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Electric bus pilot project reveals problems
In 2015, the Duluth Transit Authority (DTA) was awarded a $6.3 million federal grant to buy electric buses for a pilot project intended to determine how well electric buses...
City Council to approve $74,000 consultant for Spirit Mountain
On Sept. 14, 2020, at their regular meeting, the Duluth City Council will pass Resolution 683, approving a $74,000 contract with SE Group to help the Spirit Mountain Task...
A response to Sgt. McShane
On Aug. 27, 2020, a post appeared on the Facebook page of Duluth Police Union Local 807. Written by an anonymous “Duluth police sergeant,” the post began: “Last night...
Benvie goes to jail
From March to June of 2019, a man named Jim Benvie gained a measure of national notoriety when he camped out on the U.S.-Mexico border near El Paso, Texas,...
Park Point beach nourishment begins
About two weeks ago, contractors for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began dredging the Duluth-Superior harbor shipping channels and transporting the sand to the Lake Superior side of...
Reduced forestry staff falls behind on tree planting
At the regular meeting of the Natural Resources Commission on Aug. 5, 2020, City Forester Clark Christenson delivered a report on his activities during the pandemic. Pre-pandemic, Christenson had...
