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Tim Meyer: Return to the moon? I have a lot of questions.

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Howie: In St. Louis County, project labor agreements are the practical choice

St. Louis County has deep roots in organized labor, from mining to construction. PLAs reinforce a system that prioritizes training, safety and accountability — ensuring that public investments support a workforce prepared to deliver complex projects under challenging conditions.

Huskies add to 2026 roster

Howie: New PAL boxing club builds discipline, trust in Duluth

“I was raised in Duluth. This community made me who I am. Now I get to give back — not just as a police officer, but here with these kids.” -- St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office Police Athletic League (PAL) Boxing Club Coach Amy Lemenager, a Duluth police officer and professional boxer.

Gustafson hired as Economic and Community Development Director

"Brad has tremendous enthusiasm and passion for economic and community development, and I am excited to see all that he will accomplish in this new role." -- St. Louis County Administrator Kevin Gray

Howie: Duluth future runs through healthcare

How do you replace lost industrial base? How do you stabilize tax revenue? How do you bring consistent, year-round activity back into a hollowing downtown? Rochester, Cleveland and Pittsburgh leaned into medicine and were successful.

Tim Meyer: Duluth’s housing problem isn’t a mystery — it’s a choice

The lesson is not that every project will succeed. It is that progress requires participation — from developers, from institutions and from city leadership willing to remove obstacles rather than manage decline.

50 Yard Football Arena/Indoor Weekly Power Rankings

As of Sunday, March 29

Howie: Indoor Football League Notebook

Howie is editor & publisher of 50-Yard Football The Indoor Football League, founded in 2009, enters its 18th consecutive season in 2026 as

Howie: Davis an ultra-elite Minnesota Monsters player to watch

“I want to be the greatest D lineman to play arena football. So that's why I'm still out here crafting and getting better every day because that's my goal, to be the best ever.” -- AF1 veteran defensive end Claude Davis

Howie: IFL Notebook

Arizona makes its season debut behind quarterback Max Meylor, the league’s reigning MVP. The offense includes receivers Arland Bruce, Isaiah Huston and Corey Reed Jr., with Ron Brown Jr. at running back.

Howie: The 10 most important people in arena football right now

If arena football stabilizes, history will trace it back to whether Jerry Kurz succeeds. Kurz understands the league’s past because he lived it. His challenge is preventing nostalgia from becoming policy. Expansion discipline, ownership vetting and media credibility all run through his office.

Howie: 95 years later, maurices proves staying power still matters in American retail

“Very few companies are fortunate enough to reach this moment. That we are approaching our 100th year is not an accident — it’s the result of talented people, shared values, and a commitment to building something that lasts.” -- George Goldfarb, CEO and Chairman of maurices

AF1 renews with broadcast partner

“We’re proud to continue building on our relationship with VICE TV, which is rooted in strong collaboration and a shared vision for delivering high-quality arena football to fans nationwide.” -- Jerry Kurz, AF1 Chief Executive Officer

St. Scholastica picks new president

Duluth honors Erjavec, Kennedy, Winklesky with top 2026 civic awards

Howie: Reinert lays out the cost of Duluth's future

“Downtown Duluth has needed attention for a long time. It’s become worse every year and I really don’t think it’s going to get any better.” -- Longtime Downtown Duluth businessman Nick Patronas, who pointed to regulatory and financial barriers that, in his view, continue to limit redevelopment.

Tim Meyer: Sandstone remains a blueprint for community worth remembering

The lesson of Sandstone is not nostalgia for a past that cannot fully return. It is a reminder of what is possible when people choose to engage with one another — when they know their neighbors, watch out for each other’s children and build something larger than themselves.

Howie: Davis brings veteran production, stability to Monsters camp

“I want to be the greatest D lineman to ever play arena football. So that's why I'm still out here crafting and getting better every day because that's my goal, to be the best ever.” -- Claude Davis, former New York Jets practice squad player

Howie: Monsters open training camp

“The guys are expected to play fast, know what they're doing, communicate, make sure they stay in the weight room, eat well, and take care of their bodies because you can't make the club in the tub.” -- Minnesota Monsters head coach Daron Clark Jr.

Howie: It's Amy Klobuchar's Minnesota governor's race to win

The only real question is whether Minnesota still wants what Klobuchar's been selling all these years: steady, competent, familiar leadership that doesn’t make a mess of things.

Howie: Arena Football One teams begin training camps

“As a league, we’re proud of where we stand entering our second year and even more excited about where we’re headed. We’re committed to growing the game and taking Arena Football to the next level." -- AF1's Gary Compton

Tim Meyer: A recommendation for Lester Park Golf Course redevelopment

The Lester Park site represents a rare opportunity to align housing, recreation and economic development in a single, coordinated plan.

Howie: Monsters QB Johnson our 2026 AF1 Preseason Player of the Year

“We’re not coming into a new league to blend in. We’re coming to compete, and compete at the highest level.” -- Minnesota Monsters' Ja’Vonte Johnson

Howie: When downtown’s believers start dreaming of leaving

Whether every fear about downtown is fully borne out by hard crime numbers is, in one sense, beside the point. Perception drives behavior. Customers act on what they feel. Employees act on what they experience walking to a car. Owners act on what they hear from both.

Howie: After Allina, the next question lands closer to home

Health care has become too expensive, too complex and too dependent on workforce pipelines and advanced technology to operate as a collection of isolated regional systems.

St. Louis County highlights property tax refund programs available to residents

Nearly 37% of residents in the Arrowhead region, which includes St. Louis County, qualified for a property tax refund in 2023, the most recent year for which information is available.

Howie: The day Minnesota health care went national — and what Duluth should be watching next

Essentia Health has spent the last few years exploring its own version of the future — conversations with Marshfield Clinic that fell apart and a proposed alignment with the University of Minnesota that never found its footing.

Tim Meyer: What does the most famous man in the world want? Peace of mind.

Meyer is a Duluth architect and community builder writing about Downtown Duluth, politics, business, sports and economic development. Reach him at tim.meyer@meyergroupduluth.

Howie: Duluth isn’t a used car sales lot — and it doesn’t need a pitchman

What was intended as connection begins to blur into something else — something that, in its saturation, can feel closer to a pitch than a public service. An overextended one. Almost like a showroom floor that never quite closes.

Bulldogs advance to NCAA Central Region championship game

The University of Minnesota Duluth men’s basketball team has pushed its way to the brink of the NCAA Division II Elite Eight. The

Broadway show postponed until Oct. 19

The touring production of “Hadestown,” originally scheduled for tonight at DECC Symphony Hall, has been postponed because of travel conditions and restrictions tied to