Month: August 2012
Downtown restaurant gem: Oriental House
At 319 W. First St. is an 8-month-old Asian restaurant specializing in Chinese, Thai, and Vietnamese cuisine called Oriental House. My spouse and I stopped by this evening to try it out. With the recent PDD post on Pak’s, I figured the power of social media would get the word out on this little gem of a restaurant since I don’t think many folks know about it.
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Primary Election is Tuesday
Here are links to the websites of candidates on the Duluth primary ballot:
U.S. Senator:
Independence Party:
Glen R. Anderson Menze
Stephen Williams
Republican Party:
David Carlson
Bob Carney Jr.
Kurt Bills
DFL Party:
“Dick” Franson
Darryl Stanton
Jack Edward Shepard
Amy Klobuchar
U.S. Representative District 8:
Republican Party:
Chip Cravaack
DFL Party:
Tarryl L. Clark
Jeff Anderson
Richard Nolan
State House District 7A (East Duluth):
Republican Party:
Therese Bower (No website.)
DFL Party:
Brandon Clokey
Thomas Huntley (No website.)
County Commissioner District 3 (Western Duluth):
Chris Dahlberg
Debbie Isabell-Nelson
Dennis Szymialis
Supreme Court Chief Justice:
Lorie Skjerven Gildea
Jill Clark
Dan Griffith
Supreme Court Associate Justice 4:
Alan Nelson
Tim Tingelstad
David R. Stras
The MN League of Women Voters website is another good resource for information on candidates.
Chief Osaugie Gathering on Wisconsin Point
Interview with Donna Ennis Chief Osaugie Descendant
httpv://youtu.be/5Orqd6S1i6g
This has come up on PDD before, but I did this interview with Donna Ennis today and I thought it was something to share. Romance, intrigue, ancient ceremonies, and even a shameful grave desecration make an appearance in just 8 short minutes of community radio.
I haven’t posted in awhile, it’s been a busy summer this gives you a little idea of where I’ve been, I guess.
A bear hid in a dumpster at the WDIO building. I got some close up footage!
[This post originally contained an embedded video that is no longer available at its source.]
Tree Planting at Loll Designs
Starting in 2008, Loll staff has taken a field day each year and gone out to plant trees. All of us here are concerned with keeping our environment not only vibrant, but clean, healthy and beautiful too. We try to find places that are in need of watershed restoration and by providing some of what’s needed in the form of trees and shrubs we become a constructive part of restoring our local ecosystem.
Loll Designs employees got together earlier this summer to do some tree planting up at Harley Nature Center. Take a look at the video of all the fun.
Fall weekly events
Hey all! I’m working on putting together the weekly events for September through November for the PDD Calendar. If you have or know of a weekly event that you’d like to publicize on the calendar for all or some of that period, please let me know and send me a picture related to that event. Mention in the description how long the event should run.
Thanks for your input and your help in making this calendar a great resource for our community.
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New Asian fusion restaurant alert: Pak’s Green Corner in West Duluth
There’s a new restaurant in the Denfeld area at 4131 Grand Avenue that I can only describe as Thai fusion. It’s called Pak’s Green Corner and it’s got a lot of traditional Thai dishes, but also it’s got dishes like Poutine and a Phad Thai burrito on its takeout menu. The sit-down menu had even more unconventional takes on traditional Thai dishes that truly made my mouth water.
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CD recycling?
I am looking for a place to recycle old scratched CDs here in Duluth. Like half of the people my age, we burned tons of CDs years ago and now I have piles of them but can’t bring myself to put them in the garbage, there’s got to be a better place for them to be disposed. Any ideas?
Brewhouse Triathlon Results
Race results are in and photos have been posted. It was a bit chilly up at Pike Lake for the 26th Annual Brewhouse Triathlon but competitors seemed faster than ever.
More race photos and media at Duluth Outdoors
Duluth Does Beck’s Mystery Album?
So, Beck is releasing a new album in December. But it isn’t an album per se, it’s sheet music. My question being, when does the Duluth Does Beck’s Mystery Album show happen? January?
Just throwing it out there.
Wednesday Night at the Races
The rain cleared just in time for Wednesday Night Races at UMD, leaving behind a puddle for Josh Birchhill’s daughter to play in.
The rain cleared just in time for Wednesday Night at the Races. It has become a summer tradition for hundreds of families throughout the Northland. The youth race series is held on six consecutive Wednesday evenings in July and August, and draws an average of over 500 children per night.
Check out the photo gallery at Duluth Outdoors!
Looking for a school for your preschooler this fall?
The folks at Lakeside Presbyterian Nursery School wanted you to know that there are still openings in their classes. The school is 50+ years old and remains a solid preschool of the sort I attended as a child. That is to say play, painting at an easel, listening to stories, singing songs, sharing a snack, etc.
Note that the play is first. No worksheets here. My kids are alumni and one kid managed to read before kindergarten, the other waited until about a week into the summer before first grade. Both rocked kindergarten. And now car rides are heavenly (but I digress).
