Greater Downtown Council

If you don't have lunch plans on Tuesdays, may I suggest you head downtown Duluth?  Every Tuesday the Downtown Farmers’ Market is full of fresh fruits, vegetables, flowers, baked goods, jellies, honeys and candy.

The weather has warmed up just in time for Downtown Duluth's Annual Sidewalk Days Festival.  SHOPPING! It starts today, Wednesday, July 9, FOOD and runs through Friday, July 11, with a street dance on Saturday, July 12.  Shopping (yea! shopping!!!!), food, and live music to enjoy.  Of course, that ENTERTAINMENT means traffic will be diverted....here's the details so you're in the know.

Downtown Duluth holds such wonderful childhood memories for me.  My uncle Russell was a VP at North Shore Bank in the early 70's and I would visit him at his big desk.  From there we would walk to Oreck's, Glass Block and I absolutely loved going to Woolworth's.  That was an era before there was an Interstate 35, so traveling to downtown Duluth was just as fun as shopping.

If you work or do business in the downtown Duluth area, you should be aware of the construction that will be starting today until the project is complete.  They are finally going to take down the AT&T Communications Tower.  Here's the project's plan and what streets you'll need to avoid.

The Greater Downtown Council has announced their plans for what seems to be, thanks to Mother Nature, an endless snow removal cycle.

From the Greater Downtown Council, the City of Duluth invites you to attend a meeting on the Street Improvement Plan as leaders work to find funding solutions.   This is not the same as the Superior Street Reconstruction plan.

Crowds of people enjoying Downtown Duluth's 2013 Sidewalk Days had something beside hot deals, great food, and cool cars to enjoy Thursday. Dangling from ropes nine stories above Superior Street were a group of brave individuals rappelling down the side of the Sellwood Building for a good cause.

Ed. The Greater Downtown Council is happy to again partner with the YMCA with sponsorship of the Sidewalk Shuffle. This scenic 5K run and walk is July 10th, on the first day of the Sidewalk Days Festival, and it supports the Duluth YMCA’s Strong Kids Campaign!

When we learned about the "Over the Edge" fundraising event the Greater Downtown Council was doing, we decided to "toss our boss" off the edge of the Sellwood Building.

If you couldn't make the original "Dig in the Downtown Waterfront" planting date (June 5), you are in luck!  Because of snow, oops, (that delayed Spring cleaning in downtown Duluth), I mean rain, the date to plant the annual flowers has been moved to Thursday, June 6 and volunteers are welcome and needed!  Grab your planting gloves and join in on the fun!!

Changes will be coming to the parking situation in Downtown Duluth and you have an opportunity to learn all about them at a special meeting next Thursday.

If you're a UMD Bulldog fan, you should find the time to attend this months Bulldog Club Athletic Luncheon, which is being held Friday, March 8th.