-
Winter and other seasons
Sometime it’s informative to see how others see the places and institutions you live every day. To that end, the Duluth News Tribune recently ran a story from the Times of Northwest Indiana (covering Hammond, Gary and surrounding areas). The story runs over some familiar territory, showing how Duluth faces many of the same struggles…
-
Company may move to Duluth if job fair goes well
This is a curious press release. A company is considering relocating to Duluth in the old Northwest Airlines maintenance facility by the airport. One factor in their decision will be the outcome of a job fair this upcoming Monday and Tuesday at the DECC. Don’t screw this up, unemployed people. If Job Fair Takes Off,…
-
Cravaack to hold town hall meeting today in Duluth
According to reports, Rep. Chip Cravaack (R-MN8) has scheduled a last minute, long-anticipated town hall meeting in Duluth, the district’s biggest city and historic center. The town hall will be held at 4 p.m. today, Wednesday, Aug. 24, at the Duluth International Airport. This came together quickly and there was some confusion about whether it…
-
Thomas the Tank Engine arrives in Duluth
If you have preschool boys in America you know all about Thomas the Tank Engine. I have three boys who’ve grown up with this talking train, his friends and the odd human controllers who interact with them on the vaguely British Island of Sodor. Have I written about this before? Yes, I have. A time…
-
Successful first term, future cuts leave Duluth’s Ness unopposed
And in regional political news, Don Ness will be unopposed this fall in his bid for a second term as mayor of Duluth. That’s right, the town that usually celebrates every fourth year with a bellowing kerfuffle on the city ballot will instead crown the youngish, internetty Ness the Hipster King of the Zenith City.…
-
Range 911 calls now headed for Duluth
The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Department has announced that emergency calls from the northern half of the massive northern Minnesota county will now be handled in Duluth. The “Midway” call center, as it is known, will be closed. One dispatcher I’ve talked to, understandably upset about an additional 2-3 hours of drive time, also fears…
-
Excitement over Dylan week builds in northern Minnesota
Dylan Days opens tonight in Dylan’s hometown of Hibbing and Dylan Fest is ongoing in his birthplace of Duluth. A host of music, arts and literature events are on tap for a celebration of the folk rock icon’s 70th birthday. Media coverage is starting to pick up with a fascinating collection of reflections and musings…
-
Happy 70th Birthday, Bob Dylan!
Happy Birthday, Bob Dylan! Dylan turns 70 today. Born Robert Zimmerman in Duluth Minnesota, May 24, 1941, he was raised up the road in Hibbing on Minnesota’s Iron Range. This week Hibbing and Duluth celebrate Bob’s 70th with Dylan Days May 26-29 in Hibbing (I’m one of the organizers there) and Dylan Fest in Duluth…
-
Denny Anderson warns about news trends in Duluth op/ed
Outgoing WDIO anchor Dennis Anderson, northern Minnesota’s equivalent to Walter Cronkite, penned a strong op/ed in Sunday’s Duluth News Tribune. This commentary includes some important observations about the news business. Anderson’s last broadcast will be next Wednesday, May 25. Related posts: No related posts.
-
Ladies & gentlemen, Columbia recording artist Baobo Dilun
Last month we learned that the Iron Range’s top export, taconite pellets to make steel, would be making the long journey to China for the first time in history. This week the Range’s second biggest export, recording artist Bob Dylan, made his first ever appearance in the large Asian nation. Dylan, who was born in…
-
Range future debate enters crucial phase
I have almost too much to talk about this morning, so I’ll just cover the basics. Yesterday was a notable day. MPR and Northland’s NewsCenter hosted a “Economic Prospects for the Arrowhead” forum at the Radisson in Duluth. Immediately before that the state House voted to strip $60 million in local mining revenue (the Iron…
-
LIVE: MPR presents Prospects for the Arrowhead
Follow the “Prospects for the Arrowhead” northern Minnesota economic forum below. I’ll be joining other speakers in talking about the future of the region. Time permitting, I’ll add some live blog content below. MPR’s Minnesota Today is offering a liveblog. MPR Presents: Prospects for the Arrowhead Hit refresh if you aren’t seeing new content. The…
-
Google passes over Duluth for Kansas City, Kan.
Google has announced that it will build its experimental fiber internet network in Kansas City, Kansas, not in Duluth, Minnesota, or one of the 1,000 other cities that applied for consideration. Duluth, Topeka, Memphis, Grand Rapids, Mich., and a few others made serious bids for the project that included community support projects and publicity stunts.…
-
Cravaack to open Duluth office at last
U.S. Rep. Chip Cravaack (R-MN8) finally announced that he’ll open a field office in Duluth, possibly by early April. This was a wise, if overdue, move. Duluth is the largest city and center of Minnesota’s Eighth Congressional District. Until now he’s operated with a district office in North Branch, near the district’s southern corner and…
-
The Hon. James L. Oberstar to cross the mighty lakes this spring
The Interlake Shipping Company has renamed an 806-foot laker after former U.S. Rep. Jim Oberstar, a longtime transportation committee chair and ranking Democratic member. Derek Wallbank has the story on MinnPost. The Hon. James L. Oberstar will now transport Mesabi iron ore pellets from near Oberstar’s hometown of Chisholm out of the port of Duluth,…