Perfect Duluth Day

Rosie’s Taco Trailer in Duluth Heights

MJH Oct 17, 2012 20 Comments

I never post anything here, but I felt it was my civic duty to inform the PDD community about Un Taco Mas by Rosie, a taco trailer in the parking lot of Old World Meats. Rosie is from San Antonio, Texas, and makes the best taco I have had in Duluth. I had one carne asada and one carne quisada. She made the flour tortillas fresh while I waited, the filling was amazing. She has a full breakfast menu as well, she is there from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day. It is on the corner of Basswood Avenue and Central Entrance. The place is very much worth the visit.

Restaurants

Haines Road temporarily open between Skyline Parkway and Morris Thomas Road

Paul Lundgren Oct 17, 2012 No Comments

Haines Road has re-opened between Skyline Parkway and Morris Thomas Road. (Haines Road below Skyline, where it connects to 40th Avenue West, remains closed.) This means it is again possible to travel along Skyline across Haines Road.

Lights Out! as Migration Season ends.

David Beard Oct 17, 2012 1 Comment

My friends at Wildwoods say: “Dim the lights and brighten the future! Birds can be drawn off course by bright lights in our cities. By turning off unnecessary lights after midnight we can save money, energy and migrating birds.”

Steve Martin tweets Duluth

Adamshmaddam Oct 16, 2012 16 Comments

Earlier today, comedian Steve Martin tweeted a picture of the Duluth Vinyl Roofs / Arrowhead Hearing Aid Center on Superior Street noting, “I love it when businesses combine. So convenient!”

If you’re on Twitter and you like Steve Martin, he’s worth following. Funny stuff. Go Duluth!

Random Media, Twitter

Ian Alexy – “Stick Around”

Ian Thomas Alexy Oct 16, 2012 No Comments

From the new record Born on the Day of the Dead.

Music Ian Alexy

When at Krenzen Service Center …

matahari Oct 16, 2012 No Comments

My way of passing the time yesterday at Krenzen . . .

Take advantage of the huge curved blackboard set up next to the waiting area – a great way to pass the time while the Honda gets serviced.

Art chalkboard, Geeky, Honda, Krenzen, Where in Duluth?

The Lowertown Line

PDD News Sieve Oct 16, 2012 3 Comments

Twin Cities Public Television is launching a new live-performance music show similar to Austin City Limits. It’s called The Lowertown Line, and the pilot episode will feature Duluth’s Trampled by Turtles. The taping is scheduled for Oct. 24 at TPT’s studio in Lowertown, St. Paul.

Music The Lowertown Line, Twin Cities Public Television

Evening with the Stars?

smackadoo Oct 16, 2012 2 Comments

Hey did anyone ever go to WDIO’s Evening with the Stars in the past couple years? I think the first year was in Greysolon and then it got so big that they moved it to the DECC. It was kind of a spin off of the ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. I haven’t heard an announcement about it this year. Last year it was held on Oct. 18.

I guess all good things come to an end. Sigh. For those who don’t know what I’m talking about, the event had a big band as well as some other local musicians, with lots of great dancing, a fun night of dressing up, free food, and vendors to check out and play games, etc. My wife and I really enjoyed attending it. We’re sad to see that it doesn’t seem to exist this year.

Events Dancing, Queries

7 West Tap House: Photos, Menu, Reviews

Paul Lundgren Oct 15, 2012 32 Comments

7 West Tap House
7 W. Superior St., Duluth

Where in Duluth?

Barrett Chase Oct 15, 2012 11 Comments

Uncategorized Where in Duluth?

Halloween banners

Brian Barber Oct 15, 2012 No Comments

Got any good Halloween photos? It’s the annual call for Halloween banners on PDD. Remember, not every photo makes a good PDD banner.

Some basic rules:
The image must be 960 pixels wide by 167 pixels high. The Perfect Duluth Day logo will be added by PDD’s art department.
The lower portion of banner photos serve as background to the navigation bar, so crop your image with that in mind. Make sure essential elements are not in the area that will be obscured. Don’t stretch the photo to make it fit the ridiculously horizontal proportions. That always looks poopy, and will probably disqualify the photo from bannerdom.

If all of this is too much to wrap your head around, or you don’t have the right image editing software, e-mail the uncropped photo, and we’ll do our best to crop it so it looks good.

Send them to [email protected].

Art, Photos, R.I.P. Creepy

So I bought $40 worth of coke today …

Swan Oct 15, 2012 3 Comments

So I bought $40 worth of coke today … Coca-Cola that is. The final production run of Coke in returnable 6.5 oz bottles in the US was made last week in Winona, MN. Sad, the end of an era, an American icon and they were one of many things I like about my little river town. They are selling the last 5500 bottles for $20 each and all the proceeds go toward maintaining and improving Winona’s bicycle paths around the lake. I am saving one bottle forever and the other I will drink after after a nice autumn motorcycle ride and with a good meal. Cheers!

Learn more or order.

News and Current Affairs

Leather

rogue Oct 15, 2012 3 Comments

Does any know if there is a craft store that sells leather supplies? I used to get scraps of moose hide from Henry’s in Ely, but since his death the scraps aren’t available anymore.

Recommendations

This week: zombies, demons, witches and vampires

Lawrence Lee Oct 15, 2012 No Comments

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

The League of Women Voters hosts a debate for the House of Representatives 7B candidates, Travis Silvers and Erik Simonson, at Good Fellowship Community Center on Tuesday.

Break out your blood resistant happy pants for the return of Evil Dead: The Musical by Rubber Chicken Theater! It runs Thursday through Saturday this week and next at the Venue.

And there’s lots more spooky Halloween fun this week with The Witches at the Duluth Playhouse, Dracula at the DECC, The Woman in Black at Glensheen, Nosferatu at the Scottish Rite Auditorium, Boo at the Zoo at the Zoo and lots more.

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

Events

Veterans’ Memorial Overlook Time Lapse

destenlee Oct 14, 2012 No Comments

Videos