The Duluth City Council has created a Parsons Alley Design Review Committee to oversee details of development in this renovated area of downtown. Parsons Alley is the open-air alleyway under redevelopment in the “The Block” which will connect pedestrians between Main Street, the soon to open Dreamland BBQ and a new public plaza.

The committee will consist of five members comprised of a representative of the City Council, a City Council alternate, Chairman of the Downtown Development Authority, Chairman of the Planning Commission, representative of Dreamland Duluth, and a representative of Parsons Alley LLC. Marsha Bomar, Greg Whitlock, as the alternate, Tim Clark, Rob Ponder, Gary Canter and Chris Carter will each serve two-year terms as committee members.

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Ceudy Gutierrez reads a book to her 2-year-old son, Matias, at their home in Buford, GA, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Ceudy Gutierrez is struggling to make ends meet for herself and her three young kids following her husband’s ICE arrest earlier this fall. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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