September 2010 Posts

Burrrrr Duluth

Farmer’s Almanac: 5 Worst Winter Weather Cities – #2

Yay Duluth

CNN Money: 25 Best Places to Retire – # 23

Sing! A Women’s Chorus

Hear Us

League of Women Voters Fall Kick-Off Event 
Thursday, Sept. 16
Event begins at 6:30, performance 7:45-8:15 at the Play Ground

Join Us

Wednesdays, 5:30-6:45, Sept. 22 – Dec. 8 
Woodland Middle School $25

Duluth Public Schools Community Education
Woodland Community School – 728-7463

This group is very friendly, very fun, very different from your “normal” choral ensemble. No music reading, no mumbled hymn singing, no screeching sopranos. Traditional music from the U.S. and West Africa and original songs written/arranged just for the chorus.

Melanie/Mark, Dennis/Frank, and others … ask the Hillsider to ask them

Do you have a question you would like to ask the candidates? The Hillsider will contact them with questions. Please help give us ideas. You could comment here or you could email me at hillsider @ sundogpress.com.  I need your questions by Tuesday, Sept. 14. The Hillsider will run the candidate’s answers in its October issue.

Here are the candidates that we plan to include:

Minnesota Sixth District Judge for Court 11
Mike Cuzzo
Timothy A. Costley

Minnesota State Representative District 7B:
Tony Salls (Independence)
Travis Silvers (Republican) Facebook page
Kerry Gauthier (Democratic-Farmer-Labor)kerryforrep.com

Minnesota State Senator for District 7
Rilla Debot Opelt (Republican)
Roger J. Reinert (DFL)

District 1 County Commissioner
Dennis Fink
Frank Jewell

County Attorney
Melanie Ford
Mark Rubin

Minnesota Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Tom Horner & James A. Mulder (Independence)
Tom Emmer & Annette T. Meeks (Republican)
Mark Dayton & Yvonne Prettner Solon (DFL)

I am looking forward to some unique questions.

Hillfest 2010: Livin’ in the Hillside

The Hillside community welcomes its friends and neighbors to the first annual Hillfest, a new festival celebrating the Hillside. Hillfest will be held Saturday, Sept. 18, from 3 to 7 p.m. at the intersection of N. Sixth Ave. E. & Fourth St.

With live music, food, local art and craft vendors, a wealth of children’s activities, community information, and the revival of the Whole Foods Co-op Tofu Toss, it’s going to be a great day in the Hillside. Admission is free, and everyone is invited!

Participants are encouraged to walk or bike to Hillfest, though free parking will be available in the St. Mary’s ramp at 320 E. Fourth St. Kids will have the opportunity to decorate their bikes before a bike rodeo by the Duluth Police Department, try their luck on the climbing wall, and listen to music and stories from local artists.

Live music on the main stage will include Treetop Tango, 2one8, and others. The Whole Foods’ Tofu Toss is a ridiculously fun event, with all proceeds donated to East Hillside Patch’s Mind 2 Mind program. Tofu Toss registration forms are available at Whole Foods Co-op.

Hillfest is still accepting vendor registration. Registration is only $10, so it’s a great way to sell your wares and promote your business or organization.

For more information, check out the Hillfest Facebook page or the website at duluthmn.gov/hillfest.

Student Art Exhibit — Laramie Carlson!

Hello all of PDD! I’m just letting you know of my BFA (Digital Arts and Photography) opening tomorrow evening at the Tweed Museum of Art!

It’s on Tuesday, Sept. 14, from 4-6pm. It’s free!

PDF of Invite

Hope to see you there!

Leaf it up to Wisconsin

Is anyone else as excited about fall colors as I am? Probably. So for those headed toward Wisconsin in pursuit of your “fall color fix” check out the Wis. Department of Tourism’s interactive fall colors report.

United States Steel Duluth Works

It’s amusing to me that the soundtrack to this slideshow is by Dokken. You might think that’s a poor choice, but I remember 20 years ago the only Duluth kids into Dokken were from Morgan Park, so it makes sense.

Also, tragically, the one sentence of text in the video contains multiple errors, but oh well.

We’re looking to partner with local landlords who own apt. buildings

We’re looking for landlords in Duluth who want to partner with our group that provides on-site mental health services.

Our model is that we provide on-site services within a particular building. We provide a variety of mental health services and are available beyond typical working hours. For example, we may be willing to rent an office in the apt. building- providing staff up to 24/7.

Yes, there are other programs out there. HDC provides outreach, case management. Also there are the HRA programs that provide Sec. 8, Bridges and Shelter Plus vouchers. Our model is something different that taps into additional funding streams and which allows us to be more on-site and responsive to people’s needs.

If anyone knows of landlords out there that own an apt. building and who may be interested in hearing how this program can help them I’d love to talk to them.

We want to get people the help they can use while also partnering with landlords to address the challenges that sometimes come with renting to individuals who need additional supports to live well in the community.

Thanks! I appreciate the help.

It’s Only Rock and Roll

Registration is now open for Duluth Does the Rolling Stones. The concert will be Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010 at 7pm.

For all the info go to duluthdoes.com.

The infamous ”Winnebago Man” has Duluth ties

Jack Rebney of the movie Winnebago Man apparently worked in Duluth back in the day.

[This post originally contained a video clip from Daily Motion that is no longer available.]

Fred Tyson – High as a Mother!

Pavement @ Roy Wilkins on Sept. 12

I have 2 GA tickets to the Pavement show tomorrow night in St. Paul. Can’t go to the show. Paid $100 bucks for the pair, but you can have them for free if you promise to go to the show. Contact me at sean42atgmaildotcom.

Best of the Twin Cities: Duluth winners from 1999 to 2011

A collection of Duluth-related stuff from City Pages’ Best of the Twin Cities issues over the years.

2011
Best Blues Artist
Charlie Parr

Charlie Parr is the real deal. A Duluthian through and through, he’s about as unpretentious as they come. Climbing up on stage dressed in a flannel shirt, carpenter’s pants, and work boots, he wields his steel-stringed guitar like it’s an extension of his body, effortlessly gliding over the frets with a slide and letting it reverberate before trading it for a banjo or a 12-string. Sometimes when he plays he’s accompanied by an unassuming young lad who looks like he’s been plucked straight from the ore mines on the Iron Range, who clangs on train spikes and steel bars while Parr sings and strums. And while Parr’s guitar playing is technically complex and seemlingly effortless, it’s his voice-a blues howl with a soft side, which can climb up from a sweet moan into a loud bellow at a moment’s notice-that accentuates the stark, sad nature of his songs, painting vivid portraits through lyrics about loneliness, the devil, and making things right with the Lord.

Fink does not seek endorsment

First District Commissioner Dennis Fink did not seek the endorsement of AFSCME or the Central Labor Body.  The two have combined and have a new name this year but will still offer two endorsements.  It seems odd to me that one group would hand out two endorsements under the false precedence of being two groups.