Lincoln Park Today: Bill’s Muffler and Brake

Posted by admin on July 22, 2014 | Comments Off

Lincoln Park has a professional and quality automotive repair shop in its neighborhood — Bill’s Muffler and Brake, located at 2228 West Michigan Street. For over ten years, owner Bill Bohmert has built a solid reputation as one of Duluth’s most trusted businesses. Bill is committed to providing quality service to the community. His philosophy is that ... Read more »

Howling Moon Festival to feature The Guess Who, Brandi Carlile

Posted by admin on July 18, 2014 | Comments Off

What goes better together than Duluth, summer, Bayfront Festival Park, craft beer and music? A two-day music festival on the Big Lake that features national acts that will draw a broad audience from far and wide. That is what we have to look forward to on August 1 and 2, 2014 during the Howling Moon Festival at Bayfront Festival Park. Headlining the event will ... Read more »

Denfeld Hall of Fame to induct 12 new members

Posted by admin on July 16, 2014 | Comments Off

The Denfeld Hall of Fame will induct the following new members in a ceremony on August 2: 1938, Bob Lund — Capt. All-City lineman on undefeated team. Class President and Little All-American at St. Thomas. Super salesman for Chevrolet as General Sales manager in Detroit. Set sales records of 3,000,000 then 4,000,000 Chevrolets in late 1960′s-early ... Read more »

AstroTurf is used at Bill Davis Stadium at Ohio State. Ohio State Athletics.

Wade Stadium to get AstroTurf GameDay Grass

Posted by admin on July 16, 2014 | Comments Off

The Duluth City Council recently approved a $554,98 contract to AstroTurf, LLC for the purchase and installation of AstroTurf GameDay Grass at Wade Stadium in West Duluth. The entire field will be turf, including the outfield and infield, infield basepaths and sliding areas, batter’s boxes and warning tracks. It’s the same turf currently being used ... Read more »

LSC to launch men’s and women’s intercollegiate soccer programs

Posted by admin on July 14, 2014 | Comments Off

Lake Superior College will debut men’s and women’s intercollegiate soccer programs beginning Fall 2015. They’ll be the first official intercollegiate sports programs ever at LSC. “It’s exciting to be starting collegiate sports at Lake Superior College,” said Dr. Mark Magnuson, LSC’s vice president of Academic and Student Affairs. “Everything is ... Read more »

Hospitalist joins Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center

Posted by admin on July 14, 2014 | Comments Off

Dr. Ahmad Hazem has joined the Hospitalist Department at Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center. “I enjoy the diversity that practicing as a hospitalist brings,” said Dr. Hazem. “I look forward to being able to take care of my patients in the hospital setting and I consider it a privilege to touch people’s lives in this way.” Dr. Hazem earned a ... Read more »

Lincoln Park Today: Duluth’s new Multimodal Transportation Center

Posted by admin on July 14, 2014 | Comments Off

The Duluth Transit Authority (DTA) recently held the official groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the new Multimodal Transportation Center in Duluth. The site of the new Center is on Michigan Street, between 2nd and 3rd Avenue West. The Center will support the DTA, Jefferson Lines, and Arrowhead Transit. “This new Center has been in the planning ... Read more »

TRiO Award winners, from left to right, Aaron Anders, William Lightbody, Kristen Johnson, Debbie Cheslock and Erin Montgomery. Submitted

UW-Superior TRiO programs honor top students and tutors

Posted by admin on July 12, 2014 | Comments Off

Outstanding students and tutors in the University of Wisconsin-Superior student support programs were honored at the university’s annual TRiO Award Day in the Jim Dan Hill Library. Wisconsin State Representative Nick Milroy, a UW-Superior alumnus, was the guest speaker for the program. TRiO programs at UW-Superior provide qualified students with the necessary ... Read more »

Celebration planned for zoo’s newly-renovated historic pavilion

Posted by admin on July 12, 2014 | Comments Off

The Lake Superior Zoo’s pavilion renovation is complete and the community is invited to join the board of directors, members and staff of the Lake Superior Zoological Society, the City of Duluth and the Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce for a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at 1:00 pm. The pavilion is now a three-season special ... Read more »

Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Cath Lab adds impressive accreditation

Posted by admin on July 9, 2014 | Comments Off

During a heart attack, you’re rushed to the hospital’s emergency department. But what television dramas such as Grey’s Anatomy and Chicago Fire don’t show is that from the ER, you’re rushed to the Cath Lab. And it’s in the Cath Lab where your life is saved. A Cath Lab, also known as a cardiac catheterization laboratory, should ... Read more »

A for-profit casino, world-class entertainment at the DECC?

Posted by admin on July 9, 2014 | Comments Off

The Duluth City Council on Monday night will consider a resolution requesting that the Minnesota State Legislature amend state gambling laws to provide for the operation of a for-profit casino in Duluth, possibly at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. The city and the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa have been engaged in a protracted dispute ... Read more »

MCCU celebrates groundbreaking of new Miller Hill branch

Posted by admin on July 7, 2014 | Comments Off

Members Cooperative Credit Union broke ground Tuesday, July 1, on its new Miller Hill location, at the site of the former Midas Building at 609 West Central Entrance. The long-anticipated branch will replace the credit union’s existing location in the Firestone building in the parking lot of the Miller Hill Mall. The new, larger branch will feature easy access ... Read more »