Quote Me: Roger Reinert on his 2026 budget proposal
"After reviewing the City’s finances, community needs, and individual economic realities, I have proposed a 2.7% inflation-only maximum levy for 2026." -- Reinert
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Howie's Legend Club: Legendary Scott Sandelin
Scott Sandelin is the founding member, the inaugural giant, the first name etched into the roll call of the Howie's Legend Club. From now on, when he walks into Amsoil or down Superior Street, the whispers will follow: “There goes Legendary Scott Sandelin.”
Driver injured in single-vehicle crash on Rice Lake Road
Witnesses told investigators the vehicle had been heading north when it crossed the centerline, veered off the roadway and came to rest in the west ditch.
Minnesota Mile returns Friday
The HowieHanson.com is powered by Lyric Kitchen · Bar The Minnesota Mile will bring runners back to Enger Park on Friday evening, offering a one-mile showcase on Skyline Parkway with some of the best views in the city and the chance to support youth athletics. The event, capped at 600
Howie: Readers don’t want content. They want columnists.
Minnesota publishers aren't listening to readers when they cut print or redesign their websites for the hundredth time. The future isn’t in the layout. It’s in the personality. It’s in having columnists embedded in every neighborhood, every small town, every city council chamber, every rink and gym.
Chlorine leak prompts evacuation at Canal Park apartment building
The HowieHanson.com is powered by Lyric Kitchen · Bar A suspected chlorine gas leak prompted an evacuation at a Canal Park apartment building late Tuesday morning, closing a stretch of South Lake Avenue for several hours. The Duluth Fire Department was called about 9:30 a.m. to The Suites
Howie: Neal Pionk and the Olympic dream
So here’s Neal Pionk, sitting in the back row of orientation camp, probably wondering if anyone will remember that winning hockey games requires more than highlight-reel goals and “branding initiatives.” If history holds, they won’t.
Duluth East tops Hermantown in four sets behind Hartwick’s big night
Despite Hermantown’s defensive grit and Lilah Conley’s all-around effort, the Greyhounds' consistency down the stretch proved too much.
Howie: ‘Imagine Downtown’ looks to reshape Duluth’s core
The outcome will depend on whether Duluth can move from vision to action. “Only in working together will we make this happen. No one is going to do it for us,” said Shaun Floerke, president and CEO of Boreal Waters Community Foundation.
St. Louis County Board backs higher levy for 2026 amid rising costs
By state law, counties must set their maximum levy by the end of September. The board can lower the figure before adopting a final budget in December but cannot increase it.
UMD students displaced after Woodland Avenue house fire
The HowieHanson.com is powered by Lyric Kitchen · Bar The Duluth Fire Department responded to a blaze early Tuesday morning on the 600 block of Woodland Avenue that forced six Minnesota Duluth students from their home. Crews were called to the two-story residence at 3:47 a.m., where heavy
Weaving ancestry through sculptural basketry at the Nordic Center
Bird, a Twin Cities–based studio artist, uses basketry techniques as the foundation for contemporary sculptural forms that push past utilitarian design. Her work is in the Minnesota Historical Society collection and private collections in New York, Michigan, Indiana and Pennsylvania.
Duluth Playhouse opens season with rock ‘n’ roll smash ‘Million Dollar Quartet’
The cast features Trevor Lindley Craft as Elvis Presley, Wyatt Andrew Brownell as Jerry Lee Lewis, Davis Wood as Johnny Cash and Drew Black as Carl Perkins. Tyler Railey plays Dyanne, the sharp-witted singer, while Dan Prevette takes on Sun Records founder Sam Phillips.
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Duluth will spotlight jobs and training this week as Mayor Roger Reinert proclaims Wednesday Workforce Development Day in the city. The declaration comes during Workforce Development Month, a statewide effort to highlight the programs and partnerships that connect Minnesotans to careers. Reinert will read the proclamation at a 1 p.
Steve Grove to discuss new memoir in Duluth with former Duluth mayor Emily Larson
Grove writes about his work in Gov. Tim Walz’s administration during the pandemic and the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder, while reflecting on how the Midwest shaped his views of community and the country’s future.