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St. Louis County to launch largest Depot renovation in 50 years
The Depot has welcomed visitors to Duluth and St. Louis County since 1892. St. Louis County acquired the building in 1977 and has operated it as a center for arts, history and cultural programming. The facility attracts an average of 200,000 visitors each year for events and exhibits.
Howie: Essentia Health is the power behind northern Minnesota’s health care
Essentia’s strength in Duluth lies in its scale, integration and specialty depth. Without that concentration, northern Minnesota would export far more complex care to the metro. The region would lose physicians, revenue and economic stability. Its vulnerability lies in the same concentration.
Lot D nabs cleanup funding
Lot D is the last undeveloped mixed-use site located along Duluth’s 26 miles of waterfront. Located in the Bayfront District, this site offers opportunities for equitable public experiences including view of the iconic Aerial Lift Bridge and the shipping harbor.
Hermantown boys basketball
Hermantown's boys basketball team is 7-17, and there is no hiding from that number. But inside the Hawks’ locker room, the conversation has shifted from record to playoff readiness. With two regular-season games remaining, Hermantown is leaning into a late-season gauntlet designed less for optics and more for
Bulldogs' Hunter Anderson wins NCHC rookie award
Anderson is the first UMD player to earn Rookie of the Week honors this season and the ninth Bulldogs player to receive a weekly conference award in 2025-26.
Tim Meyer: Is there hope for the redevelopment of West Duluth?
Tim Meyer is a Duluth architect and community builder writing about Downtown Duluth, politics, business, sports and economic development. Reach him at tim.meyer@meyergroupduluth.com West Duluth doesn't need another glossy plan. It needs a pulse. If we’re going to talk about downtown redevelopment — and we
Howie: Essentia Health is northern Minnesota’s economic engine
Howie Hanson is Minnesota’s Columnist, writing about power, money, sports and civic life across the state. His daily column is sponsored by Lyric Kitchen . Bar of Duluth. Healthcare systems now hold more economic sway in parts of Minnesota than mining companies once did. In northern Minnesota, Essentia Health sits
Howie: Minnesota has a fraud problem. The real question is who pays for it?
The responsible posture is straightforward: acknowledge the verified damage, pursue every recoverable dollar, prepare for the possibility of additional exposure and insist on public updates as investigations progress.
Howie: Healthcare is Minnesota’s economy
Healthcare is Minnesota’s largest employer. It should become Minnesota’s greatest public priority — not merely in charity or philanthropy, but in economic and civic strategy.
UMD clips Miami 5-2, moves closer to home ice in the first round of the NCHC playoffs
Max Plante had a goal and an assist and Scout Truman the game-winner for the Bulldogs.
Howie: Minnesota Monsters announce preseason event
The Monsters are Duluth’s newest professional arena football team and will compete in Arena One Football this season. The team will play home games at Amsoil Arena. Arena football is played indoors on a shortened, 50-yard field.
Howie: This is Duluth’s big-league moment
"I'm excited to see the move to AF1. I'm hoping that the Monsters can continue to grow their tradition of excellence against the next tier of talent representing teams from across the country. The move into Amsoil is another exciting development, bringing fans closer to the action." -- Don Ness
Tim Meyer: Are We Alone? Absolutely Not.
Former President Barack Obama said on a podcast that there are things in the sky we cannot explain — comments widely interpreted as acknowledgment that unidentified phenomena are real. He later walked parts of it back.
Obits: Hoagie
A Celebration of Life will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, at AMSOIL Arena in Duluth, with a program beginning at noon. The event will be livestreamed.