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MnDOT scales back Can of Worms project

Nov 23, 2019 No Comments

The Minnesota Department of Transportation plans to announce two dramatic reductions to the $343-million Twin Ports Interchange project on Monday. The changes will directly affect the Lincoln Park business district, shown here in 2018. (Photo by Liftoff Aerials)

State officials will announce dramatic reductions in a major state highway project that was intended to improve driver safety, traffic flow and heavy load shipments through the heart of Duluth.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation will defer two critical pieces of its $343-million Twin Ports Interchange project due to increasing construction costs, officials told a Lincoln Park business group Thursday. A formal announcement and two public meetings are planned for Nov. 25.

News and Current Affairs Lincoln Park Neighborhood / The Friendly West End, Transportation, Twin Ports Interchange

Quirky vintage store will replace iconic Carr’s Hobby Shop

Oct 12, 2019 3 Comments

Beth Petrowske, left, and Jack Carr pose inside Carr’s Hobby Shop in Lincoln Park. Petrowske is buying the hobby shop building and will convert it to Boathouse Treats & Treasures.

A new store featuring a quirky assortment of vintage clothes, rare collectibles and usable curios will replace one of the oldest and most storied businesses in Lincoln Park early next year.

News and Current Affairs Lincoln Park Craft District, Lincoln Park Neighborhood / The Friendly West End

The Noble Pour cocktail lounge planned for Lincoln Park

Sep 21, 2019 No Comments

Duluth Grill owner Tom Hanson stands behind the bar at the Noble Pour, a new lounge he is developing at 1907 W. Superior St. Hanson purchased the bar from the now-closed Red Herring Lounge.

A new Lincoln Park night spot will feature an artifact from the recently closed Red Herring Lounge, a well-loved but short-lived downtown Duluth music venue.

News and Current Affairs Bars / Drinking Establishments, Lincoln Park Craft District, Lincoln Park Neighborhood / The Friendly West End

Duluth sees its first ‘virtual restaurant’ with Bowls to Go

Sep 16, 2019 No Comments

Restaurant developer Rick Lampton shows off the 310 Pub kitchen in Duluth where Bowls to Go menu items are prepared. Lampton and his partners own the 310 Pub, 7 West Taphouse and Grizzly’s Wood-Fired Grill.

A new Duluth restaurant is going without wait staff, tables, even walls because its fresh, hot food is delivered wherever hungry customers want to eat.

News and Current Affairs, Restaurants

West Duluth bar scene adding Boreal House

Aug 18, 2019 5 Comments

Katie Fast, left, and Julie LaTourelle stand outside 330 N. 57th Ave. W. The two women purchased the former home of RJ’s Coffee Den and plan to open a new bar in West Duluth. (Photo by Mark Nicklawske)

Two women plan to open a new bar later this fall in a West Duluth neighborhood that boasts some of the oldest drinking establishments in the city.

Katie Fast and Julie LaTourelle, operating as K & J Industries LLC, recently purchased the former RJ’s Coffee Den at 330 N. 57th Ave. W. The century-old building is being remodeled and is expected to reopen as the Boreal House in late November.

News and Current Affairs Bars / Drinking Establishments, Boreal House, West Duluth

Lakeside donut shop plan hits snag

Jul 13, 2019 No Comments

A Dozen Excuses owner Melissa Kingren serves up fresh sweet rolls at her Tower Avenue bakery in Superior.

A Superior bakery saw its plans to open a satellite shop in Duluth derail last month but owners are still looking for a place to bring donuts back to Lakeside.

News and Current Affairs Bakeries, Lakeside

At Sara’s Table expands kitchen, adds second floor

Jun 27, 2019 No Comments

At Sara’s Table Chester Creek Cafe is expanding its kitchen and adding a second story to its building at 1902 E. Eighth St.

Brunch has become so big at a Duluth farm-to-table restaurant that owners are building an addition to help cooks keep up with the French toast and omelette orders.

At Sara’s Table Chester Creek Cafe owner Carla Blumberg said a construction project started this spring will expand the kitchen, add new bathrooms and offer a newly created second floor space with dramatic Lake Superior views. The restaurant was established in 2002 at the corner of Eighth Street and 19th Avenue East on the former Taran’s Food Market site.

