Neighborhood news
What local publishers are reporting, neighborhood by neighborhood. Every headline links to the original story.
A district judge found the city acted properly in keeping the citizen-proposed golf course ordinances off the November ballot.
Related: Lakeside Lester Park (park) Lakeside-Lester Park Community Club (organization)
The village's road and rail link across the St. Louis River shut to traffic for scheduled inspection work.
Related: Gary-New Duluth Fond du Lac
The annual festival ran alongside a continuing effort to draw investment into the business district.
The county began revising a development plan that had not been updated since 2001.
Picture coverage of the Spirit Valley Days parade along Grand Avenue.
Related: Denfeld
A preview of the parade route and schedule for the neighborhood's summer festival.
Related: Denfeld
City councilors laid out spending priorities for next year, including streets, recreation and transit.
Related: Downtown Superior North End (Superior) South End (South Superior) Central Park (Superior) Billings Park (Superior) East End Allouez-Itasca (Superior)
Picture coverage of the community's National Night Out gathering.
Related: Esko school campus fields and community park (park)
The board weighed a middle school roof replacement and athletic complex repairs running into the millions.
Related: Superior Middle School (school) Superior High School (school) School District of Superior
An opinion column arguing that a vacant building on the neighborhood's commercial street could anchor a grocery store for the west end.
Related: Gary-New Duluth Fond du Lac
Property owners inside the new district will pay into a shared fund for marketing and streetscape work beginning in January.
A 1958 mural at the high school was restored by a former student of the artist who painted it.
Related: Superior High School (school) School District of Superior
Picture coverage of the annual Carlton Daze community celebration.
A history column on the 1926 planting of memorial trees in Memorial Park.
The utility began building a bill-assistance program for qualifying households as lead service line work continues.
Related: Downtown Superior North End (Superior) South End (South Superior) Central Park (Superior) Billings Park (Superior) East End Allouez-Itasca (Superior)
A history column marking the 1976 contracts that created Keene Creek Park.
Related: Keene Creek Park (park)
A new antique and gift shop opened in the village.
Councilors declined to place the referendum questions before voters while the legal question was still unsettled.
Related: Lakeside Lester Park (park)
The historic Leif Erikson ship gained a permanent shelter at the Knife River Heritage and Cultural Center.
Related: Two Harbors Lake County Historical Society (organization)
A history column on the early tourist camp that once stood at the Duluth end of the shore drive.
The festival's new host city was confirmed, ending a fourteen-year run in Duluth.
The council signed off on a multimillion-dollar rebuild of the city's main highway corridor, with construction slated to start in 2028.
Related: Scanlon
An opinion column arguing against a proposed data center development in the city.
The council delayed its vote after the city attorney raised concerns about whether a land-use referendum is allowed under state law.
Related: Lester Park (park)
The city moved to add public wireless internet at park sites.
Related: Central Park (Superior) Billings Park (Superior) Billings Park (park) Superior Municipal Forest (park)
More than a dozen host sites grew free produce for county residents.
A regional maker-focused retailer opened a second storefront in the tourist district.
Coverage of the SummerFest parade and concert, held in the city's fiftieth year.
The board scheduled a public hearing on a one-year pause for data center development.
A group of local students traveled abroad through a school exchange program.
Related: Cloquet Senior High School (school) Cloquet Public Schools (ISD 94)
Air quality from wildfire smoke forced organizers to call off the neighborhood's long-running summer road race.
Related: Park Point Recreation Area (park)
A history column on the cleanup of barrels left behind by the former Reserve Mining Company.
A public panel opposing the data center proposal drew regional performers and a large turnout.
A new therapy and sports performance clinic opened on the west side.
Related: Spirit Valley Oneota
Summer picture coverage from the rebuilt lakeshore park.
Related: Lakeside Lester Park Brighton Beach (Kitchi Gammi Park) (park)
A regional health system opened a new clinic in the city.
A history column marking a long-serving Denfeld High School administrator's 1956 retirement.
Related: Denfeld High School (school)
Officials leaned toward rebuilding the existing Highway 210 waste transfer site rather than relocating.
The board took up the moratorium question after residents asked for it.
Free outdoor concerts ran across several Superior neighborhoods through the summer.
Related: Central Park (Superior) Billings Park (Superior) Downtown Superior
Picture coverage of the park's famously tame chipmunks and the visitors who feed them.
Related: Billings Park (park)
A history column on the construction of a hospital on the west side a century earlier.
