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Bob Boone and Leif Enger on CBS This Morning: Saturday

Oct 10, 2019 2 Comments

According to the West Theater Facebook page and a post on the neighborhood social networking website Nextdoor, CBS This Morning: Saturday shot a segment at the West Theater in Duluth that will air Oct. 12 during the 6 to 8 a.m. broadcast.

Apparently the show’s host, Jeff Glor, interviews West Theater owner Bob Boone and best-selling author Leif Enger. The Nextdoor post notes the West Theater will open at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday for a free screening of the broadcast. The West Theater Facebook page lists 8 a.m. as the time of the screening.


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Lake Superior Bakehouse closing coffee shop; baking continues

Oct 09, 2019 1 Comment


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Duluth Coffee Pale Ale wins GABF gold medal

Oct 08, 2019 No Comments

Earth Rider Brewery was awarded a gold medal at the 2019 Great American Beer Festival, the world’s largest commercial beer competition. The Superior brewery was recognized in the Coffee Beer category for its Duluth Coffee Pale Ale, a mildly hopped pale crafted using single-farm sourced beans roasted by Duluth Coffee Company.

Ursa Minor Brewing of Duluth also brought home a medal. Its Thistle Dew won the bronze medal in the Scottish-Style Ale category.

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Blue Rock Coffee and Wine Cafe planned for Miller Hill

Oct 04, 2019 No Comments


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Trampled by Turtles to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” Monday

Oct 04, 2019 No Comments

Duluth band Trampled by Turtles will sing the National Anthem when the Minnesota Twins host the New York Yankees at Target Field in Minneapolis on Monday. The best-of-five American League playoff series begins tonight. TBT’s version of “The Star-Spangled Banner” will happen prior to Game 3 on Monday, Oct. 7, at 7:40 p.m.


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Great Lakes Gear Exchange opening store in Central Hillside

Oct 04, 2019 No Comments

Great Lakes Gear Exchange is opening a storefront 510 E. Fourth St. in Duluth’s Central Hillside neighborhood. The outdoor gear consignment business has existed since January and has hosted monthly pop-up shops at the Duluth Folk School and other locations over the past six months.

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John Ramos ramps up his edgy journalism with Duluth Monitor

Oct 03, 2019 3 Comments

John Ramos strolls with his son, Walter, on the fishing dock that was once part of the Duluth/Superior Interstate Bridge. (Submitted photo)

A longtime Duluth journalist known for his combative style and sharp wit has created a new outlet for his work. John Ramos launched the Duluth Monitor website in June.

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What Goes ‘Round in Bayfield sold; now Honest Dog Books

Oct 02, 2019 No Comments

The former What Goes ‘Round bookstore at 38 S. Second St. in Bayfield recently changed ownership and is now called Honest Dog Books.


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PDD Quiz: September 2019 in Review

Sep 29, 2019 No Comments

Test your knowledge of local headlines with this month’s quiz!

The next PDD quiz, on the history of the Hunters Park neighborhood, will be published on Oct. 13. Submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at [email protected] by Oct. 8.

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Unnamed Minneapolis developer has purchase agreement for Duluth News Tribune building

Sep 27, 2019 1 Comment

The News Tribune would lease back around 8,500 square feet in the building’s top floor.


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City Pages delves into those Arlington Avenue coffins

Sep 25, 2019 No Comments


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Hudson wreck discovered off Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula

Sep 23, 2019 No Comments


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Hundred-year commemoration of Duluth lynching could see 10,000-person rally

Sep 22, 2019 No Comments

It’s been nearly 100 years since Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Isaac McGhie were falsely accused, taken by force from the old Duluth jail, and lynched by an estimated 10,000 community members at the intersection where the Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial now stands.

On June 15, 2020, the community will commemorate those three men and continue to work toward a mission of fostering peace, racial equity and growth. Organizers are asking for more than 10,000 community members and visitors to attend an event at the intersection of the memorial and in the surrounding streets to listen to keynote speaker Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, a human rights organization in Montgomery, Ala.


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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.

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Wisconsin Point fully reopens Sept. 20

Sep 17, 2019 No Comments


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