While Real Stories North has been covering stories on Duluth’s Homeless Crisis for the last year, major local news outlets seem to ignore the havoc the homeless are creating in Duluth until it’s a fiery in-your-face inferno. Two days ago, a homeless encampment located under I-35 near Railroad Street burned. The Fire Department was alerted…
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Can a Social Worker Save Downtown?
Last week the Duluth City Council voted to approve $300,000 in Federal COVID relief funds to hire a social worker through the Greater Downtown Council for the next three years. The social worker would earn a salary of $65,000 and the remaining funds would be used for resources to support the position. Our site has…
DECC Drops the Ball Raising Parking Fees
In a classic small-town move, the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center announced they were doubling their parking fees “tomorrow” with a handwritten sign at their parking booths – first noticed and reported by local radio DJ, Tony Hart, from Mix 108. The signs announcing the new $10 fee, up from $5, seemed a bit ironic…
Bullet Ballot Your Best Candidate
This year, Duluth has 8 candidates seeking a spot on the November ballot for Duluth’s At-Large City Council seat. A primary election will be held on Tuesday, August 10th to decide the four candidates that will appear on the ballot. Voters will be able to choose two candidates they would like to see move forward,…
City of Duluth: Help AICHO’s Youth Garden Grow
The relationship between Duluth and the city’s Indigenous people has always been more about the city keeping up appearances than truly advocating for native culture. Sure, Emily added women with indigenous backgrounds to her staff as the City Attorney and Community Relations Officer, she prominently celebrated Indigenous People’s Day, and strangely went to bat over…
Line 3: Eco-Terrorists Still Attacking
Eco-terrorists Continue to Attack Line 3 Construction As Enbridge crews and contractors work to lay the new Line 3 replacement pipeline across Minnesota they seem to encounter attacks by eco-terrorists at every turn. Now, some may think “eco-terrorists” that’s a stretch, they are protestors. The reality is, the tactics these people are using fit the…
Downtown: Poop Still a Problem
ExploreMinnesota.com describes Duluth as “Yours to discover and interpret on your own terms. Like picking rocks along Lake Superior’s ancient shores or exploring trails that span every part of the city’s expansive outdoor wonderland. Like tasting your way through restaurants and pubs and shopping the variety of shops – whether they’re found along the charming…
Welcome to Duluth, Please Hold on to Your Kids.
As Grandma’s Marathon marks the official start of summer and tourist season in Duluth, it seems timely to remind guests of our city that while Duluth has postcard-worthy views, it’s not a picture-perfect city. Tourists should be advised to be cautious while visiting Duluth, but our city and tourism bureau offers no safety advice…
Local Parents Concerned with Marshall School Curriculum
As the school year comes to an end, parents of high school aged kids at the independent Marshall School in Duluth are concerned that the school’s curriculum leaves little room for independent thinking. A parent from the school recently shared that Marshall School is pushing race and gender-based curriculum from social justice organizations rather than…
PPP Fraud Potential in Duluth (and the website to look up PPP recipients)
The fear and restrictions of the pandemic may be fading, but the financial impact is sure to follow us for decades. Beyond the individual checks and extra unemployment compensation, the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) was a major portion of the CARES and Economic Aid Acts. While the PPP funding did an important job, keeping small…