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STAFF BLOG EH? PLUS Pancakes on Thursday, rain, snow or shine
Holy flapjacks, Batman, has it really been a year already since the last Lions Club Pancake Day at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center? Yes, longwinded Boy Wonder, it has! The annual celebrati...
Posted on 5/1/13 at 12:00 AM
STAFF BLOG NEWS TRIBUNE ATTIC Aerial views of Duluth
Old aerial photos always offer a lot of interesting opportunities to see what has changed and what has stayed the same. Here are a few aerial photos of Duluth from the early 2000s, from the News Tribu...
Posted on 2/18/13 at 12:17 AM
HEALTHY TIDBITS 
STAFF BLOG JIMMY JABBER 'Trailer Park Boys' star talks Duluth, NHL lockout, Colorado and Washington marijuana laws
Duluth will catch a whiff of Sunnyvale today when the cast of the hit Canadian TV show Trailer Park Boys makes a stop on the Dear Santa Claus, Go (bleep) Yourself tour. The mockumentary-style show,...
Posted on 12/13/12 at 1:00 AM
HUNGRY FOR LIFE Sunday, Last Day of Festival of Trees
The hours today are 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Don't forget to come to Festival of Trees. Today is the last day. It is at the DECC, unstairs and downstairs. Bring a canned good to get a $1.00 off the $6.00 ...
Posted on 11/20/11 at 7:21 AM
30 companies nominated for Labovitz entrepreneur awards 
The winners of the 21st annual Joel Labovitz Entrepreneurial Success Awards will be announced at the annual awards luncheon on April 24 at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center.
By News Tribune staff , April 01, 2013
Minnesota Ballet dancers revel in strong female characters of 'Firebird'
If you’re looking for a cursed princess who can be cured by the kiss of a handsome prince, you will want to stick to Disney and avoid the Minnesota Ballet’s next offering. “Firebird” is all about girl power.
By Christa Lawler , March 22, 2013
Empower event at DECC offers financial information
Household budgeting. Reducing debt. Buying a house. They’re among the topics to be covered at Empower, a free daylong session Saturday at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center to help everyday people become more financially savvy.
By Candace Renalls , March 18, 2013
Can we attract the barbed wire collectors to Duluth?
Robin Washington: It was dreadfully quiet in the skywalk last week after 3,000 high school robotics team members and their families had gone home. It kind of looked like … Duluth — just when we were getting used to a famished lunchtime crowd eating and spending its way from Famous Dave’s to Zen House.
By Robin Washington , March 17, 2013
Comedian Jim Gaffigan coming to Duluth
Stand-up comedian and actor Jim Gaffigan will perform in Duluth this summer, according to a list of tour dates the comic announced Thursday.
By News Tribune staff , March 15, 2013
Comedian Jim Gaffigan coming to Duluth
The man known for comedy albums that include "Beyond the Pale" and "King Baby," and his most-recent special "Mr. Universe," is scheduled to perform July 26 at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center Symphony Hall.
By News Tribune staff , March 14, 2013
Duluth civic leaders get the robotics bug
Duluth City Councilor Emily Larson has attended the FIRST regional in Duluth every year since 2011, the first year it was held. So has James Riehl, dean of engineering at the University of Minnesota Duluth.
By Nick Studenski , March 09, 2013
Top 10 reasons you know you’re at Duluth’s FIRST robotics competition
By Anna Karasand Nathan Boyd , March 09, 2013
Robotics: Bigger than hockey someday?
A massive high school competition this week in Minnesota has fans, referees, 99 teams, and is highly competitive.
By Kyle Schlichting , March 09, 2013
Robotics community can lead students to jobs
Drawing 3,000 students to Duluth this week, FIRST has a strong reputation as a high school program. But what do students do after they graduate?
By Nick Aarestad , March 09, 2013
Robotics regional coverage: For robots, it’s a race to the top
For a robot, climbing a 7½-foot pyramid can be a daunting task — and that’s the point.
By Kirsi Kuutti and Christina Le , March 09, 2013
Emcee on wheels
Spectators at Duluth’s robotics competition this week surely have seen the enthusiastic master of ceremonies.
By Nick Studenski , March 09, 2013
Practice gives glimpse of robotic prowess
out on the field, get it communicating, and to get any glitches worked out. Sometimes, the strongest robots on competition day are not the strongest on practice day. What remains constant, however, is the enthusiasm of the participants as they guess who may be the most competitive moving ahead.
By Daniel Lake , March 08, 2013
Focus on robotics puts Minnesota on science map
When Jack Sutherland was a sophomore at Duluth Denfeld High School, he joined the Duluth East Daredevils’ robotics team.
By Heather Harma and Leah Abrahams , March 08, 2013
Do high school students read newspapers? These will write for one
Robin Washington column: Young people don’t read the newspaper, right? They get whatever information they need from the net, correct? Not if you’re talking about the Duluth East Daredevils robotics team or their Blue Twilight counterparts from metro-area Eagan High School.
By Robin Washington , March 03, 2013
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