This weekend at an in-person Duluth DFL Convention with 142 delegates in attendance, Duluth Mayor Emily Larson secured a resounding endorsement in her race for re-election as mayor of Duluth. Mayor Larson’s remarks to the delegates: “We are here today, united, because of our shared values. I believe there
The 2023 Leadership Duluth Class has launched an area-wide campaign called “Just Breathe 988” to bring awareness to the new nation-wide 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. The goal is for everyone to be aware that, like 911, anyone in the nation can call or text 988 when they or someone
Duluth Playhouse today announced its 2023-2024 Youth Theatre season, an extraordinary collection of iconic musicals which celebrate individual expression and the power of imagination. Bring the entire family along to laugh and connect with one another while experiencing the magic of live theater and creating memories that will last a
By Kelli Lutuska The City of Duluth has again placed road sand collection sites in various locations. As residents begin their spring clean-up, the collection sites serve as a place for the disposal of road sand, salt, and other by-products of winter maintenance. Picking up the sand and salt left
The Middle School Choirs (grades 6-8) will host their "Pop Concert" Monday, May 22, at 1:30 p.m. in the High School Auditorium.. The Middle School Bands (grades 6-8) will host a concert Tuesday, May 30, at 5:30 p.m. in the High School Auditorium. . The
My close, personal friend Jerry Borough on a few local hockey topics: On the Bulldogs men, who struggled through their first losing season in the last decade in 2022-23: The Bulldogs had a tough year. They lacked talent on the back end big-time, and they were just too young and
The Vikings have added to their cornerbacks room again. Minnesota on Thursday announced it has claimed former Atlanta Falcons cornerback John Reid via waivers. Reid, 26, is preparing for his fourth NFL season since being drafted in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft by the Houston Texans (141st
St. Luke’s celebrated the start of its Phase II Health Forward Initiative with a groundbreaking ceremony today. The multi-faceted project includes three major components: . A $58-million, 82,000 square-foot vertical expansion of St. Luke’s Building A. It includes adding three stories for nearly 60 new private cardiac and
St. Luke’s will host a groundbreaking ceremony for Phase II of its Health Forward campus expansion initiative at 2 p.m. Thursday in front of St. Luke’s Building A located at 1015 East 1st Street in Duluth. The new phase includes a vertical expansion of Building A and
The Duluth Dylan Fest committee has finalized its schedule for the 2023 Duluth Dylan Fest, the annual celebration honoring Nobel prize winner Bob Dylan in the week surrounding his May 24 birthday. The Fest will feature a range of events May 20-28 both in Hibbing, where he was raised, and
Construction on Morris Thomas Road in Duluth, along with necessary detours, is scheduled to begin Monday. This is a two-year project to reconstruct Morris Thomas Road between Haines Road and Piedmont Avenue. The $8.4 million project will include the complete reconstruction of Morris Thomas Road, replacement of watermains beneath
Lake Superior College students in the art program students are holding a free art show today and Wednesday from 8:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the main campus. This student-organized show is open to the public and includes the mediums of painting and drawing, ceramics, digital
With the May 15 deadline nearing for property owners to pay their property taxes for the first half of the year, the St. Louis County Auditor's Office is reminding people of the variety of ways they can pay, including a no-fee online option. Property owners can pay online
Esko defeated Denfeld 19-7 in a nonconference high school softball game Monday afternoon at Dick Swanson Fields in West Duluth. The Eskomos improved to 5-2 overall, and the Hunters fell to 0-2. Both teams are in action again Tuesday, with Esko hosting Rock Ridge at 1 p.m. and Denfeld
St. Luke’s has promoted Laura DeSanto to Clinical Program Director of St. Luke’s Advanced Wound Care & Hyperbaric Center. DeSanto has been a nurse at St. Luke’s Advanced Wound Care & Hyperbaric Center since 2017, first joining St. Luke’s Cardiac unit as a nurse in 2015.
The Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce and the Duluth Area Chamber Foundation are hosting a free public Forum on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, 9:00 a.m., at the Garden Wedding & Event Center in Canal Park. Stepping Up to Serve: Running for Public Office will be a moderated discussion
