Homegrown Music Festival at the DECC lineup
Tuesday, April 30 7 p.m. – The Brothers Burn Mountain 8 p.m. – Woodblind 9 p.m. – A Band Called Truman 10 p.m. – Big Wave Dave and the Ripples
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City of Duluth Notebook: Duluth Fire Department responds to wildland fire in West Duluth
By Kelli Latuska The Duluth Fire Department was dispatched to a call of a wildland fire located near 215 South 37th Avenue West in Duluth at 9:30 a.m. today. Crews from Headquarters, Lincoln Park and Duluth Heights, along with a crew from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources,
St. Luke's Notebook
Nurse Practitioner Alicia Lagarde, APRN, CNP, has joined the St. Luke’s Community Care Team. Lagarde, who is from Wrenshall, earned her Master of Science Family Nurse Practitioner degree from Simmons University, Boston. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from The College of St. Scholastica. She is
Sports Notebook, Friday
River Freeman threw four scoreless and hitless innings, striking out seven, and belted a massive home run to lead Hermantown past Duluth Denfeld 8-1 in a Lake Superior Conference baseball game Thursday afternoon at Wade Stadium. Ethan McCubbin and Freeman had two hits each for the Hawks (3-0), who blitzed
Prep Sports Notebook, Thursday
TODAY'S EVENTS Prep Baseball Hermantown 8, Duluth Denfeld 1. Hawks improve to 3-0. Prep Softball Cloquet at Hermantown Prep Boys Tennis Cloquet at North Branch Prep Boys Golf Cloquet at Pequot Lakes
Duluth Junk Hunt begins Thursday
What started with a half-dozen antique vendors inside the Encounter building in 2012, the Duluth Junk Hunt has grown to 150-plus booths at Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. “We look forward to this event every spring and fall,” said Emily Broman, founder of the Duluth Junk Hunt. “We love watching shoppers
Duluth Playhouse Underground presents the 2024 What She Said Festival
Duluth Playhouse Underground today announced the playwrights, directors, and performers featured in its annual new play festival. Running May 9-12 at The Lab, the 2024 What She Said Festival promises an incredible evening of collaboration and exploration for theatre enthusiasts, showcasing the diverse perspectives and voices of women in the
West Skyline Parkway bridge to close for replacement beginning Monday
The West Skyline Parkway bridge that serves as a route into Spirit Mountain recreation area will close beginning Monday, April 22. St. Louis County Public Works is replacing the bridge this summer. The project, and resulting closure, is expected to be completed in mid-November. The bridge spans Knowlton Creek and
Quote Me, Howie: How's Mayor Roger Reinert performing early in his first term?
Gary Doty, former Duluth mayor – "It takes about a year for a Mayor to settle in completely and establish the agenda that is discussed during a campaign. The first step is putting his team in place, which he is methodically doing, so it can carry out his priorities on
Duluth State of the City Address April 25
Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert will deliver his first State of the City Address on Thursday, April 25 at 6 p.m. at Denfeld High School Auditorium. Reinert blitzed two-term incumbent mayor Emily Larson, who raised the city's local property tax levy by over 100 percent in her eight
Zeitgeist to host teen acting camp
Zeitgeist Theater today announced its first-ever summer acting camp. A Midsummer Night’s Dream Teen Acting Camp, which will held at Zeitgeist Teatro on August 5-9, will allow participants ages 12-18 to learn about the fundamentals of theater and gain experience with auditioning for and performing in a theater production.
NHL Stanley Cup first round pairings set
EASTERN CONFERENCE Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs New York Rangers vs. Washington Capitals Carolina Hurricanes vs. New York Islanders WESTERN CONFERENCE Dallas Stars vs. Las Vegas Golden Knights Winnipeg Jets vs. Colorado Avalanche Vancouver Canucks vs. Nashville Predators Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles
Prep Sports Notebook, Wednesday
Regularly-scheduled Hermantown baseball and softball games on Tuesday, postponed due to rain, have been rescheduled. The Hawks baseball game at Hibbing will be played on May 10, and Hermantown’s Lake Superior Conference home softball game against Superior at Rose Field will be made up April 29. Meantime, both teams
Print It! Roger Reinert on downtown Duluth housing
A Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert post on Facebook today – "Downtowns were once commercial, and then professional. Their future is residential. My goal is 1,000 people living in Downtown Duluth – an entire new neighborhood. Residents bring energy, investment, retail, and more eyes on things. Housing downtown isn't
US Olympian, 2x Grandma's Marathon champion returning in 2024
By Zach Schneider By Dakotah Lindwurm will be at the starting line during this year’s Grandma’s Marathon weekend in June, just not as part of the race that’s helped make her a fan favorite in Duluth and one of the best female distance runners in America. Instead
Williams-Gillard sentenced for role in Duluth homicide
The Hon. Eric L. Hylden today sentenced Brandon Capone Williams-Gillard, 25, to 480 months for his conviction of Aiding and Abetting Intentional Second-Degree Murder. Williams-Gillard received additional concurrent sentences of 71 months for his conviction of Aiding and Abetting Second Degree Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, and 132 months for