Yoshikas Sauna Revisited

Paul Lundgren Feb 26, 2014 4 Comments

On the Bumper to Bumper show on KFAN Radio, broadcast out of the Twin Cities and on the air in Duluth on KQDS AM 1490, host Dan Barreiro and his crew took on the subject of a new “cuddle business” opening near Sacramento, Calif. The subject turned to a “health club” called Yoshiko’s Sauna in Minneapolis that was in business during the 1990s. Later in the show they discovered an old post about Duluth’s Yoshikas Sauna on Perfect Duluth Day and … well … that’s the clip above.


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Tour Guides Wanted

Superior Public Museums Feb 26, 2014 3 Comments

We’re looking for responsible, reliable, friendly, and outgoing men and women – from students to retirees – to join our staff of tour guides at Superior Public Museums. We offer ~ part-time and limited term, from 4 to 40 hrs/wk, flexible schedules and daytime hours.  Great summer job for all-area students and snowbirds.

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R.I.P. Charlie Bell

TimK Feb 25, 2014 No Comments

bellEyewitness News: Duluth businessman Charlie Bell dies

Northland’s NewsCenter: Well-known Duluth business leader Charlie Bell dies

Duluth News Tribune: Duluth businessman, former mayoral candidate Charlie Bell dead at 64

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Duluth Band Profile: Vivielle

Seth Langreck Feb 25, 2014 1 Comment

Duluth’s Vivielle blends two-part vocal harmony with the lo-fi approach of Sebadoh. The four-piece is made up of brothers Lino and Joe Rauzi, Rosalie Uggla and primary songwriter Nat Harvie. The band just released the single “Time Falls Apart.”

Click the image above to hear an exclusive interview with Vivielle’s Nate Harvie as he describes performing in Duluth.


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Where in the Twin Ports?

Dave Sorensen Feb 25, 2014 2 Comments

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New Seed Math album “Four Three Five”

Tony Bennett Feb 25, 2014 No Comments

Attenzione!

Ten years back, I put out four albums of electronic-type stuff as “Seed Math,” and, today, I’m releasing the fifth album by that project. It’s available as a pay-what-you-want deal over at Bandcamp. Click the link to acquire!

Seed Math – Four Three Five

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Perfect Play or Musical of 2013: Duluth Playhouse Children’s Theatre’s Cats

Paul Lundgren Feb 25, 2014 3 Comments

It was a big year for Duluth theater in 2013, with eight productions receiving a significant number of votes for the honor of best play or musical. In the end, the Duluth Playhouse Children’s Theatre production of Cats emerged as the favorite.

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Whole Foods Co-op in West Duluth, a/k/a WFC – Denfeld

Paul Lundgren Feb 25, 2014 11 Comments

Here’s how the Whole Foods Co-op broke the news about its new store on Feb. 24:

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The future location of Duluth’s second Whole Foods Co-op will be 4426 Grand Ave. It will be a 7,000-square-foot store.

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Duluth reference in Best Man Down

Paul Lundgren Feb 24, 2014 1 Comment

The majority of the 2013 film Best Man Down is set in Lutsen, though none of it was shot north of Forest Lake. In this scene, Duluth is referenced briefly in the dialogue while the Northland’s NewsCenter’s Michelle Lee is on the television in the background.


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This week: hockey, sailing and poetry

Lawrence Lee Feb 24, 2014 No Comments

  

Here’s a sampling of what you have to look forward to this week on the PDD Calendar.

Dug out yet?

Everything’s going to be shiny at Zinema 2 tonight with the launch of Browncoat Mondays. See all of Joss Whedon’s Firefly for free with related presentations by local scholars and enthusiasts.

Duluth Pack continues its Outdoor Adventure Series on Tuesday with Katya and Mark Gordon talking about sailing with their small daughters for months at a time on the ocean.

It’s championship high school hockey time with Hermantown vs. Marshall on Wednesday and Duluth East vs. Elk River on Thursday at Amsoil Arena.

Nerd Nite is back after months in mothballs with a return to its original venue, Teatro Zuccone, on Wednesday with nerdy presentations on 007, Sherlock Holmes and Star Wars collectibles.

Need to get away from winter in Duluth? Go celebrate winter in Bayfield! The Bayfield Winter Festival runs Friday through Sunday.

Spirit Lake Poetry presents its annual St. David’s Day Open Reading at The Underground this Saturday.

So what are you doing this week? Can we tag along? Any upcoming events that you want to promote? Let us know.


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Duluth Mystery Photo #6: Snowdrift Family

Paul Lundgren Feb 23, 2014 9 Comments

This image seems timely considering recent weather in Duluth, but it’s actually from 1935. It’s an “Illustrated Current News” poster, published by the Marlin Co. The website bonanza.com is selling it for twenty bucks under the headline “1935 news poster: Duluth Minnesota snowstorm; Farnam family ice home.”

The caption on the poster reads something like: “The family of Clinton Farnam was completely isolated during a recent snowstorm … (then it gets hard to read) … they had to dig a tunnel from the doorway to the roadway, which (blurry again) … Photo shows family with friends just after they had evacuated themselves.”

So, this week’s mystery is less of a mystery than usual, but can anyone fill in the blurry parts of the caption and tell us more about Clinton Farnam, his family, and the snowstorm of 1935?

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Painting in the BWCA

Tomas Feb 22, 2014 No Comments

Duluth artist Ken Marunowski describes the process of making a wilderness landscape painting.


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Duluth Humans of New York

Lucie Amundsen Feb 22, 2014 No Comments

Somehow I missed that Duluth was mentioned on the popular Facebook Page, Humans of New York. Presently 3.2 million are fans of the page, which inspired a bestselling book of the same name. What can we learn about Duluthians in this post? We’re hardworkers who care about the women in our lives.


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Fun While it Lasted

Jim Richardson (aka Lake Superior Aquaman) Feb 22, 2014 No Comments

People’s Free Duluth Skate Rink now closed for the season, obliterated by snowpacalypse. Here we see it in its heyday, as well as its ignominious conclusion.


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“I’ve been to Duluth” in The Great Outdoors

Chester Park Feb 22, 2014 6 Comments

Here is another Duluth-in-the-movies sighting. From the 1988 film The Great Outdoors, starring John Candy and Dan Aykroyd. This shirt is worn by the camp host at the beginning of the movie.


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