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Field Guide to Duluth Apostrophe’s

While PDD users are vigilant in reporting sightings of improper apostrophe use — what for these purposes we call the Duluth Apostrophe, or “the DA” — these reports are widely scattered over many different posts. I decided to correct the situation by aggregating all known examples of the DA, past and present, into a single post.

Here is the list, in alphabetical order, followed by the locations of each example.

Got that firm yet gentle touch?

Locally Laid Egg Company (Lola) is looking for a shift supervisor for Thursday night egg washing. Contact Jason @ locallylaid.com for details.

Sign of Spring: Infants at Wildwoods

Infants are here!

Environmental Education: Night on Native Plants at the Superior Public Library

Wildwoods was one of the guests at this event:

The guest speakers included Carol Andrews with the Arrowhead Chapter of Wild Ones, Jane Anklam with the West Wisconsin Land Trust, Paul Hlina with Leaning Pine native plants and Darienne McNamara with the city of Superior SAMP program.  Kate and Nancy, the Education and Volunteer Coordinator at Wildwoods, staffed a table for Q&A.  Kate described the event this way:  Although a small audience in attendance, the speakers provided valuable information regarding native plants, the importance of wetlands, and conservation of land for public benefit.

The event was organized by Wendy Up North.

Employment

Chester Creek Cafe is looking for a prep cook – great environment.

Out on a limb for a place to live in Duluth

I am looking for a place to live with my dog Jack. I’m not having any luck using conventional methods, so am going out on a limb to see if this route might help.

Another Duluth dateline in the Onion

24-year-old receives sage counsel from venerable 27-year-old

DULUTH, MN-Generously bestowing the kind of wisdom that only comes with age, worldly and venerable 27-year-old Matthew Owen took the time last night to offer his enlightened counsel to 24-year-old family friend Dennis Paige.

The ongoing recent comments issue

For about two months PDD has been having problems with its “Recent Comments” feature — the menu item that highlights which posts have new comments you might not have read.

This week we installed a new plugin for Recent Comments that we hoped would be better, but unfortunately it isn’t.

Where in Duluth?

where-in-the-bloody-hell-is-it

Another installment of the exciting game in which the person who is the first to identify where the photo was shot is the winner of great dignity and respect.

Pasture-raised Spring Chickens

The Twin Ports is great, but it’s lacked something – a commercial source of local, pasture-raised meat birds. We heard your cry.

Locally Laid egg company is expanding into spring chickens (it’s kind of a grand experiment – wait, it’s all an experiment). Interested? Here’s a link to reserve your bird or more info here.

Thanks Community of Real Food Eaters. You’re the best.

Grebes

This is Wildwoods’ third grebe in two days!

Sustainability Event at UMD: One World, One Environment

OWOE was a collaborative event bringing together UMD students, faculty, staff, and community members to explore and discuss issues connected to our plantet. Photos below.

Daredevils @ World Championship

The Duluth East Daredevils are at the FIRST World Championship in St. Louis, and are ranked 5th going into the second day of qualification matches. Robots!

Free Jim Carlson

Image and stickers available courtesy of your friends Bratwurst.

21st Century Feminism in the Twin Ports

So I occupy an odd position in my academic home — a department in which seven of nine faculty are men, but seven of ten undergraduate majors and graduate students are women.