Ordean Parking notice January 19, 2011 Surprise. Surprise! “MEETING SET FOR JAN. 27 ON PERMIT PARKING AROUND EAST HIGH” (Ordean) page B2 DNT Wednesday, Jan. 19 Portman Community Center –… Continue Reading
The email I sent Ordean this morning June 23, 2009 In 3 days we have raised $16,000 in donations and gotten a $10,000 pledge which will be honored the instant we have raised $90,000…. Continue Reading
Hey Duluth! Don’t let the Ordean neighbors down. June 23, 2009 I assembled a packet of info to be passed out door-to-door in Ordean. It sure would be nice if others would give Ordean a… Continue Reading
Ordean delay June 13, 2009 No one had posted a comment on this story in today’s Trib so I put my two cents in. My Comment: “Maybe there really… Continue Reading
Ordean interior demolition postponed June 9, 2009 This letter from an LDV spokesman sent to local politicians all the way up to Governor Pawlenty may be one reason why. June 4,… Continue Reading
Two City mtgs of interest to Ordeaniacs April 27, 2009 April 28th and May 12th. Today’s Trib has the details. Continue Reading
More improvements at Ordean April 20, 2009 “The Board of Zoning Appeals has received the appeal of ISD #709 to allow on-premise wall signs and ground signs in a residential zone,… Continue Reading
Brainwashing at Ordean April 13, 2009 I ate lunch at Sara’s Table today. After I was finished a woman from the next booth stopped and talked. She thanked me profusely…. Continue Reading
Horrordean High March 25, 2009 In answer to this question: I heard the architect last night [at the meeting about the Western Middle School] say that the most important… Continue Reading
Central vs Ordean March 6, 2009 I was sent an email today from someone who thought Duluth ought to compare the Ordean site, as it is today with the Board’s… Continue Reading
Gutting Ordean under the cover of budget cuts March 3, 2009 Today’s story about how our industrious school board must save money implies that gutting Ordean this year is part of their effort to save… Continue Reading
Ordean organizes December 30, 2008 The Trib is reporting more about the angry Ordean residents today. The Trib’s page for comments doesn’t show any. I suspect its on the… Continue Reading
Ordean up in arms December 14, 2008 I attended the first hour of a meeting of unhappy Ordean neighbors this afternoon. Our allies are growing. Continue Reading
Ruining the Neighborhood – Denfeld not Ordean December 11, 2008 Here’s a note we just received from one of the many people who have begun to contribute to Let Duluth Vote. Continue Reading
Who made the Ordean Stadium call? December 1, 2008 Once again the Red Plan’s great cheerleader, the Duluth Trib, has announced yet another unanticipated benefit of the Red Plan – a football stadium… Continue Reading
There goes the neighborhood – Ordean August 20, 2008 Business North magazine gave some good coverage to the dubious siting of a new high school at Ordean. Where’s the Trib? Continue Reading
Traffic Safety at Ordean July 2, 2008 Here’s another example from Superior, Wisconsin to help put the Red Plan into perspective. Its in Today’s Trib and concerns increased investment in downtown… Continue Reading
“Ordean will have none” April 15, 2008 Kent Worley, one of Duluth’s most accomplished landscape architects keeps fretting over the Ordean Highschool site. He’s been on a cross country tour and… Continue Reading
The inferior Ordean High School site September 10, 2007 If you want a sneak peak at our as yet unanounced Let Duluth Vote website this is a good place to start. Johnson Controls… Continue Reading
Duluthisizing Ordean – At variance with excellence August 1, 2007 I spent an hour yesterday (a cool break from a hot day’s worth of house painting) going over Johnson Control’s plan for the new… Continue Reading