SG and the Nearly Nakeds, Friday 10AM, Mitchell Auditorium. T-shirts depicting internal organs available for purchase. No glass containers, drugs or alcohol, please. Leave your personal vices at home. If you have been holding back any Slim Goodbody memories, now is the time to share.

Posted by PJ at 01:57 PM | Permalink | 2 comments, last by joe shmo
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Assessing incline crash damage, c. 1901-05

Thanks to Pat Maus at the Northeast Minnesota Historical Center for scanning a ton of images and adding them to the Minnesota Digital Library collections. There are lots and lots of cool old photos like this and this.

Find the site here: http://reflections.mndigital.org/
The most recently added photos are linked by the phrase "Neigborhoods of Duluth." Or, do an advanced search and limit the collection to Northeast Minnesota Historical Center.

Posted by magus at 11:02 AM | Permalink | 9 comments, last by adam
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taken with my Blackberry...

Posted by tamara at 01:48 PM | Permalink | 3 comments, last by Jessi
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Posted by enealio at 12:32 PM | Permalink | 3 comments, last by ms dean
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I heard about this this morning on MPR and could hardly believe it. This past January Jeffrey Ely hit a dog near Cloquet and kills it instantly. Now he is suing the owners for $1100 to cover damage to car and lost work time. The family is countersuing for $2400.

Um, ya know, crap like this happens, folks. Who's to blame? The driver, probably not. The family? Unlikely. The dog? Hardly. It seems to me when a pet is hit by a car either everyone is to blame or no one is to blame, unless there are extenuating circumstances, which I don't see here.

Anyone want to take a side in this?

DNT | Bemidji Pioneer | Fox 9 (Twin Cities) | WCCO (Twin Cities) | Star Tribune | MSNBC

Posted by ironic1 at 10:06 AM | Permalink | 16 comments, last by gtws
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PART 1

PART 2

Posted with permission from Monroe. Click on the strip for larger version.

Posted by Starfire at 08:18 AM | Permalink | 16 comments, last by heiko
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Posted by adam at 09:14 PM | Permalink | 17 comments, last by hbh
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Once again, in an effort to reduce acute alcohol poisonings by encouraging physical activity away from bars, I’m hosting the Fourth-Annual Homegrown Social Run.

Everyone is welcome to attend and jog, run, speed-walk and/or stand their truck drinking PBR tall-boys and heckling people for wearing short-shorts.*

+ Meet at the first parking lot at Chester Bowl (by the playground equipment)
+ We’ll leave promptly at 4:45pm on Friday, May 2.
+ Expect to spend about 45-60 minutes in the woods – I think we’ll do the route the NMTC uses for their Chester Creek race
+ The pace should be relaxed, as Al Sparhawk will be out of town

In the past, we’ve had four to 10 people come along (including such luminaries as: Dusty Olson, Tim and Brad Nelson, Matt Livingston, Rich Narum, Al Sparhawk, Chris Godsey, Chad Salmela, Marc Gartman, Jamie Ness and, of course, myself). Will this be the year Starfire graces us with his presence? What about Blah blah blah-ler? Might a certain mayor of Duluth attend? Will Burly Burlesque bust harrier skills like British aircraft? Join us Friday evening to find out!!!

Continue reading "Homegrown Run -- Friday" »

Posted by cork1 at 07:54 PM | Permalink | 4 comments, last by cork1
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Posted by Tomasz at 12:41 PM | Permalink | 4 comments, last by wednesday
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I'm learning how to drive a manual transmission, and just the thought of driving up and down the great hills of Duluth with a stick shift nearly throws me into panic attacks. Anyone have any advice for me, from hills to avoid, tips for a n00b, or good practice places (that have long open areas and no one to hit)?

The picture is from an old soviet road safety manual. "Onacho" is Russian for "Danger!" - pronounced "oh-pas-no"

Posted by Bad Cat! at 03:57 PM | Permalink | 24 comments, last by Lee
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My photos are up on Flickr. I tagged them GeekProm2008.

Posted by Starfire at 11:51 AM | Permalink | 12 comments, last by Girl From the North Country
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Posted by Sjixxxy at 08:02 AM | Permalink | 4 comments, last by AllGame
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Sjixxxy pointed out to me a phenomenon in the sky above Duluth this afternoon. The phenomenon was an ever-changing beast. Below are two photos, one early on and the second taken later during which the phenomenon had changed drastically almost as if to give Duluthians some sort of sign. :

Upon closer inspection later in the day the phenomenon had changed drastically. See below:

Posted by samh at 12:18 PM | Permalink | 17 comments, last by sancho
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For what it is worth, Chef Andrew Zimmern, host of a very odd but sometimes entertaining TV/Cable program called Bizarre Foods on the Travel Channel, will be doing an entire show dedicated to the freaks and their silverware from the fine state of Minnesota. Previous episodes have had him in Vietnam and Taiwan. Minnesota isn't that far from the epicurean palate, no?

The story line is simple, drop off a fearless eating machine someplace on the planet and he will eat anything. The grosser the food, the better the ratings is my guess. Never eaten Spider Ass fried in oil but hey, I may sometime soon.

