Cooking on the Car: Jiffy Pop for Beer Cheese Soup
The Beer Cheese soup is simmering in the glove box slow cooker and the bean dip is warming on the manifold. It’s time to pop some popcorn to finish this meal.
This week: kayaking, skating and stained glass
Here’s a sampling of what you have to look forward to this week on the PDD Calendar.
There are many One Book, One Community activities this week and next week the author of “Clara and Mr. Tiffany,” Susan Vreeland, speaks at Lincoln Park Middle School.
Public schools are on spring break this week and the Duluth Heritage Sports Center has free open skating in the afternoons Monday through Friday.
The 1940s Radio Hour opens at UWS this Thursday and runs two weekends and Seussical opens at St. Scholastica this Friday and runs three weekends.
The circus comes to town this weekend and plays at the DECC Friday through Sunday.
Whitewater kayak racing comes to Lester River this Saturday.
So what are you doing this week? Can we tag along? Any upcoming events that you want to promote? Let us know.
Floor restoration recommendations
The carpet has got to go. Under the carpet is ugly linoleum. Under the linoleum is beautiful hardwood. Any recommendations for floor pros?
Found cat in West Duluth
The poor dummy is high up in a tree on the Western Waterfront Trail just south of Indian Point Campground. I invoked the Fire Dept., but the location of the tree was determined to be too tricky for rescue, and, so I’m told, cats always come down on their own … eventually.
Black Bear Update
Earlier this week, a 162-lb black bear was semi-conscious in the snow at Jay Cooke State Park. After being asked to help, three Wildwoods volunteers (Jason B., Ian A., and Peggy A., who took these pictures), sprang into action, loading up with supplies and rushing to the scene to help park employees rescue the bear. (more…)
CJMM & Wing Young Huie
Kate and I spent the evening at Northland Country Club for the Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial fundraising event. (more…)
Breaking News: Hobo Nephews team up with Chaperone Records
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Google Fiber (Austin, TX)
Google Fiber – Duluth, it looks like your next best bet will be Austin, TX. You should consider moving there. I’ll help you pack.
Via Ars Technica.
TBT at 10
As a companion piece to “Low at 20,” we congratulate Trampled by Turtles on 10 years together as a band. It was a wild night at Symphony Hall.
Images in this post are via Zach Kerola Photography. (more…)
This Week in LakeVoice News
LakeVoice News’ sixth issue of the spring features stories on Native American housing in Duluth, Renegade Improvisation at the Teatro Zuccone and Pak’s Green Corner’s innovative culinary creations. Also, listen to an audio piece about Meghan, who works for the Incline Bowling Station, and a take a look at a photo story of Lake Superior Zoo’s EGG-Stravaganza.
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Duluth Snowboarding Crashes Video
While filming for our last snowboarding video we gathered some great crash footage! Enjoy! Video by Higher Base Media.
Homegrown Rawk and/or Roll: Jerree Small’s Mix
It’s the biggest bonanza of free local music downloads … evah! The new compilation from the Homegrown Music Festival featuring tracks selected by Miss Jerree Small is available now on Bandcamp, and when you follow that little link you’ll see all the previous Homegrown compilations are available as well. The option to pay a little something is there if you are loaded and want to support the festival; you must “name your price,” and $0.00 is completely acceptable. You are welcome. Thank you, fans! (more…)
Help us map Duluth’s media ecosystem
I teach journalism at UMD and one of the things I’m interested in is learning how information flows through a community. I’m writing to ask for your help with a project. (more…)
Homegrown Band Publicity Photo Showdown: Semifinals (pt. 1)
With the Homegrown Music Festival coming up PDD launched a series of polls eight weeks ago, tournament style, to determine which Duluth-area band has the sweetest pic. This week we begin the semifinal round. (more…)
Dirty Knobs – “La Tortue Diabolique”
From the banjo capital of the world (Duluth, Minnesota, USA) comes the newest banjo sensation Banjrone (banjo drone). The sound of a herd of turtles racing across the world, risking their lives, “trampling” all in their path.
This week: turtles, violence and geeks
Here’s a sampling of what you have to look forward to this week on the PDD Calendar.
Tickets go on sale today at 10 a.m. for this summer’s Tall Ships Festival.
On Tuesday you can attend a panel discussion on Community Perspectives on Violence in America at UMD.
Trampled by Turtles plays the DECC on Thursday.
Tim Eriksen plays Beaner’s on Friday and then leads a shape note singing workshop on Saturday at the Duluth Friends Meetinghouse.
Get your geek on at the Geek Prom on Saturday at the newest venue in Duluth, the Underground at the Depot.
So what are you doing this week? Can we tag along? Any upcoming events that you want to promote? Let us know.
Game of Thrones Season 3 Premier
Where can a person go to watch the premier of the new season? Any bars in the Twin Ports with HBO? It’d be great if Zinema 2 could pick this up and have weekly screenings!
Meeting Charlie Parr
Check out the Kiss Kiss Bank Bank page to throw a few euros at this documentary about Duluth’s own Charlie Parr.
There’s also a website for the project at meetingcharlieparr.com and a Facebook page.
Wildlife Rehab “Spring Training”
Below, some news and updates from Wildwoods Rehab. As the thaw comes, we experience what I think of as “Spring Training” — not quite the season opener, but boy, it’s getting busy for our volunteers.
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Jim Carlson: “The Nazis got me again.”
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This afternoon Duluth police arrested Last Place on Earth owner Jim Carlson and his son, Joseph Gellerman, on probable cause based on prior sales of illegal controlled substances to undercover police officers.
Both Carlson and Gellerman were transported to the St. Louis County Jail and booked for three counts of fourth-degree sale of controlled substance.
Question about the Egyptian Theatre in Downtown Duluth
My students have questions about the Egyptian Theatre of the Duluth Masonic Center, 4 West Second St., Duluth. “The Egyptian Theater is a unique landmark in the city of Duluth, and its Kimball pipe organ has recently been restored.”
If you have info about construction, performances, and other historical information, please share below!
Vegetarian-ish, garlic eating, natural-remedy-using nonsmokers
From the book Wild by Cheryl Strayed:
Who were those doctors in Duluth anyway? What was Duluth? Duluth! Duluth was a freezing hick town where doctors who didn’t know what the hell they were talking about told forty-five-year old vegetarian-ish, garlic eating, natural-remedy-using nonsmokers that they had late stage lung cancer, that’s what.