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Thursday’s update revealed a broad community vision and made clear that its success will now depend on whether the participating organizations can establish the development corporation, finance housing and service expansions and turn conceptual public improvements into completed projects.
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Duluth does not have one governmentwide financial crisis. It has a school district in a precarious position and a city government that is beginning to encounter some of the same cost-versus-revenue pressures.
Howie: Reinert must answer Duluth’s $4.5 million budget question
The City of Duluth administration cannot warn taxpayers about a projected $5.5 million deficit while refusing to explain a recurring $4.5 million funding stream redirected from general operations. The account now has nearly $9 million.
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Hermantown blanks Proctor in girls soccer
Hermantown scored twice in the second half and shut out Proctor 2-0 in a Lake Superior Conference girls soccer match Thursday. Kaija Markovich scored the game’s first goal in the 62nd minute off an assist from Harper Nelson, giving the Hawks a 1-0 lead after the teams
Opinion: Duluth schools are writing fewer tickets. Don’t confuse that with safer schools.
Last school year, Duluth schools recorded more than 1,000 incidents resulting in in-school or out-of-school suspension. They included 156 fighting incidents, 63 major assaults, 99 physical-contact incidents, 52 threat or intimidation cases, seven terroristic threats and nine weapons incidents.
Duluth chamber backs Google’s Hermantown data center, citing jobs, investment and regional growth
The Chamber’s resolution encourages continued collaboration among Google, Minnesota Power, the City of Hermantown, and regional stakeholders to ensure transparent communication, responsible development, and shared long-term benefits for residents and businesses.
DSSO to open Masterworks season with Gershwin, Ellington and American jazz rhythms
The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra will open its 2026-27 Masterworks season Sept. 19 with a distinctly American program featuring the music of George Gershwin, Duke Ellington and John Mackey — and a familiar Twin Ports musician in the spotlight. Alexander Sandor, the DSSO’s principal pianist and a longtime member