Continue reading "Bizarre Minnesota" »

Posted by Kitty Brand at 02:55 PM | Permalink | 14 comments, last by claire
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I've been looking for a home in Duluth and came upon this lovely Lakewood listing on Craig's List: http://duluth.craigslist.org/rfs/605502262.html (The picture I posted is only of the garage & other room.)

It sounds great - and even features a "Man Room." I'm asking the assembled to define "Man Room" for the newbie. And what does a man do in a room of his own?

My mental image is a semi-finished space with a mini-fridge, a wall of dubious VHS tapes, a leather-esque Lazy Boy and ...a towel. Please help me erase this image with the right one. Is it like a workshop?

Posted by bird at 09:30 AM | Permalink | 29 comments, last by purple
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(image captured from the movie "Garden State")

Posted by Tomasz at 09:53 PM | Permalink | 6 comments, last by Girl From the North Country
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Do you suck at hockey? If you do, then you're just the person we are looking for.

Every Sunday morning, when the ice is in suitable condition, there's a pickup game at Irving. People usually start to show up around 9:30, and a game develops by 10 a.m.

Continue reading "Sunday Morning Church of Hockey" »

Posted by Paul Lundgren at 02:13 PM | Permalink | 7 comments, last by Paul Lundgren
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The children's book publisher and doll manufacturing juggernaut American Girl released its newest girl late last year. She is Julie, who is growing up in 1974, and the six-book set of books is written by Megan McDonald.
There are nine American Girls now, each a 9-year-old growing up in a different time and place in the U.S. I've been reading them to my daughter, including Kaya, a Nez Perce girl in 1764, Kirsten, a Swedish immigrant living in Minnesota in 1854, and so on.
And here's my point: Tonight, reading Julie's book No. 2, "Julie Tells Her Story," I read the following surprise. It's while Julie is interviewing her father for a school report.
"'Okay,' said Dad, settling into his favorite chair. 'When I was in the fourth grade, growing up in Duluth, Minnesota, money was tight and none of us could afford a bike. ...'"
I wonder if the author has any local connection. I imagine they're going to sell a million of these books.

Posted by Beverly at 09:14 PM | Permalink | 4 comments, last by Mary
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ahhh I love winter school cancelations

Posted by baci at 12:54 PM | Permalink | 4 comments, last by edgeways
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Today on the Duluth News Tribune's website they had a hilarious title for an article. Here is the screenshot.

Posted by SaumZ at 03:34 PM | Permalink | 7 comments, last by ironic1
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Speaking of old school, remember when scaners were cool? This guy has done the leg work if this is your bag. Now let's start spying on the neighbor.

Posted by Kitty Brand at 10:27 AM | Permalink | 6 comments, last by tamara
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But being the slickest operator in Duluth is kind of like being the world's tallest midget if you ask me.

Check out the Leatherheads trailer.

Posted by Paul Lundgren at 01:30 PM | Permalink | 4 comments, last by tony d.
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Oh my god--I love, love, love that they're still using the same Christmas decorations at the Mariner Mall that they had up when I was an impressionable little kid, 20+ years ago. Man, these bring back memories. Rummaging through the overpriced clearance bins at Kay-B-Toys...watching my big brother throwing his money away at Aladdin's Castle...throwing my money away on bric-a-brac at Prange Way...all because my parents were too scared to drive over the "big bridge" to the mall in Duluth.

Ah, those were the days.

Posted by Mary at 09:45 PM | Permalink | 5 comments, last by Beret
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Posted by Tomasz at 06:53 PM | Permalink | 4 comments, last by Paul Lundgren
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As of today, Jason Cork is a college graduate.

For those of you who don't know Cork, he once bailed out on a semester of college -- right before finals -- to fly to Duluth and not miss the Homegrown Music Festival.

Posted by Paul Lundgren at 12:09 PM | Permalink | 10 comments, last by rnarum
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Posted by adam at 07:46 PM | Permalink | 0 comments
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Continue reading "It's baaack..." »

Posted by tamara at 04:41 PM | Permalink | 18 comments, last by Scribbler
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Prayer siege? Really?

Posted by Drifter at 05:22 PM | Permalink | 19 comments, last by tamara
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Which one is Mr. Duluth?

Posted by Paul Lundgren at 09:17 PM | Permalink | 8 comments, last by Chris
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DNT: Do you think crime is getting worse in Duluth?

Charlie Bell: I think people have moved into Duluth that don’t belong here. I think we see people walking the streets that don’t fit the identities, that don’t fit what we normally have, don’t fit the citizens that have lived here for years and years. They do stand out.

Read the whole interview regarding crime in Duluth with Charlie Bell and Don Ness here.

Posted by Starfire at 07:01 AM | Permalink | 48 comments, last by Chris
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Celebrate Day of the Dead

Posted by eclectic_poly_pair at 04:44 PM | Permalink | 2 comments, last by eclectic_poly_pair
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In a discussion about Al Gore winning the Nobel Peace Prize on KUWS yesterday Karl Spring, chief meteorologist for NBC affiliate KBJR, scoffed at Al Gore and said he wouldn't "pay a dime" to see "An Inconvenient Truth" because Al Gore is a "left wing nut job."

