07/24/2008 12:00 AM It’s more than a church-sponsored dinner special, it is a commitment that has provided assistance and support since 1986 to thousands of family members who have been visiting this area for a specific reason.
07/24/2008 12:00 AM
When the mayor and other leaders from Duluth’s Sister City of Växjö, Sweden, visit Duluth next week, they’ll be here as representatives of what BBC London calls “the greenest city in Europe.”
07/24/2008 12:00 AM Few, if any, in the architectural world would be apt to refer to the variable Frank Lloyd Wright as “sweet” — but that’s how Cloquet’s Joyce McKinney saw him.
07/22/2008 12:00 AM Mentor Duluth's annual summer barbecue at Leif Erikson Park on Thursday, July 24 from 5 to 7:00 p.m. promises to be a fun event, filled with great food, games and friendship.
07/22/2008 12:00 AM The "water contact not recommended" advisory placed at Park Point
Franklin Park/13th Street South Beach on July 18 has been removed.
07/21/2008 12:00 AM The Duluth Transportation Authority (DTA) will provide free trolley service to all FinnFest2008 attendees for all five days of the festival, July 23 to 27.
07/20/2008 12:00 AM The Duluth Police Department and the Department of Public Works and Utilities are asking citizens to be vigilant after an individual recently tried to gain access to a private home claiming to be an installer for the City’s Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) project.
07/20/2008 12:00 AM The Duluth-Superior Area Community Foundation is reminding non-profits that it is now accepting grants for the Duluth Legacy Endowment Fund, which are due Aug. 1.
07/18/2008 12:00 AM The elevated walkway leading to Lake Place Park between Lake Avenue and First Avenue East will close on Monday, July 21 to allow for construction work on adjoining property.
07/17/2008 12:00 AM Meg Bye, who ran for Duluth mayor last year, has received the endorsement of Progressive Action in her candidacy for Minnesota's House District 4B legislative race. The 4B District includes the southern half of Cass County, half of Hubbard County, and the northern part of Crow Wing County.
07/17/2008 12:00 AM Duluthians will get a rare chance at 11 a.m. Friday to see three rare U.S. World War II fighter planes fly together over the Duluth International Airport.
07/17/2008 12:00 AM The 37th annual Park Point 5 Miler & 2 Mile Walk will begin with youth races at 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 18. The two-mile walk will begin at 6:15 p.m. at the five-mile run begins at 6:30 p.m.
07/17/2008 12:00 AM It is no accident that FinnFest will have been held in Duluth twice now, nor is it insignificant that the president of Finland, Tarja Halonen, will be making her appearance on Friday and Saturday of the event.
07/16/2008 12:00 AM Many file for Senate race, but not the former governor. Also notable is the fact that both major parties have filled the 134 state House slots, a first for the state.
07/16/2008 12:00 AM On Friday, July 18, the Movies in the Park series will feature “Babe, the Gallant Pig" starring James Cromwell beginning at approximately 9:10 PM in Leif Erikson Park.
07/16/2008 12:00 AM City of Duluth staff will attend a series of public meetings designed to educate the public regarding the Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) remediation planned through passage of a recent ordinance by the Duluth City Council:
07/16/2008 12:00 AM The McQuade Harbor, a safe harbor for boats caught in stormy weather on the North Shore, has been completed with help from Minnesota Conservation Corps crews and will be dedicated on July 18. The ceremony begins at 2 p. m. at the harbor site
07/15/2008 12:00 AM Following the structure fire at 1923 W. Superior St. on Monday morning, fire investigators spent about seven hours examining the scene.
07/15/2008 12:00 AM The city of Duluth invites all those interested in participating in designing the new skate park to a design charrette from from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday, July 17 at the Wheeler Fieldhouse.
07/15/2008 12:00 AM Jesse Ventura said Monday night he will stay out of the U.S. Senate race in Minnesota against expected major-party standard-bearers incumbent Norm Coleman and challenger Al Franken, ... unless God calls before 5 p.m. today.
07/14/2008 12:00 AM "Healthy Lifestyles" is a special supplement to the Duluth Budgeteer News, the Cloquet Pine Journal, the Superior Daily Telegram and the Lake County News-Chronicle out of Two Harbors.
07/14/2008 12:00 AM Lt. Andrew Baldwin, M.D., known to millions of reality TV fans as The Bachelor, will be at Grandma’s Sports Garden at 6 p.m. today, Monday, July 14.
07/14/2008 12:00 AM Several Iron Range state legislators sent a letter to Twin Cities news outlet KSTP-TV today regarding a July 7 story about Ironworld that they found to be “inaccurate and misleading.”
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