The Worthington speech team has grown exponentially this year, and at 36 speakers is the largest team Worthington has fielded in quite a few years, with students competing in 11 of the 13 categories.
A Duluth developer’s plans to convert the second floor of an apartment building in the Lincoln Park Craft District into a boutique hotel has prompted a public outcry. Residents and city officials say it will cause the loss of badly needed housing units in a complex that was built with the help of a public subsidy.