Paul Lundgren Posts

Duluth Osaka Sushi Hibachi Steakhouse

Nov 02, 2010 41 Comments

Osaka Sushi Hibachi Steakhouse
5115 Burning Tree Road, Duluth
218-727-3222

Another sushi joint will be opening in Duluth, but this one will be the city’s first hibachi restaurant. Work is underway at Burning Tree Plaza in preparation for Osaka Sushi Hibachi Steakhouse.

The Burning Tree Plaza mall, located at 5115 Burning Tree Road in Duluth’s Miller Hill area, is recognized for its anchor stores Best Buy and T.J. Maxx. Osaka Sushi Hibachi Steakhouse will be situated in store #309 of the mall, between Beauty Mart and Regency Beauty Institute, so, theoretically, it should be beautiful.

Owners are Sam Lin, Dan Xu and Lester Teseng.


Restaurants

Ghosts of Halloween Past

Oct 31, 2010 7 Comments

A pair of photos from the Boogieman Project — the NorShor Theatre’s Halloween party on Oct. 28, 2000.

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PDD Poll: Campaign 2010

Oct 29, 2010 14 Comments

It’s been a few years since Perfect Duluth Day has conducted a poll, but with one of the most important races in Minnesota history being decided on Tuesday, it seems like now is a good time for it.

So …

Which candidate do you support for
South St. Louis County Soil and Water
Conservation Supervisor in District 5?

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Politics, Polls

A few questions regarding sagging pants

Oct 28, 2010 39 Comments

In news out of Chaska: Some old guy was arrested for starting a fight with a younger dude over his sagging pants.

Question #1: Was “sagging” ever “in style”? Because rampant sagging has been going on for at least 15 years now. If this is a trend, shouldn’t it go away at some point?

Question #2: Although most people will generally concede that folks should be left alone to dress as they want, how acceptable should it be to be openly annoyed by saggers?

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Random ,

Sample Ballot for Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota 2010 General Election

Oct 25, 2010 2 Comments

This sample ballot is for House District 7B, so, depending on where you live, it might include some stuff you won’t get to vote on (like State Rep for 7B or State Senator for 7) and might not include some stuff you will get to vote on (like State Rep for 7A or 6B, or the big race for District 1 County Commissioner). So heads up on that.

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News and Current Affairs, Politics

Sample Ballot for Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin 2010 General Election

Oct 25, 2010 No Comments

Here it is, a sample ballot so all the folks in Douglas County can practice at home.

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News and Current Affairs, Politics

Duluth Lakewalk extension open

Oct 23, 2010 11 Comments

The newest Lakewalk section — between 47th and 60th avenues east — is open. Any reviews?


Outdoors

Duluth’s “Union Block” and its Tenants

Oct 22, 2010 9 Comments

UnionBlock

The two buildings on the corner of First Avenue West and Fourth Street are known as the “Union Block,” though that name probably hasn’t been used much in the past 50 years.

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History

Da Houze of Flavor

Oct 20, 2010 19 Comments

DaHouzeOfFlavor

I guess I have a knack for walking past this building whenever a new sign is going up. (Like in 2006, when the Hip Hop Candy Shop opened; this is the same building, different storefront.)

Anyway, someone standing in the doorway told me Da Houze will be a record store and will open in a few weeks. So there’s the scoop. It’s on Fourth Street and First Avenue West.

The question that occurs to me now is, if it’s “Da Houze,” shouldn’t it be of “Flavah”? Is it just me, or should houses be of flavor, and houzes be of flavah?


Music ,

Free Bloodbath!

Oct 19, 2010 21 Comments

In the comments to this post, explain in one sentence why you should win two tickets to see Rubber Chicken Theater’s Evil Dead: The Musical.

The winner will be chosen later today — maybe around 3pm … maybe sooner. We’ll see how it goes.


Events

Last Place of Commerce

Oct 18, 2010 11 Comments

I miss the days when the Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce headquarters was next to the Last Place on Earth. That was synergy at its finest.

The photo above is from roughly 1993 1996. Last Place hadn’t quite finished moving in. I think the two were neighbors for at least 10 years before the chamber hightailed it to First Street.


History, Photos

Circles of Giving — Saturday, Nov. 6

Oct 15, 2010 No Comments

It’s like a big garage sale, but everything is free.

If you’ve got a quality item you’d like to give away, drop it off at the Valley Youth Center in West Duluth before Nov. 4. You can drop items off Monday through Friday from 12 to 6 p.m.

The items are sorted for display, and people take what they need at no cost during the Circles of Giving event on Saturday, Nov. 6, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Valley Youth Center is located in Laura MacArthur School at the south entrance, by the playground.


Events

Superior has disc golf in Central Park

Oct 14, 2010 18 Comments

A new disc-golf course opened in Superior last week. It’s in Central Park, about one mile east of the UWS campus.

Other courses in the area include:

  • Mont du Lac
  • Miller Creek (by Lake Superior College)
  • St. Scholastica
  • UMD
  • Carlton Disc Golf Sanctuary

Topics for the comments:

  • Mont du Lac and Miller Creek are the best courses, right?
  • Is this a trend with staying power, or will no one be playing in five years?
  • So, what do you think of the new course in Superior?

Sports

The Infamous Dr. Thunder paints a mural on the back door of Who’s Bar in Superior

Oct 13, 2010 13 Comments

Erik Pearson put down the gray base today for a mural over Who’s Bar’s back door. You wouldn’t believe how frequently used that door is, and how ignored the sign on the inside instructing people to knock before exiting went. Fortunately, Pearson’s quick hands managed to prevent any disasters.

Last week he painted the mural below, which is the back door of an unoccupied space between Who’s Bar and the Palace Bar. Go Dr. Thunder! Go!


Art

William Canning — traveling evangelist known in Duluth for his strange gyrations in Canal Park

Oct 12, 2010 3 Comments

Apparently, according to the video description on YouTube, some guy named Jon was vacationing in Duluth in the 1990s and came across a fellow “making some very strange moves” that were “too good to pass up,” so he videotaped it. Earlier this summer, he uploaded it to YouTube.

As it turns out, I have the scoop on who the “man dancing in Canal Park” is.

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History, Videos