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Hardware Stores Busy for Spring
Local hardware stores are busy as people come in to buy springtime items they need for their houses and their yards.
March 31, 2021
DULUTH, Minn. – Local hardware stores are busy as people come in to buy springtime items they need for their houses and their yards.
At Marshall Hardware, management there says people are buying things to clean up their yards, like rakes and garbage bags. People are also getting seeds as well for their gardens. For tips to take care of your yard during the springtime, rake the to help get the grass for the sun.
Sunday weather: Partly cloudy, in the 70s
The folks at Marshall Hardware in Duluth told me last week s heat wave hit so fast that they went from selling heaters one day to fans the next. On Saturday, the cooldown hit so fast I ll bet they went back the other way just as rapidly.
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Dave Anderson is a meteorologist for Northland s NewsCenter, the News Tribune s news partner. (Photo courtesy of Northland s NewsCenter)
The folks at Marshall Hardware in Duluth told me last week s heat wave hit so fast that they went from selling heaters one day to fans the next. On Saturday, the cooldown hit so fast I ll bet they went back the other way just as rapidly.
Post offices in Duluth see increased holiday workload due to COVID-19
The influx of mail and packages this holiday season has caused post offices around the city to see long lines that stretch out the doors. 7:00 am, Dec. 17, 2020 ×
Customers enter the Lakeside Post Office on Wednesday morning. Six people were waiting in line before the station opened at 8:30 a.m. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
Due to COVID-19, there has been an increase in online shopping to avoid stores, and more people are deciding to be safe and stay home instead of gathering in groups over the holidays.
Those trends have made it an extra-busy time of year for the United States Postal Service.