Howie: Downtown Duluth plan isn’t the problem, the roadblocks are
Duluth has a plan. The question now is whether it has the guts — and the will — to knock down the roadblocks standing in the way.
Howie: Downtown Duluth won’t revive until it faces its hardest truth
Downtown won’t be saved by consultants, binders or cheerleaders. It will be saved when Duluth faces its most challenging problem — the needles, the psychotic breaks, the encampments in doorways — and chooses to act rather than avert its eyes.
Howie: Can Duluth finally execute?
The Imagine Downtown Duluth plan admits that downtowns are not guaranteed. Across the Midwest, cities are racing to reinvent themselves, and Duluth risks falling behind.
Howie: Duluth’s airport is flunking its own report card
Airports are economic mirrors. Strong, growing cities attract more flights, more routes, more airlines willing to gamble. Weak, stagnant economies don’t. Carriers aren’t sentimental; they’re accountants with wings. If you can’t fill the seats, they won’t stick around.
Hermantown shines in Lake Superior Conference all-conference soccer honors
No other program matched Hermantown’s total across both boys’ and girls’ squads, a reflection of the Hawks’ sustained strength in the sport and their ability to develop talent year after year.
Prep Sports Notebook
Hermantown’s cross country program made the most of its chance to serve as host at one of Minnesota’s premier meets, turning in standout performances at the Swain Invitational on Saturday at Enger Park Golf Course in Duluth. The Hawks girls finished second in the team standings, just seven
Essentia Health to offer walk-in flu shot clinics across Duluth area
Health officials recommend flu vaccination for everyone 6 months and older. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics both stress that the vaccine is one of the safest and most effective ways to protect against seasonal influenza.
Howie: If Hubert Humphrey were Minnesota’s governor today
At the 1948 Democratic National Convention, when many in his party wanted to avoid alienating Southern segregationists, Humphrey, 37, strode to the podium and declared it was time to get out of the shadow of states’ rights and walk forthrightly into the bright sunshine of human rights.
Howie: Don Ness set the bar for Duluth leadership
Plenty of mayors cut ribbons. Ness cut liabilities. He took on the most challenging problems and proved that authentic leadership isn’t about comfort but courage.
Howie: Three wins, two QBs, one big mess
That’s Vikings football. Never boring, rarely logical, always exhausting. The highs, the lows, the quarterback merry-go-round, the running game that doesn’t exist, the offensive line held together with medical tape — it’s the same play, different actors.
Vikings rally late to beat Browns in London
LONDON (HH) — Carson Wentz threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Addison with 25 seconds left, lifting the Minnesota Vikings over the Cleveland Browns 21-17 on Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Vikings drove 80 yards on the winning possession after a game marked by turnovers and missed
Howie: Hermantown finally rolls up its sleeves and plays Hawks football again
Howie's column is powered by Lyric Kitchen · Bar Hermantown spent the first month of the season feeling a little out of sorts, like a team searching for itself. Flash one week, finesse the next, but not that old Hermantown brand that used to make opponents wince. On Friday
UMD finishes opening-weekend sweep with 4-1 win at Alaska
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (HH) — Minnesota Duluth rode a strong start and a late insurance goal to secure a 4-1 nonconference college men's hockey victory over Alaska on Saturday, completing a two-game road sweep to open the season. The Bulldogs (2-0) struck 18 seconds into the first
Howie: Perich and the Gophers brace for Buckeye beatdown
Either way, this is the game that sticks. Years from now, when Koi Perich plays on Sundays or is just another cautionary tale of “what could have been,” folks will point back to the Horseshoe and say that was the night we first knew.
Gophers rally to clip Michigan Tech in men's hockey home opener
Minnesota opened its men’s hockey season with a 6-3 win over Michigan Tech on Friday night at 3M Arena at Mariucci. The Gophers trailed 3-2 after two periods before erupting for four unanswered goals in the third. Sophomore forward Brodie Ziemer led the way with two goals.