This is a school that is affordable, caring, small, and focused on getting your kids ready to have a successful start to school.
Website
Call them for more information. 218-525-1967
Location is at 45th avenue east and McCulloch street. Right by Marshall’s hardware (and that little shopping district).
Minion! Minion! Looking for a minion!
We need a new minion! Raven & Associates, Inc., a promotional products company (we sell stuff with your name on it) right here in Duluth, is looking for another talented, skilled, and charming individual to be part of our customer service team. We are a growing company, a great place to work, and very odd.
Here’s the basic info on the job: Full-time customer service. Hourly wage beginning at +$10 per hour, flexible scheduling, retirement benefits and partial health insurance. Previous experience working in an office environment (you know, with computers), background in art, and interest in outdoors preferred.
For more info, call Dave at 740-2769 or drop me an email at dave @ ravenassociatesinc.com. We are now located in a creepy old theater at 319 N. Central Ave.
Cold, Colder, Coldest
Has anyone else noticed that for the past two months Duluth city tap water doesn’t seem as cold as it used to? I mean, it’s cold, it’s just not the same level of… coldness it has been in the past. Is this a result of the Flizzard, the amazingly long streak of hot days, a combination, neither?
Birthday on the Brule River
By David Cowardin
Duluth Outdoors Editor
My parents were on their way to Duluth for my 24th birthday and I gave them a call:
“How about we paddle the Brule?” I asked my mom.
There was a brief silence on the other end of the line, hesitation that said she wasn’t thrilled about the idea but wasn’t prepared to say no on my birthday. So 20 minutes later I had my canoe strapped to the roof of my vehicle and was on my way to meet my parents in Superior, Wisconsin. From there we consolidated vehicles and navigated through the city’s orange-cone maze before moving onward to Brule.
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Trampled by Turtles and Adult Swim – “Walt Whitman”
The first Duluth band to be cartooned?
Lion or Gazelle – “I Might Love You”
I recently printed the new Lion or Gazelle album jackets and put together an animated loop set to the title track for everyone. I also wanted to encourage everyone to attend the Chaperone Records Inaugural Bash/Record Release Party at the Zeitgeist Arts Cafe Friday, Aug. 10, at 7 p.m. In addition to seeing Lion or Gazelle perform live will be a number of other great local musicians. Join us for a bit of fun! More info on Facebook
Trampled By Turtles, My Morning Jacket, Band of Horses tickets in Somerset, WI
I have two tickets to this show that takes place this Friday, August 10th, and I need to sell them to someone else because I can’t go. If you are interested (and live in the Twin Ports area), shoot me an e-mail at aleblan2 @ css.edu.
David Bazan Living Room Show
Indie rock superhero David Bazan is playing two shows in Duluth on his current living room tour. [EDIT: Both shows are sold out! No tickets will be available at the door. Thanks!]
Skunk removal advice, anecodotes, etc.
So, apparently, if you see a skunk scurry under your porch and want to know when it has left, so that you can create a better barricade while its not in there, one method is to put a little flour near the escape and see if the skunk messes it up on its way out.
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Seeking health/wellness therapist to share space — prime location, affordable rent
This is a really great deal for the right person. I am looking to share my space. I have a prime location in Canal Park. Looking for health and wellness practitioner who is comfortable to share my cozy studio! If interested, please reply with references and/or questions to yourholisticpath @ gmail.com.
This week: blues, farm fresh food and kids making art
Here’s a sampling of what you have to look forward to this week on the PDD Calendar.
The Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a DFL Congressional Candidate Forum on Tuesday morning at the Play Ground with all three candidates — Jeff Anderson, Tarryl Clark and Rick Nolan — in attendance.
The Duluth Playhouse Youth Repertory Theatre has not one, not two, but three shows in production starting this week! They will be performing William Shakespeare’s As You Like It starting Wednesday, Little Women: The Musical starting Thursday, and Rent: School Edition starting Friday.
Chaperone Records, Duluth’s newest record label, has its launch party in the Zeitgeist Arts Building on Friday.
The Bayfront Blues Festival runs Friday through Sunday, with a special tribute on Saturday to the recently departed Big Walter Smith, featuring Jimi “Prime Time” Smith & the Groove Merchants.
The first of two Table to Farm events sponsored by Chester Creek Cafe is being held this Saturday at Birch Point Gardens in Saginaw. It’s a prix fixe meal with food from the farm to your plate served al fresco.
The Art in Me arts festival in Lester Park is Sunday with a variety of art projects available for your budding artists.
So what are you doing this week? Can we tag along? Any upcoming events that you want to promote? Let us know!`
Cast iron skillets don’t go in the dishwasher
… and thus I am in the market for housekeeping services. We have tried two cleaning services since moving to the area and they were [ahem] sub-par. Can anyone refer me to a solid housekeeper?
Twin Ports Bridge Festival 2012 Documentary
July 7-8, 2012
Bayfront Park