According to Neighborhood Scout, you have a 1 in 27 chance of being a target of property crime in Duluth, and 1 in 337 chance of being the victim of a violent crime. The violent crime stat may seem like a lot, but I bet you know someone, maybe even yourself, that has bought a…
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City leaders’ focus far from home
Last week both Mayor Emily Larson and City Councilor Arik Forsman proudly tweeted about their involvement with the Biden campaign.The Mayor talked about how each day she makes time to do three things for VP Biden, while Forsman shared an interesting story about one of his Biden phonebank calls. Let’s ignore, for now, the promotion…
Pictures worth a thousand words…
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Business group says “no” to George Floyd Trial in Duluth
A local business group, the Greater Duluth Business Association, has launched a petition asking the City of Duluth to say “no” to the possibility of having the George Floyd Trial in Duluth Their press release states: “Recently, Fox 9 News out of the Twin Cities, reported that all four defense teams have filed a motion…
Part 3: Downtrodden Duluth
Boxes are labeled and a moving company is called for yet another prominent downtown Duluth business as they make the hard, yet necessary decision to move their business up the hill. The lack of action by the City of Duluth to manage homelessness and drug use in downtown is having a tangible impact on the…
Part 2: Downtrodden Duluth
Garbage is piled behind a building on downtown’s First Street, the remnants of a camp where someone slept the night before. It’s daytime and a homeless man precariously sleeps on a median, using his belongings as a pillow. Finding a hypodermic needle during a walk around any downtown block is a common occurrence. Last weekend…
The Real Duluth
Seeing is believing and admitting you have a problem is the first step. Since the city refuses to acknowledge the extent of the homeless, drug, and crime problem growing in Duluth, especially in the downtown and western Duluth communities – it’s time we show them. When police are called, concerned citizens are told there is…
Part 1: Downtrodden Duluth
In most communities, “downtown” is the bustling heart of the city where business people speed walk the streets with lattes and laptops by day, and couples stroll arm in arm from restaurant to entertainment venue by night. Downtown should be “the place to be”, but in Duluth, downtown is downtrodden. In the past three months,…