Events

It's a family tradition for many.  Eat, eat, eat and watch the parade (before the football).  I hadn't even given a thought to the fact that New York City's Macy Day Thanksgiving Parade equipment COULD have been in jeopardy due to Superstorm Sandy, here's what they're saying and info on our own hometown parade, The Christmas City of the North Parade.

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Hard to believe that the Christmas City Of The North Parade is coming up on Friday already.  The parade will take the same downtown Duluth route it's taken the past several years, which will lead to some changes in traffic and bus routes.

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The trail that needs to be constructed this Saturday will be a gravel walking path from the new Lincoln Park Middle School to Devonshire Street.  It is designed to give those students who walk to school, a quick easy route to the lower streets and Grand Avenue.  Can you help?

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Make plans now to attend the Veteran's Day March that will be held in Downtown Duluth on Sunday, November 11th. It will start at 10:00 am. Gather in front of the Depot on Michigan street, from there the march will proceeding up 5th Ave W to Superior Street, then east bound in the lower lane to Lake Avenue,

Then, from the Lake Avenue Viaduct to Railroad street , where it will continue to the North gate of the DECC

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Bentleyville will not be officially open until November 17, but you will see parts of it lit tonight to kick off the Salvation Army-Duluth  2012 Christmas Red Kettle season.  The evening will start with a press conference at 5:00PM.

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People have this misconception that if you're a guy, you probably don't cook.  Well in our house I do 90% of the cooking.  I'm kind of a Mr. Mom except I can't fold laundry to save my life.  So when Taste Of Home Cooking School comes to town, I pay attention and learn a few things.  Here's some things that have helped me in the kitchen that I learned at the traveling cooking school.

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Introduce your child to a whole new world!  The only time I've heard of learning about rockets was in school, or if you were a boy scout.  Not anymore, thanks to the Duluth Children's Museum!  Boys and Girls can now have a BLAST at the Young Scientists' Rocketry Workshop. 

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MEA weekend.  If you don't want to hear "I'm bored", Hunger Games fans can get involved with the Hunger Games Program at the Duluth Public Library.  Get ready to have fun, make new Hunger Game fan friends and win prizes!  Let the games begin!

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Congratulations to Pam Kleinschmidt, the 2012 Minnesota Crime Prevention Association’s (MCPA) Volunteer of the Year!  Based on the nomination letter written by a member of the Duluth Police force, I can't believe she hasn't won it sooner and am grateful for her hardwork and dedication to our community

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Here we are in an election year. So that means everyone needs to learn what each person stands for, what is the meaning of important amendments. So, what do you do?

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Several individuals in our area, who have made a significant contribution to the arts and culture of the region, will be honored by the Depot Foundation at the Thirteenth Annual Arts and Culture Awards ceremony. It will be held in conjunction with the Circle of Friends Celebration on Thursday October 18.

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Absolutely gorgeous!  Not only Enger Tower, which has been "pinked" for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but also the new BIGGER gazebo. The cool thing about the smaller gazebo is that my daughter had her grad pics taken there, just before they built this one. They're going to officially open the gazebo today with a ribbon cutting and you're invited!

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