June 2020 Posts

Duluth 2020 Primary Election Primer

Jun 02, 2020 No Comments

Minnesota’s presidential primary is three months in the past, with Joseph Biden winning the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party nomination and Donald J. Trump unopposed as the Republican Party nominee. Other parties will field presidential candidates on the General Election ballot on Nov. 3, but the Primary Election on Aug. 11 will have no presidential candidates. There are also no city of Duluth or Duluth School Board races, although one school board candidate is running unopposed.

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News and Current Affairs, Politics

Beyondbliss – “Minneapolis Burns”

Jun 02, 2020 No Comments

Duluth rapper Beyondbliss cuts a rhyme-rant ala N.W.A. in his latest video.


Music, Videos

Cities Never Sleep – “Trying to Make a Dollar Out of What Makes Sense” (Quarantine Sessions)

Jun 02, 2020 No Comments

In this new quarantine video, members of the Duluth band Cities Never Sleep play with themselves … together.


Music, Videos

Duluth You & Me: An Art and Craft Show

Jun 02, 2020 No Comments

Use the link below for a printable PDF for your drawing and coloring pleasure.
Duluth You & Me: An Art and Craft Show

Follow the Duluth You & Me subject tag to see additional pages. For background on the book see the original post on the topic.


Art

Selective Focus: Protesting the Death of George Floyd

Jun 01, 2020 1 Comment

Protests and riots in the Twin Cities spread to Duluth on Saturday. The death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer spurred the actions, which were mostly peaceful in Duluth. The notable exception was an incident at the Kwik Trip convenience store on 27th Avenue West and Superior Street in the Lincoln Park neighborhood.

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News and Current Affairs, Photos

Duluth’s Empress Theatre

Jun 01, 2020 6 Comments

The building that has been home to the Electric Fetus music and gift store since 1987 was once a theater. From 1903 to 1911 the Bijou Theatre operated at 12 E. Superior St. until it was renamed the Empress Theatre. It burned in 1915, but the structure survived and was converted to retail.

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History, Photos