Planning for an extension of Waseca Industrial Road in
West Duluth, which has been ongoing since 2017, halted in June of 2019 due to a
“funding gap” in the project. As...
Over the last few months, readers of the Minneapolis
Star Tribune may have noticed more stories about Duluth within its pages. The Star
Tribune opened a satellite office in Duluth this...
At the St. Louis County Board meeting on Oct. 22, 2019, held
in McDavitt Town Hall in rural McDavitt Township (population 459), the biggest
issue to arise was not on the...
On Oct. 16, 2019, board members of the Duluth-Superior Metropolitan
Interstate Council (MIC) gathered in the Douglas County Government Center for
their monthly meeting. Among the items on the agenda was...
On Oct. 14, 2019, without discussion, the Duluth City
Council unanimously approved Resolution 681, granting Spirit Mountain $100,000
in tourism tax proceeds to make a final lease payment on the ski...
It’s been a while since we’ve had a NIMBY issue in Duluth.
NIMBY, as readers may know, stands for Not In My Backyard, and NIMBY issues arise
when government entities propose...
Recently, Lakewood Township has been discussing the possibility of eliminating their Planning Department and moving the management of the township’s zoning to St. Louis...
The Monitor was recently contacted by an individual named Sarah, who claimed Shiprock Management had overcharged her for her garbage and recycling service when...
The development of the Incline Village project ceased almost as soon as construction began, in June of 2025. Blinded by promises of a “transformational”...
With reporting by Amorin Mello
Since 2022, Swim Creative, a Duluth marketing firm, has been contracted to promote tourism in the City of Superior. From...