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As tourists return to Duluth's Canal Park, food trucks, scoop shops follow Love Creamery is one of a few food purveyors expanding or opening this summer in the waterfront district whose businesses, like most, struggled to stay afloat.  June 29, 2021 — 7:48pm Text size Copy shortlink: DULUTH – At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, customers would come to Lincoln Park's Love Creamery to buy 10 ice cream pints at a time. They wanted to ensure the three-year-old shop survived, said owner Nicole Wilde, and survive it did. A second...

Newly Opened ‘The Garden,’ Greysolon Ballroom Getting Busy with Post-Pandemic Events It's the summer of comebacks for event venues with private events like weddings getting planned and booked again across the Northland. June 29, 2021 DULUTH, Minn.- It’s the summer of comebacks for event venues with private events like weddings getting planned and booked again across the Northland. New venues like Canal Park’s The Garden, and historic ones like Greysolon Ballroom are jumping back into planning. “It almost feels surreal to be back,” said Brian Daugherty, President of Grandma’s Res...

With COVID waning, businesses expect a typical Grandma's Marathon weekend

Created: June 01, 2021 03:42 PM The country is coming back from the pandemic with all eyes are on the economy as the nation experiences a shortage of workers. In the Northland, its hitting close to home. Clyde Iron Works was closed over Memorial Day weekend, due to the shortage. While, Shorty's Pizza and Smoked meat announced Tuesday that they would be permanently closing for lack of staff. In a Facebook post, Shorty's said: "We came to the conclusion that if we can't give you the level of service that you expect and deserve, then closing would be our best option." Brian Daugherty,...

Created: May 11, 2021 08:30 PM There is a lot of excitement among Canal Park businesses about having spectators at this year's Grandma's Marathon, as last year Canal Park was pretty much empty on race day. Between having spectators back and the post-race celebration changing locations from Canal Park to Bayfront Festival Park, this will be a combined new experience for a lot of businesses, but it's a change those WDIO News spoke with seem to be welcoming. "Last year, there was nothing," said Vitta Pizza General Manager Alina Oswald. WDIO-TV/File But this year, Canal Park is likely ...