environmentalist Sigurd Olson, an Ely nonprofit group has commissioned a local artist to create a mural of Olson,...
In the summer of 2025, while navigating through the City of Duluth’s Parks & Recreation webpage, I encountered the administration’s startling claim that Duluth...