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Dragon Port Games and Comics a home battlefield for Duluth Gamers

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:15:44 +0000

Doug Misson and Josh Dakerski are fighting the evil forces of chaos 40,000 years in the future.

Every weekend at Dragon Port Games and Comics, a downtown Duluth store, people gather to fight mini-epic battles with, well, whoever shows up.

Duluth roads over time

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:42:54 +0000

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Uncontrollled stop-sign intersections remain a mystery in Duluth

By VERONICA WILSON
DCN Correspondent

After reporting on the stop-less signed intersections of the Woodland area in Duluth, Minn. Veronica Wilson went back to capture the roads of Duluth and their progression over time.

Remembering Archie Horton Sr

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:06:14 +0000

RELATED CONTENT: Get those kids off the street: A history of youth centers in West Duluth

By JORDAN HANSON
DCN Correspondent

Archie Horton Sr., a long time boxing instructor, spent his life dedicated to the value of helping others. He spent years as West Duluth's Valley Youth Center (VYC) boxing coach. This commitment to generosity helped Horton transform the VYC from a having a reputation for drug use and delinquency to being the center of a community.

DCN correspondant Jordan Hanson spoke to Angelo Simone and Ina Karkiainen. Simone is the Valley Youth Center's program director and had worked with Horton for many years. Karkiainen is Horton's youngest daughter. The two of them provide a glimpse into the life of the man who saved a youth center.

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Duluth Pack in Pictures

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:42:41 +0000

By CORY BELLAMY
DCN Correspondent

The rich history of the Duluth Pack is explained through a photographic journey.

Non-profit organizations in Duluth American Indians

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:32:38 +0000

By LIZ ENKE
DCN Correspondent

DCN correspondent Liz Enke talks about the non-profit groups that are available for American Indians in Duluth.

Harrison Center rallies community

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:15:10 +0000

By ALEXANDER RISSE
DCN Correspondent

DCN Correspondent Alexander Risse takes us to the Harrison Community Center in Lincoln Park. The center has had its share of harships, but dedicated members of the community have worked hard to keep Harrison a vital part of the neighborhood.

Johnson's Lakeside bakery: A look at the new and the old

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:00:45 +0000

RELATED CONTENT: The 'three-cracker packet' guys of Lakeside

By APRIL HANSEN
DCN Correspondent

April Hansen created a slideshow from new and old pictures of the Johnson's Bakery in the Lakeside community of Duluth, MINN. A few snapshots of the "three-cracker packet" guys and the bakery show the history of store in Lakeside.

Snapshot of a life on Park Point

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:37:37 +0000

By ABEL GUSTAFSON
DCN Correspondent

Longtime Park Point resident Mira Southworth will be remembered by anyone who has sat in her classroom, or has been touched by her photography and poetry. DCN Correspondent Abel Gustafson gives us a glimpse into the life of this local legend through storytelling and pictures.

Duluth's East Hillside, then and now

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:56:51 +0000

RELATED CONTENT: Hillside moms hang tough, friends still

By DAYNA LANDGREBE
DCN Correspondent

These pictures illustrate the East Hillside from at least 1915 to 2008. The East Hillside is the setting in the story, Hillside moms hang tough, friends still

Digital Dialogue: 4th Street shops continue tradition of community

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:28:14 +0000

RELATED CONTENT: Fourth Street shops continue tradition of community

By RYAN SWANSON
DCN Correspondent

DCN Correspondent Ryan Swanson went out into the East Hillside to capture photos of 4th Street businesses for this slide show. Many of these businesses are locally owned, adding a sense of community to customers' shopping experience.

George Hovland reminisces on Chester Bowl; in photos

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:55:26 +0000

RELATED CONTENT: Duluth Olympians' passion stays home at Chester Bowl

By FATIMA JAWAID
DCN Correspondent

Olympic skier and Duluth native, George Hovland walked DCN Correspondent Fatima Jawaid through a series of pictures that take a look at Chester Bowl. He talks about what it was like for him growing up as a skier in Duluth, and also gives his opinion on what Chester Bowl feels like to him now.

A slide show chronicles the history of Duluth Bethel

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:50:17 +0000

RELATED CONTENT: Duluth Bethel: Staying afloat is hard in troubled times

By Venessa Ostergaard
DCN Correspondent

This slide show captures the history of Duluth Bethel through the use of various photos, dating back to its beginning in 1889.

A slideshow of the historic fire stations in Duluth

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:05:55 +0000

RELATED CONTENT: Station No. 6: Protecting Lakeside for over a century

By PAUL BUDD DCN Correspondent

Paul Budd compiles a series of photos of different fire stations around the Duluth area.

A Kozy Bar story

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:03:26 +0000

BY ZACH OLSON
DCN Corespondent

Duluth Community News Corespondent Zach Olson went and found an untold story of The Kozy Bar located in Duluth's Central Hillside.

Going back in time with old Central High

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:52:41 +0000

BY CORY CLAESON
DCN Corespondent

RELATED CONTENT: Old Duluth Central High School contains history, memories

Duluth Community News Corespondent Cory Claeson went out and gathered pictures of the old Central High School and incorporated them into a slide show.