R.I.P.
R.I.P. Clearwire in Twin Ports
I got this email last week. (more…)
RIP, Saigon Cafe
The best Vietnamese restaurant in the City of Duluth is gone. (Thank goodness we still have Lan Chi’s in Superior.) (more…)
RIP Lew Latto: 1940-2011
It’s being reported that local broadcast legend Lew Latto passed today while preparing for work.
Jani Lane found dead in his hotel room
Lead singer for 1980’s hair band Warrant was found dead at the Woodland Hills Comfort Inn in L.A. last night. Jani Lane was 47 years old and was probably best known for the hit “Cherry Pie.” The cause of death is unknown.
Maybe a band at this years Duluth Tribute Fest, at Bayfront Park Aug. 26-27, will cover a Warrant song or two in memory of Jani?
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Photos from Clifford E. Johnson of Cliff’s Barber Shop
Cliff’s Barber Shop in West Duluth is for sale. The proprietor, Clifford E. Johnson, died two years ago. I took the photo above in April, when Cliff’s shop was being cleared out after an estate sale.
The sale included boxes upon boxes of old slides. Most of them were of vacations to Hawaii and so on, but I found two boxes that had some local images, so I plopped down $10 and brought them home for a slide show. The folks at Swim Creative have scanned a few of the more interesting slides so I can share them on Perfect Duluth Day. (more…)
R.I.P. Lester Park Elementary
A few snapshots from today’s demolition. I’m not sure how far they got, I could only stay about 15 minutes. (more…)
Final Trip Through Original Laura MacArthur Elementary School
An open house was held at MacArthur Elementary School yesterday as the last day of classes was wrapping up. I brought my camera on a final tour before the place is demolished and turned into a field. A new MacArthur is being built across the street from the original. (more…)
R.I.P. Chalet Motel
Rumored to be the future site of the Walgreen’s headquarters. Or not.
1801 London Road, Duluth
R.I.P., Le Bistro
Le Bistro restaurant in the former City/County Complex in Superior will close April 16, a victim of the sluggish economy.
Kozy Fire: part deux…
REBUILDING IS FUTILE!!!
Shorty Memorial
Memorial Service for Scott “Shorty” William Nace
(1953-2010)
Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2010 · 7:30pm
R.T. Quinlan’s
Speakers, food, music, silent auction
R.I.P. James Bothwell, 1986 Principal, Morgan Park School
James W. Bothwell died on Jan. 13. He had a long career as a teacher and principal in St. Paul, but in 1986 he had a stint in Duluth as Morgan Park Junior High School’s interim principal, following the mid-school-year retirement of longtime principal Milan S. Karich and preceding the launch of Jon Vomachka’s reign.
I was in seventh grade and not much of an outlaw during Bothwell’s brief term, so I don’t have any good stories to relate, but I remember him seeming to be quite a nice guy. Does anyone have more specific memories to share?
R.I.P. Nellie Bird, owner of Les Bird’s Bar
Nellie Bird, longtime owner of Les Bird’s Bar in South Superior, died Nov. 27. She was 90.
Nellie felt that everyone who came into her bar was a friend. The feeling was mutual.
Profile from the Superior Telegram:
“Wisconsin bar celebrates 50 years“
Cats in the Window of the Kozy
I took this photo of a couple cats in the window of a ground level apartment in the Kozy on the morning of April 18th, 2008.
“Murder House” condemned
Apparently the “Murder House” in West Duluth has been condemned. I walked by today and noticed some of the crazy signs on the property have been taken down. The neighbor said the place is going to be demolished.
R.I.P. Cathy Curley, feminist pioneer
“Let us realize the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice.” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
“If I can’t dance I don’t want to be in your revolution.” — Emma Goldman
I was shocked and deeply saddened to hear of the untimely death last night of Cathy Curley – founder of Safe Haven, the Lake Superior Regional Justice Center, domestic violence prevention and intervention pioneer, community activist, mother, friend, mentor, lover of life.
Harvey Pekar dead at 70
He had been suffering from prostate cancer, asthma, high blood pressure and depression.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBr4NxujLvw&feature=player_embedded
A Little Kozy History
An earlier post about a car hitting the Kozy brought a discussion of the building, so I thought I’d share what I know of the building. So here’s some info on the Kozy we at X-Comm have gathered for a forthcoming book, Duluth’s Grand Old Buildings. (more…)