Don't you find it refreshing when scientists can put aside prejudice and examine issues based on cold, hard facts?

Seriously, if this guy as a meteorologist wanted to argue the science behind the movie, I'm all ears. If he just wants to cast aspersions and call people names, then maybe Fox is hiring.

Posted by ironic1 at 08:52 PM | Permalink | 151 comments, last by Lucie B.
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What blog about Duluth would be complete without this cultural artifact?

Posted by ironic1 at 07:56 PM | Permalink | 0 comments
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Posted by adam at 12:08 PM | Permalink | 1 comment by c-freak
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DNT reports dead even TIE at 22% of voters.

Congratulations Don Ness and Charlie Bell for moving on to the heavyweight bout.

Posted by mevdev at 09:20 PM | Permalink | 8 comments, last by ironic1
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This is the most amazing story I have heard in a while. Via the DNT.

'The only guy running nude in Duluth': Observation Hill couple recounts how they thwarted burglar
Mark Stodghill
Duluth News Tribune - 09/07/2007

Wayne and Kathie Boniface returned from a dinner at an Observation Hill neighbor’s home Thursday night to find a burglar in their house.

Kathie Boniface asked the burglar who he was? “I’m with the FBI and you are blowing my cover,’’ the burglar said.

When Wayne Boniface got done with the intruder, he had no cover.

The suspect ran from the home carrying less than he came with. A lot less.

Read full story here.

Posted by Starfire at 05:17 PM | Permalink | 23 comments, last by ironic1
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John’s Red Lion Bar is now closed after over 35 years in business.

Continue reading "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" »

Posted by Paul Lundgren at 03:55 PM | Permalink | 7 comments, last by samh
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You know, when I'm vouchering for a business trip I always have to ask myself - Are in-room pornos and lubrication reimbursible? Apparently Duluth's County Commisioner, Dennis Fink, thinks so.

From the Timberjay:

The Fink investigation, released to the Timberjay on Wednesday, details a number of incidents in which Fink’s secretary indicates she was subjected to sexual comments or ogled by Fink or others in his presence.

While the secretary had sought intervention from another commissioner several years ago, she indicated in her statements that the behavior continued.

The incident which finally precipitated the complaint occurred in March, 2007, after Fink had returned from a county-sponsored trip to Washington D.C. According to the report, Fink handed his secretary some receipts for reimbursement, including a grocery receipt that included a sexual lubricant and another hotel receipt that indicated Fink had ordered a sexually explicit movie.

The secretary said it was unusual for the commissioner to provide such receipts, since they weren’t reimburseable. Commissioners typically are reimbursed for daily expenses through a per diem, which does not require receipts.

According to the investigation, Fink inquired the next day as to whether his secretary had all the receipts she needed. She said she ignored his comment, but believed that the commissioner was trying to get a reaction from her due to the nature of the receipts.

Fink, in his statement, said the receipts had been given to his secretary in error, and were not intended to harass her.

He further denied making any of the sexual references reported by his secretary or having ogled her.

Posted by ironic1 at 06:48 AM | Permalink | 8 comments, last by Debbie
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The City of Duluth Parks and Recreation Commission’s Disc Golf Planning Committee seeks volunteers to continue helping to install the area’s first public 18-hole disc golf course.

A work day is scheduled for Saturday, August 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to clear throwing lanes and install throwing pads, for holes 3, 13, 14. Please meet on the disc golf course site, accessed from the Trinity Road lower gated area, which is ¼ mile south of the Lake Superior College’s Trinity Road main campus entrance.

Continue reading "Stoners Volunteers Needed" »

Posted by adam at 01:43 PM | Permalink | 0 comments
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Next door to the former Hip Hop Candy Shop, it's DeeDee's Doodads!

Posted by Paul Lundgren at 08:54 AM | Permalink | 9 comments, last by Mary
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Uh, did anyone else notice a fairly massive police presence at Portland Square Park last night around 3:00 a.m.? What I thought was heat lightning turned out to be cruisers prowling 4th and 5th Streets with their searchlights on, presumably looking for Person or Persons Unknown...

Posted by strangerstrangeland at 01:21 PM | Permalink | 12 comments, last by zra...
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1. Duluth

A Cold ass town on a hill where you can't get lost. All you have to do is pop the clutch and let the car coast and you'll find your way to Lake Superior. The two major Duluthian Pasttimes are Getting Drunk and Getting Frostbite.

On a scale of 1 to useless, Duluth ranks about a 'Pauli Shore.'
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Pauli Shore!!!?? -- Isn't that some sort of fighting words?
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There is more at www.urbandictionary.com

Posted by Kitty Brand at 11:51 AM | Permalink | 12 comments, last by Pisanu
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Adam Sheda was shot to death at a house party in the East Hillside on Friday night, having just returned from fighting in Iraq.

This is his MySpace page.

"All my friends better throw me one hell of a party when I get home. My plans when I get back are to drink until my heart stops."

- Adam Sheda

News stories here and here.

Posted by Barrett at 10:04 PM | Permalink | 3 comments, last by AndrewO
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