News and Current Affairs, Restaurants At Sara's Table / Chester Creek Cafe

West Theater struggles through restoration, opens June 21

Jun 20, 2019 1 Comment

Work on the West Theater marquee continued on June 19, two days ahead of a grand opening event.

The West Theater looked nothing like its movie palace glory days when Duluth Reader publisher Bob Boone bought the building in 2016.

News and Current Affairs West and Alhambra Theaters, West Duluth

Earth Rider expansion will nearly double brewing capacity

Jun 09, 2019 No Comments

Earth Rider Brewery is located at 1617 N. Third St. in the working waterfront of Superior, Wis.

A Superior brewery will dramatically increase beer production and expand its public event facilities amidst the city’s working waterfront.

Earth Rider Brewery founder Tim Nelson said last week the business will almost double brewing capacity with the installation of new cellaring tanks in July. The company also plans a Cedar Lounge tap room addition and a bigger outdoor entertainment area uniting its campus across a vacated street.

News and Current Affairs Beer and Breweries, Earth Rider Brewing, Superior

Grandma’s restaurant owner buys building in Lincoln Park

May 21, 2019 No Comments

The owner of a well-known Duluth restaurant and several other Canal Park properties has purchased a historic building in a Lincoln Park neighborhood booming with new breweries, eateries and art galleries.

News and Current Affairs Grandma's Restaurants, Lincoln Park Neighborhood / The Friendly West End

Superior bakery brings donuts back to Duluth’s Lakeside

May 01, 2019 2 Comments

A Dozen Excuses owner Melissa Kingren serves up fresh sweet rolls at her Tower Avenue bakery in Superior.

Donuts are coming back to Lakeside. A Dozen Excuses bakery in Superior has leased space to open a satellite location at 4328 E. Superior St. in Duluth. Johnson’s Bakery closed its Lakeside outlet in March 2018 leaving the neighborhood without an independent donut shop for the first time since 1955.

News and Current Affairs, Restaurants Bakeries

Joan Osborne to perform Dylan tribute in his native Duluth

Apr 01, 2019 No Comments

Grammy-nominated singer Joan Osborne will perform a special Bob Dylan tribute concert on the eve of his 78th birthday at Sacred Heart Music Center, just blocks from where the legendary songwriter was born in Duluth.

Music Bob Dylan, Duluth Dylan Fest, Sacred Heart Music Center

Duluth Children’s Museum latest to buy into Lincoln Park

Mar 27, 2019 No Comments

The Lincoln Park Cafe building, former home to Randy’s Cafe, was recently sold to the Duluth Children’s Museum. Long range plans call for the museum to relocate into the Lincoln Park neighborhood.

Add a museum to the list of new attractions and amenities planned for Duluth’s booming Lincoln Park neighborhood. Duluth Children’s Museum purchased the former Randy’s Café building at 2125 W. Superior St. in Lincoln Park March 18. Minnesota Department of Revenue records show longtime building owners Michael and Rochelle Delich of Superior sold the property for $345,000.

News and Current Affairs Duluth Children's Museum, Lincoln Park Neighborhood / The Friendly West End

Renovation of former Carlson Book building nearly complete

Mar 12, 2019 No Comments

The Lange Motors building at 206 E. Superior St. was constructed in 1915 and served as an automobile showroom and service center for four decades. A complete building rehabilitation is nearing completion.

Major restoration work on a historic auto dealership now located in a Downtown Duluth entertainment district appears close to completion and owners say they will begin marketing the space this spring.

News and Current Affairs

Mystery Photos #85-87: Probably Skyline Parkway in the 1920s

Mar 03, 2019 4 Comments

An early 20th Century family photo album was recently unearthed in the Nicklawske archive room and I discovered some old Duluth photographs. I pulled three pictures from the book that included images of an automobile trip my grandfather and his sister made to Duluth in the 1920s. My grandfather, Jim Nicklawske, lived in St. Paul at the time and his sister Mae was visiting from her home in Great Falls, Mont. It appears they traveled to Duluth with a third, unidentified person who made pictures of the event.

History, Photos Mystery Photos, Skyline Parkway

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