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By Peter Passi, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Aug. 5--Lake Superior Warehousing Co. Inc. should be better equipped to handle growing shipments of wind power equipment, thanks to a deal struck with the Duluth Economic Development Authority on Monday. DEDA approved a plan for the company to lease about 12 acres of land across from the Lafarge terminal and southwest of Bayfront Festival Park, providing it with additional storage space needed to accommodate the burgeoning flow of wind turbines...
By Sarah Horner, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Jul. 31--The pressure is on for students performing in the Duluth school district's citywide musical this week. Not only do they have to remember all their lines, they have to deliver them well enough to pack the house for every show. If they don't, the future of the program may once again be in jeopardy. The history of the all-city musical -- a program that pulls together high school students from Central, East and Denfeld for a summer...
By Jana Hollingsworth, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Jul. 31--St. Scholastica and Hope United Methodist Church are installing environmentally friendly pervious parking lots this week. The parking lots allow rainwater and other substances to be absorbed and filtered, preventing them from running off into streams and lakes. St. Scholastica is adding a rain garden and bio-filtration pond that will be used in cases of heavier rain. "Either way, before reaching Chester Creek, water quality is...
By Sarah Horner, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Jul. 28--After years of planning, months of stressing and days of frenzied activity, Finnfest 2008 has officially left the city. The five-day celebration of everything Finnish, which wrapped up Sunday, drew thousands of people to Duluth from across the globe, surpassing festival organizers' expectations. "I think it exceeded our cautious projections," said Jeanne Doty, co-chair of Finnfest 2008. "It will take awhile to get our final numbers, but...
By Mark Stodghill, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Jul. 23--In a setback for the prosecution, the testimony of five women who allege that a Duluth physician touched them inappropriately will not be allowed as evidence when he stands trial on a charge of sexually assaulting another female patient, a judge has ruled. Dr. Javier De La Garza, 52, a gastroenterologist with St. Luke's hospital, is charged with third-degree sexual assault, a felony. He is accused of having sexual intercourse with a...
By Sam Cook, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Jul. 20--You still have time to register for the seventh annual Acme Tools Hawg Walleye Hunt, to be held July 26-27 on Island Lake north of Duluth. Entry tickets are $10, or $5 for children younger than 16. Tickets are available at Chalstrom's Bait and Tackle, Fisherman's Corner, Marine General Supply and the Fredenberg Minno-ette. Weigh-in will be throughout both days at the United Northern Sportsmen's dock. Hours of the tournament are 6 a.m. to 9...
Simply Retail, a retail consultancy and management company, has signed St Mary's Duluth Clinic Health System as its 85th Discovery client. Simply Retail said that facilities in this Retail Discovery include the SMDC Main Campus, Duluth Clinic - West, Duluth Clinic - Hermantown and Duluth Clinic - Lakeside. Overall, SMDC has the opportunity to offer customized healthcare products and services to patients, families, employees and the community. Leah Berard, project manager at Simply Retail,...
By Brandon Stahl, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn. Apr. 1--The schools Stephen Thomas has run in the past have many similarities to his current school, the Romano Byzantine College -- including questions about legitimacy. In 2000, after a Romano Byzantine College graduate called Duluth police saying she had been scammed out of $15,000 from the school, officers found at least four more people who said they were defrauded out of $30,000 through the school, according to police records. One woman,...
