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Duluth girl welcomed home with surprise parade following heart transplant
DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - It’s been more than two months since a first grader from Duluth received a life-saving organ transplant. Wednesday, Roya Snyder finally made her way back home for the first time since surgery at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. It was a surprise heartfelt homecoming...
Palestinian restaurant opens in former space of New London Cafe
DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - A new Palestinian restaurant opened for the first time on Friday. Falastin moved into the space where New London Cafe was in Duluth’s Lakeside neighborhood. The restaurant includes Palestinian cuisine like shawarma, falafel, tabbouleh, and more. Originally a pop-up, the restaurant opened after...
Destination Duluth Top Photos: Windmill blades arrive
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Students grilled up their best burgers during the Northeast Minnesota High School Cook Off
Culinary arts students gave it their best on Thursday during the Fired Up 2024 Northeast Minnesota High School Cook Off. Cook County, Duluth, and Rock Ridge students competed down at the library plaza on Thursday. Rock Ridge took home the Judge’s Champion award for their pineapple teriyaki burger called the...
Glensheen Mansion announces 2024 Beer Garden lineup
DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - Gleensheen Mansion has officially announced the lineup for their 2024 Beer Gardens. The free events will take place on four Wednesday nights in June this summer. Participants can enjoy craft beverages or non-alcoholic drinks and grab some food at one of the rotating local...
National Train Day celebration held at Lake Superior Railroad Museum
DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - It was all aboard for some train enthusiasts in Duluth Saturday. The Lake Superior Railroad Museum held its annual National Train Day celebration. This year’s event commemorates 155 years since the completion of the transcontinental railroad and offered a full day of events.
Dunbar Floral & Gifts Ready For Last Minute Mother’s Day Shoppers
DULUTH, Minn. — Mother’s Day is just around the corner. Before the rush begins, a local flower shop is prepared with interesting arrangements and gifts. Mother’s Day celebrates the love we have not just for our moms but grandmothers, aunts and other mother figures. One way to make the mothers in our lives feel joyful and appreciated is the gift of flowers. Dunbar Floral & Gifts General Manager Amy Skogstad is a former chef and put down her cooking knives and picked up scissors for flowers instead. She says Mother’s Day customers are ready for the bursts of bright color that only Spring can bring. One particular flower is the top pick.
Growing Duluth Expands Offerings Of Spring Plants
DULUTH, Minn. — A local gardening business is expanding their offerings starting on Friday. Growing Duluth opened in September of 2023 originally selling growing supplies, house plants, and micro-greens. But they were always getting asked; are you going to sell spring plants? Well, that question has been answered. The store now offers a variety of outdoor plants all in different sizes from zinnias, petunias, different vegetables, and herbs. And the outdoor plants are here just in time for the season.
Chalstrom’s Bait and Tackle Shop Busy Ahead of Fishing Opener
DULUTH, Minn. — Chalstrom’s was a popular spot for bait and tackle this week as anglers get ready for the Minnesota Fishing Opener. In the land of 10,000 lakes, the fishing opener is an unofficial holiday for Minnesotans. Chalstrom’s has just about everything one needs before hitting the...
Dreams Come True's one last dance
Our dancers competed in the last Competition of the Season this weekend, at Celebration Talent Regionals at the DECC in Duluth. There were almost 500 total routines competed and 10 different dance studios across the northland and surrounding states. They will perform these routines one last time at their Spring Show Friday May 17th at 5:30 p.m. and Saturday May 18th at 6:00pm. The rest of the dance studio will be performing in two more shows Saturday May 18, and Sunday May 19, at 1:00pm....
A Look Back At ‘Simply Superior,’ And Owen Polifka Performs At A Venue Near You
On May 20, WPR is will change with the premiere of two new networks — “WPR News” and “WPR Music.” The new offerings include expansion of some shows and changes to others, including the end of “Simply Superior.” The regional news and features will continue, however, in new “Morning Edition” segments produced by host Robin Washington.
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