A local contracting firm bought a building and expanded its base in the township.
Federal grant money went to expanding biomedical research capacity at the two schools.
Related: Fond du Lac Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (organization)
The aircraft manufacturer opened a workforce training and recruitment facility on Stebner Road.
A feature on the Heritage Days lutefisk toss, which has run for nearly three decades.
Related: Knife River Silver Bay
A long-running summer beer festival on the Duluth visitor calendar announced it would move on after this year.
Photo coverage of the finish-line weekend that fills the district every June.
Related: Two Harbors North Shore (Duluth) Lakeside The Lakewalk (trail)
The district hired a former teacher as its next high school principal.
Related: Esko's Lincoln Secondary School (school) Esko Public Schools (ISD 99)
Picture coverage of the free neighborhood festival held in the plaza under the Highway 53 bridge.
Bids for the new station's solar installation came in below the city's estimate.
The city gathered neighborhood input on the design of a public dock at Allouez Bay.
Related: Wisconsin Point (park)
A proposed building would combine museum space, collections storage, an archaeology lab, classrooms and retail.
Related: Fond du Lac Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (organization)
Commencement coverage from the west side's public high school.
Related: Denfeld High School (school) Duluth Public Schools (ISD 709)
A grant program opened for businesses and property owners in the district.
The town held a benefit event for households affected by regional wildfires.
Related: Silver Bay Knife River
Graduation coverage from Esko High School.
Related: Esko's Lincoln Secondary School (school) Esko Public Schools (ISD 99)
A coffee shop in the district marked its first year in business.
The consolidated district renamed both school buildings, retiring the Wrenshall School name.
Related: Carlton South Terrace Elementary (school) Carlton Secondary School (school) Wrenshall School District (ISD 100) Carlton Public Schools (ISD 93)
Coverage of the last commencement held under the Wrenshall district name.
Related: Wrenshall School District (ISD 100)
A state bonding appropriation set up the return of roughly 3,400 acres of forest land to the Band.
Related: Fond du Lac Cloquet Forestry Center (park) Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (organization)
Loaner life jacket stations were planned for local lake accesses ahead of the fall.
Dozens of residents turned out for the neighborhood's annual Memorial Day observance.
Related: Gary New Duluth Park (park) Gary New Duluth Community Center and Recreation Area (GND REC) (organization)
The estate published its summer concert schedule on the lakeside pier.
Related: East End / Endion Lakeside
The Band opened a tasting lounge at its dispensary, described as the first of its kind in the state.
Related: Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (organization)
Voters approved consolidation with Carlton by a margin of 430 to 365.
Related: Carlton Wrenshall School District (ISD 100) Carlton Public Schools (ISD 93)
Work started on the neighborhood's replacement fire station, with completion expected the following summer.
Residents chalked the roadway to draw attention to bike and pedestrian safety on the Point.
An editorial backing the community push to mark and protect the recreational lane along Minnesota Avenue.
The referendum asked residents whether to merge with Carlton or stay independent.
Related: Carlton Wrenshall School District (ISD 100) Carlton Public Schools (ISD 93)
The school board narrowed its superintendent search to a shortlist.
Related: Esko Public Schools (ISD 99)
The Homegrown Music Festival again used craft district venues as one of its main clusters of stages.
A local history column revisiting old Douglas County headlines, including the building of the Poplar dam.
The district named its next superintendent after a months-long search.
Related: Solon Springs School District
A retailer relocating from another Duluth neighborhood opened in the waterfront district.
Related: Lakeside
A broken water main near the high school sent students home early.
Related: Denfeld High School (school)
A wellness business is moving into the district, adding to its run of service and retail tenants.
A restaurant shut its Canal Park location after roughly three years while keeping operations elsewhere.
Related: The Social House (restaurant)
Construction bids came in above the borrowed amount, leaving the city roughly $800,000 short.
Three candidates filed for two open school board seats in the spring election.
Related: Solon Springs School District
A long-standing west side drive-in is coming back, one of the neighborhood's more closely watched reopenings.
A neighborhood business marked a decade in the area.
A downtown formalwear shop under new ownership began converting to a yarn and fiber store.
The housing authority pursued funding for roughly a dozen owner-occupied homes in the neighborhood.
Related: Gary-New Duluth
Land managers planned a prescribed burn in the pine forest at the far end of the Point.
Related: Park Point Recreation Area (park) Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (organization)
A new restaurant prepared to open on the Tower Avenue corridor.
