David Beard
Electric Fetus, Juice Pharm and More
I visited the Juice Pharm in the last days of its Skywalk location yesterday. It is moving to 208 E. First St., the former Red Herring Lounge location. The beverages are always tasty, and feel more like a meal than a drink. I will miss the Skywalk location, though I admit I don’t get there as often as I would like. (more…)
Duluth Trivia Deck Sampler #40
Another trivia card from a board game purchased at Savers. (more…)
Duluth Trivia Deck Sampler #39
Another trivia card from a board game purchased at Savers. (more…)
Red Cape Tango at DSSO
Last night I sat alone in the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center’s Symphony Hall listening to the “Red Cape Tango” of Michael Dougherty.
There were hundreds of other people there, to be sure, some of them friends. But I feel almost certain that I was the only one who, listening to the piece, conjured mental images of the comic that inspired it. (more…)
Duluth Trivia Deck Sampler #38
Another trivia card from a board game purchased at Savers. (more…)
Duluth Trivia Deck Sampler #37: Outdoor Sports Edition
Another trivia card from a board game purchased at Savers. (more…)
Writers share time with students at UMD
Every year, regional writers spend time with my students. Last semester, Julie Gard, Linda Grover, Lucie Amundsen, Terrance Griep, Michael Fedo and Roy Booth made the trip. This year, Katya Gordon will be visiting on April 22. Maybe you can join us?
Above are photos of one of the author visits by Paying Thao, journalist for the UMD Bark and student in Introduction to Writing Studies.
Duluth Trivia Deck Sampler #36: Engwall Edition
Another trivia card from a board game purchased at Savers. (more…)
Duluth Trivia Deck Sampler #35
Another trivia card from a board game purchased at Savers. (more…)
Duluth Trivia Deck Sampler #34
Another trivia card from a board game purchased at Savers. (more…)
Duluth Trivia Deck Sampler #33
Another trivia card from a board game purchased at Savers. (more…)
Another rare find at the CSS Book Sale
I have invited Michael Fedo to talk to my classes several times. He is in some ways an old-fashioned freelancer, following the story where the market will take him. He is, in some ways, an old fashioned humorist. (more…)
St. Lutgarde of Aywières at the CSS Book Sale
Annually, the College of St. Scholastica sells books, records, and other media — in part, it looks like, to clear shelves of material that does not circulate, and in part, I think, to offload donations.
I managed to snag a few items worth thinking about. The first was a biography of St. Lutgarde by Thomas Merton. (more…)
Duluth Trivia Deck Sampler #32
Another trivia card from a board game purchased at Savers. (more…)
Duluth Trivia Deck Sampler #31
Another trivia card from a board game purchased at Savers. (more…)
Journalism to break my heart
John Ramos changes my heart and my mind in nearly every post on the Duluth Monitor. (more…)
Michael Fedo signs at Zenith Bookstore
I was lucky enough to run into Michael Fedo at Zenith Bookstore at the rescheduled Small Business Saturday on Dec. 7. How did you spend the rescheduled Small Business Saturday last weekend?
Duluth Trivia Deck Sampler #30: Winter Sports Edition
Another trivia card from a board game purchased at Savers. (more…)
Duluth Trivia Deck Sampler #29
Another trivia card from a board game purchased at Savers. (more…)
Duluth Trivia Deck Sampler #28: KBJR Edition
Another trivia card from a board game purchased at Savers. (more…)
Duluth All Souls Poetry Celebration
I went to the Day of the Dead / All Souls event at the Depot Underground on Friday. The theme of the reading was remembering ancestors who have played important roles in our lives and community. Featured readers, of whom I took pictures, were Zomi Bloom, Brady Kamphenkel, Sheila Packa, Ellie Schoenfeld and Gary Boelhower. An open mic followed; I got a pic of Eric Chandler reading. Richie Townsend played electric guitar.
LibraryCon at LSC
I was all-out nerd at Lake Superior College today, where the Erickson Library hosted LibraryCon. (more…)
Duluth Trivia Deck Sampler #27: Gas and Water Edition
Another trivia card from a board game purchased at Savers. (more…)
Countdown to Halloween: Duluth Paranormal Society
The Duluth Paranormal Society has been featured in the Duluth News Tribune. Most interesting is its research into Sir Benedict’s Tavern on the Lake.
The DNT article includes links to other resources:
Happy Halloween. 🙂
Countdown to Halloween: Nopeming
https://www.travelchannel.com/videos/nopeming-sanatorium-preview-0229492
Nopeming has a special place in the paranormal of Duluth. The Travel Channel sent a team in 2015, as featured in the link above. The Duluth News Tribune covered its history in a 2017 article.
The Nopeming facility was in use until Nov. 25, 2002. Friends of mine have laughed that rooms and spaces shown on ghost hunting shows holding tormented souls were, in fact, the places they worked as food service workers in high school.