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Plante brothers bring a lifetime of hockey together on one Bulldogs lineThree Hermantown brothers who once battled in the basement, three NHL draft picks who traveled different developmental paths and three Bulldogs now beginning the season shoulder to shoulder at AMSOIL Arena.
Psst: In partnership with the City of Duluth, Essentia Health will be breaking ground on a new parking ramp in January that will provide 350-plus new parking spaces for public use directly across 1st Street from the existing Medical District Ramp, City of Duluth Planning and Economic Development Director Chad Ronchetti wrote in a public email Saturday. Once complete, the new ramp will be owned and maintained by the city, he said.
If General Fund expenditures exceeded the final budget by approximately $15.27 million, voters deserve to know exactly where the difference occurred, why it occurred, who knew the district was exceeding its budget, when they knew it and what corrective action followed.
Before Nov. 3, the district needs to bring the same clarity to its recovery plan: what went wrong, what has changed and how approximately $112.6 million in additional operating revenue over a decade would produce a sustainable budget.
DULUTH — Registration for the 2027 Grandma’s Marathon weekend opens at 7 p.m. Central time Thursday, Oct. 1, with organizers urging runners to prepare for another fast sellout after record demand for the event’s 50th anniversary races. The Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon and William A. Irvin 5K each
Passing both questions would give the district approximately $112.6 million in additional operating revenue over 10 years before inflation adjustments. The district’s own projections show that even then, cuts and further financial repair would still be necessary.
DULUTH — Marshall School and Stella Maris Academy will combine students in five athletic and extracurricular programs beginning with the 2026-27 school year under cooperative agreements approved by both schools. The partnership will include girls basketball, baseball, softball, boys lacrosse and robotics, expanding participation opportunities for students at the two
DULUTH — When the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa broke ground Thursday on its new downtown Duluth cannabis development, the architectural assignment went to a firm that has quietly built one of the region’s deepest portfolios in tribal and community development. Meyer Group Architecture, the Duluth-based
DULUTH — Minnesota’s Cold Weather Rule takes effect Oct. 1, but the winter protection is not an automatic ban on electric shutoffs. Minnesota Power is urging customers who are behind on their bills to contact the utility and establish a payment plan before falling deeper into arrears or facing possible
The central question surrounding this transaction should therefore not be why HealthPartners isn't writing Essentia a check. The better question is what Duluth, Essentia’s patients and its employees receive in exchange for surrendering the institution’s independence.