A history column on the origins of the branch library on North 54th Avenue East.
Transit service returned to the neighborhood, with South Superior slated to follow later in the year.
Related: South End (South Superior)
The neighborhood elementary school's principal received a statewide leadership recognition.
Related: Congdon Park Elementary (school) Congdon Park Community Club (organization) Duluth Public Schools (ISD 709)
Both boards signed off on how buildings would be used under a merged district.
Related: Carlton Wrenshall School District (ISD 100) Carlton Public Schools (ISD 93)
Coverage of the annual polar plunge fundraiser held off the beach.
Related: Park Point Recreation Area (park)
A resident petition pushed the consolidation question onto the ballot.
Related: Carlton Wrenshall School District (ISD 100) Carlton Public Schools (ISD 93)
A local history column revisiting past Douglas County headlines.
A local farm gave away surplus root vegetables to area households.
New owners reopened the village car wash after upgrading its equipment.
The district opened its search following the retirement of the sitting superintendent.
Related: Solon Springs School District
An ice cream maker that started in Superior opened in the neighborhood.
A transit proposal aimed at bringing routes back to two Superior neighborhoods that had lost service.
Related: South End (South Superior)
A troubled apartment project in the neighborhood approached the finish line after repeated delays and contractor disputes.
A backyard snow structure on the main downtown street drew local attention over the holidays.
A cultural organization relocated to the university campus after leaving its Lakeside building.
Related: Woodland
The council moved toward transferring roughly 230 acres of the closed course to the city's development authority.
Related: Lakeside Lester Park (park)
A revised design for the station moved ahead at the commission level.
A cafe announced plans to open in the neighborhood's small commercial strip.
Commissioners postponed action on a staff recommendation to transfer ownership of the former course.
Related: Lester Park (park)
A history column on the taconite plant that the town was built around.
Related: Black Beach (park)
The council signed off on agreements to extend fiber internet into the neighborhood.
Coverage of the final night of the estate's summer concert run.
Related: East End / Endion
The bridge returned to service under posted weight and speed limits.
A locally known white squirrel remains a regular draw for park visitors.
Picture coverage from the park at the start of the Scenic 61 drive.
The city cleared a precautionary water advisory affecting homes above the neighborhood's main streets.
Related: Lester Park
The neighborhood's annual family days appeared on the city events calendar.
The village finalized an international sister city partnership.
A resident letter calling for regular community cleanup days.
A food and retail business moved into a Lakeside storefront.
Village officials moved toward what would become Poplar's first sister city agreement.
The city used grazing goats to clear invasive brush from park land.
Related: Billings Park (park)
Picture coverage of the neighborhood's unusually colored squirrels.
A reading trail opened in the park as a memorial to two longtime library volunteers.
Related: Billings Park (park)
Everyday scenes from the park that anchors the neighborhood.
The concert series reached its tenth season at the historic estate.
Related: East End / Endion
The village dance studio staged its seasonal production.
A summer ice cream stand carried on under new operators, adding a coffee menu.
The council awarded a contract for street reconstruction in the neighborhood.
A history column revisiting a neighborhood dispute from twenty years earlier.
The city weighed handing off day-to-day management of the beach house building.
Related: Park Point Recreation Area (park)
An opinion column on the role the estate plays in neighborhood and civic life.
The city presented a roughly $2 million plan to replace failing concrete and add planted medians.
Related: South End (South Superior)
The creamery announced plans to base its operations in the neighborhood.
The state asked for public comment on planned highway work through the two townships.
The railway raised the amount it pays neighbors to clean ore dust from homes and vehicles.
Habitat restoration work in the bay finished after several construction seasons.
Related: Wisconsin Point (park) Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve (organization)
A letter raising concerns about traffic and parking along the rebuilt shore road.
The city finished a shoreline rebuild that moved the road back from the lake and rebuilt the park.
Related: Lakeside Lester Park Brighton Beach (Kitchi Gammi Park) (park) The Lakewalk (trail)
A look at the planning conversation about the future of the Grand Avenue commercial strip.
Related: Denfeld
The council hired a contractor to rebuild deteriorated pavement south of North 28th Street.
Related: South End (South Superior)
Crews started work on the wetland and shoreline restoration at the east edge of the city.
Related: Wisconsin Point (park) Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve (organization)
The volunteer-run village library marked another anniversary.
An architecturally unusual short-term rental opened in the village.
Related: North Shore (Duluth) Two Harbors
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