Does this person also have a huge plywood sign that doesn't even make much sense?

Then I think I know where it is.

My lilacs are blooming, too.  Almost all of them.  This time of year is perfect, when lilacs are blooming I think of Prince and how great it is to live here, it's like a magical little mini season - lilac blooming season.  Well, lilac/rhubarb season, that is.  I could be mistaken but I believe that they largely overlap.  

As someone who spends a lot of time pondering and reacting to bad tenants and slum lords and how they affect MY own personal quality of life as well as community standards in general, I think that Brandon and the photographer (Clint Austin, I believe) did a good job on Sunday's piece.  I haven't read today's yet.

I'm going to be in town for the 4th of July and Beth and I are going to look at the housing market while we are there. Be sure to keep an eye on that one for me. I don't mind crazy people. Hell I might paint something crazy on my roof to go along with the theme.

Thanks for the clarification.

I love colorful people - as long as they are in a different neighborhood.

Thank you, Wildgoose and Terry, for the nice comments.

As to the murder house: I'm almost certain that a murder didn't take place in Duluth on July 12, 2008. I've searched the archives and found that Duluth's first murder that year was on June 14 of Stanley Boody by Spencie Walker at an apartment at 227 West Third Street.

Paul - that's why snow is so great - it covers all of it.

Nobody has pointed out yet that the top line on the Murder House is Morse code for SOS (or for 3B, or IJEI, or numerous other combinations due to lack of spaces).

This house is SO creepy and I don't even want to know where it is...well, ok, a little bit I do.  

Hats off to you folks who pick up garbage.  There is a vacant lot next to me and people think that is where they should throw garbage.  Garbage breeds garbage so I pick it up.  Not too difficult and makes my view better.

I drove all over Duluth this weekend and most homes are outstanding and interesting even if some need repairs. Sure there are some bad properties but most aren't. Some have some great charactor and I always get a giggle when I drive past the house with the hot tub on the roof of his house with the outstanding view. It's been that way for years. Skyline Drive really is fun to look down on the houses from.

I can see my house from here.

Thanks to a VKP (very kind person) who emailed me, I will be able to pick a bouquet of lilacs.  What a great community we have!

Jude, if you want a couple 12 foot lilac trees and you can haul them, check out this Craiglist ad: 

*** Two lilac trees (white & purple) *** (Billingspark, superior)

@Andy:  Thanks for the tip on lilacs. I'll check it out.

Where in West Duluth is this murder house?