An effort has begun to brand an old blue-collar Duluth neighborhood as a collection of like-minded businesses, to not only sell more goods, but to help rebuild the neighborhood with jobs and commerce.
Duluth is planning to spend $2.5 million to fix a bridge that's acquired a certain infamy for its seemingly constant breakdowns since opening more than 25 years ago.
Organizers say the recent drop in temperatures has tempered concerns that unseasonably warm winter weather would leave enough snow for the John Beargrease sled dog race in Minnesota.