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Every Hermantown fall sports team has enjoyed a strong start to its 2023 season. The powerful Hawks football team is 3-1 overall and 2-1 in the rugged Northeast Red conference. Hermantown blitzed Grand Rapids 31-14 last Friday night at beautiful Centricity Stadium, as elite junior quarterback Alex

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Community photos of the day
Howie / DuluthTimes.com

Community photos of the day

Holy Family Catholic Church in Duluth's Friendly West End held its Fall Festival fundraiser on Saturday. Hundreds of neighborhood residents attended the annual event. More photos from today's event:

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Hunters toy with Duluth East in the rain and wind, improve to 4-0
Duluth Denfeld Football. Howie / DuluthTimes.com

Hunters toy with Duluth East in the rain and wind, improve to 4-0

Duluth's Team, Class 4A No. 10-ranked Duluth Denfeld, pounded Duluth East 27-14 in a Northeast Red high school football game before a standing-room-only crowd Friday night at Ordean Stadium. The Hunters led 20-0 at the half, thanks in part to an 80-yard

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Prep Football Tonight
Duluth Denfeld junior halfback Taye Manns is a rising star in Minnesota high school football. The No. 10-ranked (Class 4A) Hunters are 3-0 and face their toughest opponent of the season, Duluth East (1-2), tonight at Ordean Stadium. Howie Hanson / DuluthTimes.com

Prep Football Tonight

Duluth Denfeld (3-0) at Duluth East (1-2) Pequot Lakes (3-0) at Esko (3-0) Grand Rapids (2-1) at Hermantown (2-1) Pine City at Hibbing Cook County at Cherry Barnum at Braham Cromwell-Wright at Carlton-Wrenshall Ely at Chisholm Greenway at International Falls Moose Lake-

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Quote Me, Howie: On downtown housing

Ordean Foundation Executive Director Don Ness, among other community leaders, on converting the Ordean Building to workforce housing and retail – "I’m very enthusiastic about the progress being made to convert additional properties from commercial office space into housing. It addresses several concerns – housing shortage, commercial vacancy rates, and

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Telework is here to stay in Minnesota, latest Census data show

Telework is here to stay in Minnesota, latest Census data show

By Christopher Ingraham, Minnesota Reformer The share of Minnesotans working from home during the pandemic skyrocketed, from 6.4% in 2019 to 20.9% by 2021. There was some hope — particularly among CEOs, managerial types and commercial landlords — that this was just a one-time disruption that could be reversed

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Denfeld football, City of Duluth in the news
Kareem Pulliam (far left) and Taye Manns (far right) are DuluthTimes.com 2023 Preseason First Team picks. Howie / DuluthTimes.com

Denfeld football, City of Duluth in the news

Unbeaten Duluth Denfeld will visit traditional rival Duluth East in a Northeast Red high school football matchup Friday night at Ordean Stadium. The Hunters (3-0), ranked No. 10 in Minnesota Class 4A, are heavy favorites against the 1-2 Greyhounds. Denfeld is led by junior halfback Taye Manns, the

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Larson, Titanium Partners announce adaptive reuse housing development
Duluth Mayor Emily Larson at today's press event. Howie / DuluthTimes.com

Larson, Titanium Partners announce adaptive reuse housing development

By Kelli Latuska At a press conference Thursday afternoon, Mayor Emily Larson and Brian Forcier, Principal at Titanium Partners, announced a conversion project at the Ordean Building and the adjacent Ordean Plaza that will adapt the structure into a mixed-use building bringing up to 35 new dwelling units to

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Grandma's Marathon weekend tickets on sale

Grandma's Marathon weekend tickets on sale

After reaching its second-earliest sellout ever a year ago, Grandma’s Marathon will open registration for its 2024 race weekend on Sunday, October 1. With three weekend races – Grandma’s Marathon, Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon, and William A. Irvin 5K – bringing more than 20,000 participants to Duluth and

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Vikings sign former Broncos guard Risner
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Vikings sign former Broncos guard Risner

EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings are bolstering their offensive line by signing veteran offensive lineman Dalton Risner. The former Denver Bronco opened the 2023 season as a free agent despite officially visiting Minnesota on Aug. 1. The Vikings (0-2) have opened the season with an elite passing attack but failing

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I-35 northbound onramp at Lake Avenue closure postponed to Monday

The Minnesota Department of Transportation has postponed the northbound I-35 onramp at Lake Avenue closure to Monday for drainage structure repair work. Traffic will be detoured on Railroad Street to the 5th Avenue West onramp. Work requiring a detour is expected to last one day. Drainage structure repair work

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NorShor Theatre, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northland in the news
George Sherman of Sherman Associates and Christine Gradl Seitz of the Duluth Playhouse. Howie / DuluthTimes.com

NorShor Theatre, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northland in the news

Sherman Associates, Duluth Playhouse, the City of Duluth, development partners and the community celebrated the presentation of the historic NorShor Theatre to Duluth Playhouse from Sherman Associates today, marking the transfer of ownership interest of the theatre. NorShor Theatre is a nearly 60,000 square foot, state-of-the-art,

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Publish It! More Roger Reinert Facebook posts and a campaign video
Duluth mayoral candidate Roger Reinert, who posted a major victory against his opponent in the primary election in September, visited with Duluth fire department personnel last night. Facebook.com

Publish It! More Roger Reinert Facebook posts and a campaign video

Duluth mayoral candidate Roger Reinert's latest Facebook posts: "I spent last night doing a downtown Fire Hall visit, and a Rescue 1 ride-along, with the Duluth Fire Department. The experience underscored the courage, expertise and commitment these women and men have to our community. If you

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