Study leads to longer life for patients with prostate cancer
When 65-year-old Dale Pagenkopf heard the three words no one wants to hear — You’ve got cancer — he thought his life would soon be over. “I thought, I’m not going to be around for very long, so I need to get some things taken care of,” Pagenkopf said. Diagnosed with prostate cancer, the disease very quickly spread to lymph nodes in his groin ...
Grandma’s Minnesota Mile registration opens
Registration is now available for the 8th annual Grandma’s Minnesota Mile road race in downtown Duluth. The one-mile event on Sunday, Sept. 7 is open to everyone of all skill levels. The Minnesota Mile offers runners a unique opportunity to secure a spot in next year’s Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon, as 250 finishers will be randomly selected to receive guaranteed ...
Howling Moon Festival to feature The Guess Who, Brandi Carlile
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 Friday-Saturday, August 1-2 during the Howling Moon Festival at Bayfront Festival Park. Headlining the event ...
Pier B waterfront resort to break ground this fall
An old cement plant complete with giant storage silos and mooring slips for Lake Superior freighters is poised to become one of the most sought-after resort destinations in the Upper Midwest. And DSGW Architects is at the center of the project. Developers have worked for five years to make a go of the $29 million Pier B waterfront complex, with a 140-room hotel ...
Bent Paddle captures two firsts at All Pints North contest
Bent Paddle Brewing Co. won Best Brewery + Best Beer (Vanilla Cold Press Nitro) at the All Pints North competition Saturday in Duluth. Bent Paddle had 13 beers on tap today at the Bayfront Festival Park event. Bent Paddle is a 30-barrel production craft brewery and taproom located in Duluth’s beautiful Lincoln Park business district. The brewers of Bent ...
The Miller-Dwan Foundation unveils new logo
The Miller-Dwan Foundation’s new logo features warm, inviting colors that reflect the Foundation’s focus on health, healing and compassion. The three prominent flames ascending from the Foundation’s name represent Foundation supporters, patients and community members, and the Foundation itself. Collaboration between the Foundation staff and the creative ...
City of Duluth News
East Superior Street, between 12th and 13th Avenues, will temporarily close starting Monday, July 28. Utility connections are being extended to the new CVS pharmacy and the closure is expected to last until late Friday, August 1. Access to local businesses will be maintained from 13th Ave East and Superior Street. . . . An informational meeting about plans for ...
Denfeld Hall of Fame to induct 12 new members
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 ...
Wade Stadium to get AstroTurf GameDay Grass
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 ...
LSC to launch men’s and women’s intercollegiate soccer programs
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 ...
Hospitalist joins Essentia Health-St. Mary’s Medical Center
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 ...
Lincoln Park Today: Duluth’s new Multimodal Transportation Center
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 ...
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Study leads to longer life for patients with prostate cancer
Grandma’s Minnesota Mile registration opens
Howling Moon Festival to feature The Guess Who, Brandi Carlile
Pier B waterfront resort to break ground this fall
Bent Paddle captures two firsts at All Pints North contest
Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic hires obstetrician and gynecologist
WITC receives $884,362 Wisconsin Fast Forward grant
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