Early in the afternoon of October 26, 2009, fifteen or twenty people milled about in the mud at the top of Spirit Mountain, waiting for the mayor to arrive. Spirit Mountain employees and board members made up two-thirds of the gathering; the rest were from the media. We were there to watch the mayor cut [...]
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Canal Park West?
On July 16, 2009, the Spirit Mountain board of directors heard the first public presentation of a potential development to the south and west of Spirit Mountain that would be known as River Walk West. Encompassing 91 acres on both sides of Grand Avenue, River Walk West could potentially include single-family housing, apartments, villas, condominiums, [...]
Break Time
Although the job of Duluth’s premier citizen journalist doesn’t provide me with a salary, benefits, perks or any possibility of advancement, at least I can take a vacation whenever I want to.
So long, everybody!
—JR
The Case of the Rubber Stamp: A Thriller
By John Ramos
The night of December 1, 2008 was cold. Real cold. Dead leaves rasped about my ankles as I hurried up the wide stone steps of City Hall. I pulled open the heavy glass doors and entered the shadowy vault of the commons area. My footsteps echoed overhead. Former mayors stared down at me, [...]