November 2015 Posts

This Week: Santa, denim, undergarment-centered theater and more

Nov 16, 2015 1 Comment

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Here’s a bit of what you’ll find on this week’s PDD Calendar:

Take it With You comes back to the Underground for their latest shenanigans, a denim-centric party goes down at the Red Herring, the one-act comic opera Trial By Jury is performed at UWS, the Heritage Center holds a skating event called the Gobbler Glide, country-rapper Big Smo plays the Sports Garden and a bunch of people named Watson become one at the Dudley Experimental Theatre.

The Christmas season truly gets underway with the arrival of Santa during the Christmas City of the North Parade, the Duluth Gingerbread City opens at the Nordic Center, the play The Underpants opens at UWS, Bentleyville is officially a-twinklin’ and it’s the Festival of the Season at the Duluth Farmers’ Market.


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Images of Spirit Mountain piping project on St. Louis River

Nov 15, 2015 1 Comment

More videos and images below and in the Google gallery linked here. 

Spirit Mountain’s piping project will draw water from the St. Louis River and pipe it to the lower chalet area where another pumping station will send it into the snow gun system. There are two pumping stations: one at the lower chalet area, the other right next to Tallas Island Bay on the Western Waterfront Trail in the Riverside neighborhood. That is the area these photos were taken.

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R.I.P. Nick Bockwinkel

Nov 15, 2015 1 Comment

Nick Bockwinkel 1987

Professional wrestling great Nick Bockwinkel died Nov. 14 at age 80. The image above is from what was probably his last appearance in Duluth, as special referee during a World Wrestling Federation card at the Duluth Arena in 1987. (WWF is now World Wrestling Entertainment; Duluth Arena is now the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center Arena.)

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Duluth All Souls Night 2015

Nov 15, 2015 No Comments

Video by Frank Sander.


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The Next Bite: Lake Superior Walleyes

Nov 15, 2015 No Comments

Gary Parsons of The Next Bite, along with Josh Teigen and Chris Meyer, troll Lake Superior’s South Shore for walleyes.


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Video Archive: Christopher Halverson – “Yakety Yak”

Nov 14, 2015 No Comments

Yet another clip captured by UWS Studio II at R.T. Quinlan’s Saloon during an open mic on Sept. 16, 1995.


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Lost cat in Chester Park area

Nov 13, 2015 3 Comments

Moses the CatMoses is a white cat with a grey patch on the top of his head. He is missing the tips of his ears.

He was last seen on Oct. 31 in the area of 20th Avenue East and Eighth Street, across from the Central Little League baseball fields. Moses is unfamiliar with this area and is likely hiding under a deck, shed, low-hanging hedge, wood pile or something similar.

If you find Moses, contact the owner at 763-458-3388 or email [email protected]. Do not attempt to catch him. He is shy and terrified of new people.

Reward: $500.


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Selective Focus: Bliss

Nov 13, 2015 No Comments
Tyler Johnson

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Bliss is seldom of an epiphanic nature; it often just slowly suffuses us, when after years or moments prior we’d barely thought it possible that matters could just placidly align. But a surfeit of joy can be just as intolerable as an abundance of grief. Neither can be sustained, and each will evanesce, then quietly, someday, return.

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Art, Photos

Jade Fountain closed; Gannucci’s expansion planned

Nov 11, 2015 10 Comments

Gannucci's Italian Market and Jade Fountain

Within six months of acquiring the Jade Fountain, Bill Kalligher locked the big red doors to the iconic Chinese restaurant. He reached the decision in September, fed up with a dirty kitchen he says he’s still trying to clean, alleged poor product quality from food suppliers and a box filled with bounced checks from customers.

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Missing Person: Jonathan Beckman

Nov 11, 2015 No Comments

Jonathan Kalep BeckmanUpdate: Jonathan Beckman and two other young males who ran from the Northwood Children’s Services West Campus last night were located and brought back to Northwoods by Duluth Police today.


News and Current Affairs

The Mystery of Chuck’s TV

Nov 10, 2015 9 Comments

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I have a mystery on my hands. About a year ago while driving over West Ninth Street, just before the intersection of North Eighth Avenue and East Orange Street, something caught my eye — what appeared to be an old car in the woods. After a couple passes, I could see that it was indeed an old car. Curious, once home I started some research. On the newly updated Google maps this past spring, I could see the car in question. Checking the DNR Historical Airphotos, I found that up to 1961 there are what appears to be two buildings, houses or perhaps a house and some other type of building on that very corner. Sometime between 1961 and 1972 they were torn down, as they no longer appear on the 1972 imagery.

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The Fitz: 40 Years Later

Nov 10, 2015 2 Comments

Eyewitness News‘ Darren Danielson looks back at the fateful events of Nov. 10, 1975.


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Where in Duluth? #136

Nov 10, 2015 6 Comments

Where-oh-where

This might be the most difficult “Where in Duluth?” ever. Ask questions in the comments for clues. You’ll need them.


Photos

Social Disaster: Dark Side of the Roller Rink

Nov 09, 2015 No Comments

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Ryan Nelson and Rachel Phoenix from the Social Disaster explain the magic behind the band’s debut Dark Side of the Roller Rink. The group kicks into high gear on Friday, Nov. 13, with a record release show at Rex Bar. Click on the image above to hear the podcast.


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This Week: the Edmund Fitzgerald at 40, Veterans Day, Orson Welles and more

Nov 09, 2015 1 Comment

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Here’s a bit of what you’ll find on this week’s PDD Calendar:

Tuesday is the 40th anniversary of the loss of the Edmund Fitzgerald and there are several events to mark the occasion, a painter is remembered through a show of his work, the DSSO begins their Chamber Music Series, the last Union soldier to die (Albert Woolson, a Duluthian) is remembered, the crazy goofs in Putnam County are putting on their Spelling Bee and it’s time to Give to the Max.

Comedian Justin Caesar returns to Duluth to do some stand-up and show some films, Sage Francis lands at the Red Herring, the Social Disaster releases its first album with a Rex blowout, the latest contender for “best worst movie” opens at the Zinema, godlike genius Orson Welles is celebrated, skateboard decks are sold to raise money for skateboard parks and Gramma’s Boyfriend is in town.


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