Tim Meyer: 'Why don’t you write about golf?'
Last October, I experienced something new: my first round of golf with my son.
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Tim Meyer: Botched QB decision cost the Vikings 2025. Will it cost them two seasons?
The Vikings could add another veteran quarterback, draft another young passer and force McCarthy to earn his way back into the starting job. Competition is the reality of the NFL, where roster spots — and careers — are constantly on the line.
Tim Meyer: What Duluth needs is 'old-school' housing development
Meeting Duluth’s housing needs will require focus, coordination and a willingness to try new approaches grounded in proven ideas.
Tim Meyer: Community ownership of the Twins?
If the current ownership group can deliver sustained contention, it will be welcomed. If not, it may be time to ask whether a broader form of ownership — one rooted in the community — could provide the stability and commitment required to build a true, lasting winner.
Tim Meyer: Is there hope for the redevelopment of West Duluth?
Tim Meyer is a Duluth architect and community builder writing about Downtown Duluth, politics, business, sports and economic development. Reach him at tim.meyer@meyergroupduluth.com West Duluth doesn't need another glossy plan. It needs a pulse. If we’re going to talk about downtown redevelopment — and we
Tim Meyer: Are We Alone? Absolutely Not.
Former President Barack Obama said on a podcast that there are things in the sky we cannot explain — comments widely interpreted as acknowledgment that unidentified phenomena are real. He later walked parts of it back.
Tim Meyer: Love for the place we live
Matt, Helen and Eddie have all passed. Helen’s funeral at St. Michael’s Church was the largest ever held there — before or since. I still miss Matt’s smile and his wave. Those of us who lived in the neighborhood carry their images with us — and the feeling of community they created.
Tim Meyer: Use the 'Fargo Formula' for downtown redevelopment
It is time to bring major community stakeholders and economic drivers — such as UMD and the College of St. Scholastica — downtown. With them would come students, faculty and staff, along with parents, friends and visitors, fueling a historic rebirth of downtown Duluth.
Howie: Tim Meyer begins column on Duluth’s future
Tim’s column will dive into the issues that shape this city in real time: housing, community development, downtown reinvestment, sports, politics, business decisions that ripple through neighborhoods, and the constant tug-of-war between nostalgia and progress.
City of Duluth provides update on Lester Park Recreation Working Group
Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert has announced a relaunch of the effort to identify a future for the now-dormant Lester Park Golf Course. In 2023, the Duluth City Council voted to close the course indefinitely. This effort was launched last spring, and over 100 individuals attended a public open house in
Local View: On President Joe Biden's decision not to seek reelection
Local reaction to President Joe Biden choosing not to seek reelection and his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris as his successor: Fred Friedman – "Much of America displayed a lack of enthusiasm for both the President and the former President. Additionally, many voters are displeased at the move to
Reinert appoints community members to lead Lester Park Recreation working group
By Kelli Latuska Duluth Mayor Roger Reinert announced today the formation of a new Lester Park Recreation working group. This will be a group of community members charged with the evaluation of year-round recreation opportunities in Lester Park including, but not exclusive to, public golf. Convened by Tim Meyer and