Duluth Aspires to be a 'Cool City'
Duluth Mayor Nancy Harris' State of the City Address focuses on attracting young professionals and others to the city. Local businesses also spotlighted.
Duluth Mayor Nancy Harris focused on efforts by the city to attract young professionals and others to live and visit the city during her 2013 State of the City Address Tuesday (Jan. 22). An estimated 250 business and civic leaders gathered at the Gwinnett Center to hear her informative talk. Duluth already offers many amenities that appeal to young professionals, Harris said, and will be adding more as the city proceeds with plans to redevelop historic Downtown Duluth into a dining and entertainment district. Plans also include providing affordable high-density places to live downtown, she said. Of particular interest, the mayor said, are “millennials,” individuals born between 1982 and 2002. The number of persons over the age of 40 in …
Sara
6:01 pm on Friday, April 5, 2013
I would love to see Duluth become a cool city and there are lots of great things going on in the town square, but for us, the schools were a problem and the area around Gwinnett place is a problem. We sold our home in our Title 1 district at a loss and moved to South Forsyth last year. I love the international flair Duluth has, but I find that many outsiders see Duluth as crime ridden or ghetto … more ›