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From Thursday night's Mannheim Steamroller Christmas concert at Symphony Hall at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center.
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Northern Lights Foundation plans annual Children’s Charity Gala at DECC
The Northern Lights Foundation will hold its annual Children’s Charity Gala on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center. The foundation’s largest fundraiser of the year will support area children and families dealing with life-threatening illnesses. The event will be held in the DECC’s
Zeitgeist to hold annual Spirit of the Times fundraiser Oct. 10
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Howie: The music they refused to silence
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Opinion: Duluth schools are writing fewer tickets. Don’t confuse that with safer schools.
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Duluth chamber backs Google’s Hermantown data center, citing jobs, investment and regional growth
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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
Arnston scores twice as Hermantown rolls past Duluth Marshall 4-1
Trevor Arnston scored twice, including a goal in the opening minute, and Hermantown continued its impressive start to the boys soccer season Tuesday night with a 4-1 Lake Superior Conference victory over Duluth Marshall. For a Hermantown team carrying some unfinished business from last fall, this one carried considerably