News and Current Affairs
Duluth’s western middle school plans
Check out the plans for Duluth’s western middle school. Click here to see the PDF file.
Happy Leif Erikson Day
I just thought it would be good to pay some respect to Mr. Leif Erikson on his day. Or is it Ericson?
I will stick with his nickname “Leif the Lucky” that’s catchier anyway. Either way he was a great explorer and discovered this great continent 500 years before Mr. Columbus and was way cooler. Get out and celebrate and have a beer for your favorite Norse explorer.
And screw you Google, why no respect for Leif the Lucky? O’well we will give him the Google love he deserves here.
Send your love to Leif and comment how much he means to you on this Leif Erikson Day 2009.
Rally and Ride for Climate Protection Oct 24
Join Mayor Don Ness, Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer and hundreds of others in Duluth on October 24 as we celebrate pedal power and take action against global warming.
Rally and Ride (or Walk) for Climate Protection
Saturday, October 24 / International Day of Climate Action
3:00pm: Gather on Harbor Dr behind the DECC for a mini-rally and big group bike ride through Canal Park – costumes and noisemakers encouraged. No bike? There will also be a pedestrian march, complete with brass band.
4:00pm: Climate teach-in (details TBA).
In December, world leaders will meet in Copenhagen to craft a new global treaty to cut greenhouse gas emissions. While many climate scientists are calling for immediate action to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere to 350 parts per million or less (we’re now at about 385ppm), the treaty currently on the table doesn’t pass that test.
Go Twins!
The Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers are tied for the American League Central Division Championship. The Tigers defeated the Chicago White Sox 5-3 today, and the Twins topped the Kansas City Royals 13-4.
The tie-breaking Twins/Tigers game will be on Tuesday, 4 p.m., at the Metrodome, about 17 hours after the Viking/Packer game ends. Quite a back-to-back lineup.
Research
The 2009 Ig Nobel Prizes have been announced!
– Cows who have names give more milk than cows that are nameless.
– A brassiere that, in an emergency, can be quickly converted into a pair of gas masks.
– Whether it is better to be smashed over the head with a full bottle of beer or with an empty bottle.
Duluth Honking House Hearing
Did anyone go to tonight’s Duluth City Council meeting to watch the show as the council debated potential parking restrictions on Skyline Parkway near the infamous Honking House? (Back story found on this post, including a link for the even further back story.)
Or did you all stay home and ironically watch part two of Ken Burns’ documentary The National Parks: America’s Best Idea?
The council voted unanimously against the two resolutions.
Minnesota North Shore Fall Colors Report 2009
This year’s fall colors are a bit behind due to warmer than normal weather, but should start to peak in the next few weeks. Typically the peak happens sooner if you go inland from the shore. The colors right on or near the shores of Lake Superior tend to peak a little bit later.
See Minnesota DNR’s Fall Color Finder for more info.
New Duluth DECC arena making progress
- Scheduled to open Dec. 30, 2010. Grand opening celebration Dec. 31, 2010, Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra will perform.
- Will seat 6,600 for men’s and women’s hockey and more than 8,500 for concerts.
- Cost: $80 million
50% Minnesota state funding; 1% city food and beverage tax increase will fund 27%; 12% UMD and 11% DECC. - Learn more here: https://arena.decc.org/
Duluth DECC
Pickwick restaurant settles with the Union
On Monday, Sept. 21, at around 11:30 a.m., the Pickwick Restaurant agreed to settle with the union, and re-hire the workers it had illegally fired for union activity. (more…)
Mansion on the Hill Controversy Continues
There’s a resolution on next Monday’s Duluth City Council agenda requesting that no parking be allowed from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. on the pull-off area of Skyline Parkway near the house.
Health care – Your thoughts!
I want to hear what everyone thinks about health care. Good discussion from both sides of the issue. Have fun!
