Duluth Media Boners
While I was really rooting for the “Paste Headline Here” whoopsie by the DNT, I think the Transistor gets the gold cup for its summary of today’s Polar Plunge.
Lost Spaces in Duluth
I just wanted to put a general question out there for those that know the city better than me:
What are some existing abandoned buildings you know of in Duluth? (Including places that are in the works of being renovated, or even really unique, big interior spaces that aren’t abandoned).
Duluth mansion demolition makes way for big box store
Well, they have begun to tear down the mansion to make way for the mega Walgreens. Some other houses will be torn down, too. See my post The Last Mansion Between Kitchi Gammi Club and 14th Ave. East.
Our man in Washington
I note that the first piece of legislation that Raymond Cravaack saw fit to propose involved defunding the U.S. Institute of Peace, a $46.5 million budgetary rounding error responsible for useless projects like the Iraq Study Group.
[The USIP is currently raising money to complete a relatively fancy headquarters on the Mall, but has for years been located on the second floor of the National Restaurant Association’s palatial headquarters in DC.]
This concludes today’s object lesson in the fact that Elections Matter.
Rock at the Rex Saturday
This Saturday at the Rex — 10pm — $5
American Rebels
The Surfactants
Cars & Trucks
Community Clean-ups for Water Quality
Imagine Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes full of clean, clear, fresh water for future generations to enjoy. Together we can make this vision a reality. The Freshwater Society, the Friends of the Minnesota Valley, and the McCabe Chapter of the Izaak Walton League invite you to learn more about Community Clean-Ups for Water Quality, created to protect the water in our lakes and rivers. Presentation on Monday, Feb. 21 @ 7 p.m. at Hartley Nature Center.
Patty Cake Cakes?
Help – it’s a birthday cake emergency!
Does Patty Cake Cakes still exist? I know they were selling out of the Piedmont Milk House, but they’re no longer there. Does anyone know of another cake-baker who makes a german chocolate cake like Patty Cake’s?
That day to celebrate presidents
I’ve seen President’s Day, Presidents’ Day, and Presidents Day. (watch the ads on TV or in print) Which is it? I’m with the plural possessive, since we celebrate Lincoln and Washington specifically. Or do we celebrate all presidents? Then it should be like Veterans Day. Chime in.
Duluth library staff revives blog
After a hiatus of a couple of years, the Duluth Public Library Reference staff has begun posting again on its blog Reference @ Duluth.
Library staff will be providing local history articles and information about reference services at the library.
You can check out the blog at dplreference.wordpress.com or go to the library’s home page duluth.lib.mn.us and click on Local History Blog.
Respect Your Old Man Poetry Slam Dinner
This is a fundraiser for Respect Your Mother, a concert held annually in the spring at Leif Erickson Park.
Friday, Feb. 18, 6pm
Norway Hall, 21 Lake Ave., Duluth
Suggested donation $15
Contact Eric Ament at 320-267-1094 to sign up to perform in the slam.
The dinner is chili and porridge with salad, fry bread and chutney.
Local/Global Food Ethics, Environmental Ethics, Confucian Ethics Speakers @ UMD
Come to the February 2011 UMD Center for Ethics and Public Policy Speaker Series. Talks are free and open to the public.
“Down-Home Global Cooking: Why Cosmopolitanism versus Localism is a False Dichotomy, and How Our Food Can Show Us the Way to a Third Option”
Lisa Heldke, Gustavus Adolphus College,
Friday, Feb 18, 3 pm, Humanities 314.
“Chinese Philosophy and Environmental Ethics: China’s Three Gorges Dam, Western Pressures and Eastern Principles”
Ben Huff, Randolph-Macon College,
Thursday, Feb 24, 5 pm, Solon Campus Center 120.
“In Search of the Missing Virtue(s) in the East and West”
Heidi Giebel, St Thomas University,
Friday, Feb 25, 3 pm, Humanities 314.
Lost Dog in Canal Park
Black and white female Springer Spaniel lost yesterday in Canal Park. Contact 715-798-2478 if you have any info on the whereabouts. There is no collar on the dog. A reward is being offered. Thanks!
Steelhead Fishing Class for Youth
Join the Lake Superior Steelhead Association (LSSA) and Hartley Nature Center for a great opportunity to learn about and try steelhead fishing. This event has eight openings for youth ages 12-15 to work with LSSA mentors to learn everything from equipment to technique. Female mentors available, so female youth are encouraged to sign up! Class includes: Two classroom sessions at Hartley Nature Center (3001 Woodland Ave.) on March 12 & 19, 2011 from 10 am to noon. Two field sessions at the Knife River, April 9 & 16, 2011. Equipment (if needed) will be provided. Participants will receive a certificate of participation and recognition at the LSSA Spring Banquet, April 16.
Cost is only $25 and includes the banquet. For more information or to register contact Hartley Nature Center at 724-6735. Together, teaching and encouraging youth to get outdoors and fish!
Thirteen Moons Anishinaabe Storytelling
In the Ojibwe tradition there are hundreds of stories, some as old as the earth itself. Traditionally, these stories can only be told when there is snow on the ground. This Saturday about a dozen storytellers will be at the Sawyer Center to share some of these amazing stories. Everyone is welcome, the cost is free, but they are asking people to pre-register at the site.
Here’s a schedule
Fond du Lac Sawyer Center
February 19 1pm-6pm
Free Registration starts at 12:15 pm
3243 Moorhead Road, Sawyer, Minnesota
Here’s Jana Peterson’s article about this event from the Cloquet Pine Journal
Duluth references in Lucy
“Amanda drove and let Jenny doze in the front seat while Lucy slept in back. They woke just south of Duluth. They spent the night in a little town called Superior. In the morning they stopped at the grocery store in Duluth to stock up for the week.” — (Chapter 17)
“The road they traveled from Duluth had stretched out ruler-straight for miles, cutting farm fields in half, as pastures fell away toward island lakes. Dark clouds gathered in the western sky as they entered the great expanses of forest in Wisconsin.” –(Chapter 21)
from LUCY (A Novel) by Laurence Gonzales (2010)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HS6XyFCKfE
Rally to Support Working Families
Where: Northern Lights Elementary to City Hall
When: Wednesday, Feb. 16, 4 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Meet at Northern Lights at 4 and leave for City Hall at 4:15. We will walk down Hammond Ave.
Who: Union families and concerned citizens of the Twin Ports
Why: Get out the message that Governor Walker’s proposed legislation will hurt all families in our community.
What can you do: Make signs. Get as many of your friends and neighbors to join us in the rally.
Unique Photographic Exhibition Saturday
4x: A Print Exhibition — Each photographic print was limited to 4 inches on one side! We have nearly 120 entries to this unique exhibit and it will prove to be a very cool show! Public opening reception Saturday, Feb. 19, from 5-8pm at the Duluth Photography Institute, 405 E. Superior St., Duluth. For more information on the DPI, visit duluthphotographyinstitute.com or call Brian at 218.393.2468.
Dance at Avalon Education Institute
O’Neil Family band of East Grand Forks will be here Saturday, 7:30pm. Square dance, contra and Appalachian circles all taught by caller. Come alone or bring friends. Smoke and alcohol free.
Timing is everything
“I was hoping to get the “A” down before some smart-ass came by and took a picture.”
“Well, you win some and you lose some.”
“I suppose this will be all over the internet tonight.”
“Yep, www.perfectduluthday.com!”