Extreme Home Makeover – Huber Edition
It has ben confirmed that Sunday September 27 will be the season premier of Extreme Makeover – Home Edition and that the first show if the season will feature none other than our South Shore friends the Huber family. Ace’s on 29th in Superior will be hosting a party during the show – offering FREE appetizers and snacks during the show. The back room will feature EM – HE on all the TVs and we will celebrate Superior’s amazing role in the life changing event. Producers of the show say that the residents and businesses in the Twin Ports turned out in droves, maybe the most local support they have seen in the history of the show. So come on down to Ace’s on 29th in Superior on 9/27 and celebrate the Huber’s joy and watch your fellow Northlanders on TV.
Health Security for America
Health Insurance Reform
Dr. Charles Gessert
Marlene Hart
Dr. Patrick Schoenfelder
Professor Jennifer Schultz
Wednesday, Sept. 16 | 4:30-7 p.m.
UMD School of Business and Economics, Room 118
(For parking take St. Marie St. to University Dr. to Pay lot G)
Duluth Pack – Backpacker Magazine “Get Out More” Event
Backpacker Magazine Get Out More
Sept. 9 | 6-8 p.m. – Backpacker Magazine visits the Duluth Pack retail store in Duluth as a part of its “Get Out More” events. Free outdoor gear give-a-ways, slideshow and more. getoutmore2009.com | duluthpack.com
Duluth Pack is one of about 50 places Backpacker Magazine will visit in the USA.
Superior Choice Credit Union Cookout FREE
Free Food & Prizes!
Join us at 4161 Haines Road for a cookout!
Hermantown Branch of Superior Choice Credit Union.
Hotdogs, chips, punch and cookies available.
Prize drawings!
Email [email protected] if you have questions. Hope to see you there!
Magic Mama – Duluth performance
Magic Mama will be performing at Beaner’s Central in Duluth on Saturday, October 3rd at 7 PM. The Concert will feature music from her CD’s Rodeo deGaia and Wild Birds. Magic Mama performs organic hip hop and world beats for the whole family. Family-friendly set starts at 7 PM and a more adult-oriented set begins at 8:30. Tickets at the door $5 adults $3 kids. more info available at www.magicmamamusic.com and www.beanerscentral.com
Pipeline to Superior
Duluth/Superior is mentioned in this article about the pipeline which will bring Tar Sands Oil through town. Go here.
Group Ride to Courthouse
Support three local cyclists who have been receiving tickets for “impeding traffic” while they were riding legally on the city designated bike route in downtown Duluth. There will be a free breakfast from 7-8 a.m. Sept. 15 at Leif Erickson Statue, followed by a group bike ride to the court house for the three’s first court date.
Ah, September
I’d like to welcome the best month in Duluth.
Equal Xchange CD Release
w/ special guest Mat Milinkovich on drums.
Harold Nelson Dies
Harold Nelson, the old fellow often seen walking along Central Entrance and elsewhere, was struck by a car and killed. The News Tribune has an article in the August 16th edition.
Ride the Rubber Chicken Charter to Applefest this October!
On Saturday, October 3, make it a beautiful fall day of crunchy apples and corny jokes as KUWS Radio and Rubber Chicken Theater invite you to ride in style to Applefest in Bayfield aboard the Rubber Chicken Charter.
The Rubber Chicken Charter will leave from Wessman Arena on the campus of UWS at 11:00am, and gets back to Superior at 10:30pm. There will be plenty of time in beautiful Bayfield to enjoy the sights and sounds of Applefest, then, at 5:00pm, you will be in the audience for the LIVE broadcast of The Rubber Chicken Radio Hour. The show will be performed smack dab in the middle of Applefest, right on the main stage. The show will feature local musicians from Big Top Chautauqua, a Brett Favre apple sketch or two, and other fun surprises.
Cost to ride the Rubber Chicken Charter is just $20. Seating is limited, so reserve your spot today by contacting Kim Gustafson at KUWS Radio ([email protected], 715-394-8530). Credit cards are accepted.