Reporter @StarTribune and curious Minnesotan. Journo journey incl: @wirecutter @amNewYork @NYDailyNews @GothamGazette Reach out: [email protected]
Minneapolis, MN
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What remains of Jesse James’ bloody Northfield raid? A coat, a saddle — and an outlaw’s ear startribune.com/what-remains…
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Met Gala #LocalAngle: Per the AP, Heidi Klum’s outfit is inspired by the Veiled Lady statue at Minneapolis Institute of Art?!
Episodes 1 and 2 of the @startribune.com's first narrative podcast are out today and I'd be recommending it to you even if it weren't created by my amazing colleagues - check it out!
Listen now: The "Ghost of a Chance" podcast follows a reporter's search for answers about the former owners of his Minneapolis home. What he finds is a history of the city he'd never heard before. startribune.com/ghost-of-a-c…
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In our new podcast “Ghost of a Chance,” reporter Eric Roper traces the lives of a Black couple who owned his house in 1917, revealing a history of race in Minneapolis. Episodes 1 and 2 are available Jan. 13. Learn more at startribune.com/ghostofachan…
My first episode as host for our Curious Minnesota podcast - and its about (regionally iconic) potato chips! Take a listen! It's been fun to learn something new.
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I really thought everyone knew about pull-tabs. @ericalpearson gets curious on the bar time past time @stribgoingout startribune.com/minnesota-sp…
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How did pulltabs become so popular in Minnesota? #CuriousMN answers this great reader question. startribune.com/minnesota-sp…
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Her family fled Laos carrying seeds and plants. A new Hmong garden at the arboretum features these healing herbs. startribune.com/her-family-f…
It's always a joy to interview one of my favorite authors - and Edwidge Danticat is as warm and funny as she is brilliant. She'll be in St. Paul tonight for Talking Volumes! Here's a gift link to the interview:
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Lovely interview of Edwidge Danticat by @ericalpearson in advance of the essayist's Talking Volumes appearance:
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My journo friends will probably enjoy this one...
How did the Minnesota Star Tribune get its start? startribune.com/minnesota-st…
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How did the Minnesota Star Tribune get its start? #CuriousMN answers this great reader question. startribune.com/minnesota-st…
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Heading to @mnstatefair for opening day - I'll be talking politics with @bbierschbach and @SydneyKashiwagi at the @StarTribune booth at 10:30. Stop by with your election Qs!
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Going to the Minnesota State Fair Friday? Stop by the @StarTribune stage at 2 p.m. I'll be interviewing two people from Change The Outcome, a Minnesota organization combatting opioid and fentanyl abuse among youth. Powerful stories, useful for parents.
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“In our objective opinion, nothing represents Minnesota better than the State Fair. Fried food, joy, a righteous sense of superiority over Iowa. It’s all just so Minnesota.”
Essential State Fair newsletter, out now: t.e2ma.net/webview/zq1te4c/a…
New era as the Strib expands coverage across MN, the state "we love to love."
Expanded coverage across the state. A new look. Strib Voices. New ways to get you the news. Welcome to the new era. static.startribune.com/news/…
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If the Harris-Walz ticket is elected in November, here's what would happen in Minnesota: Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan would become Minnesota’s first female and Native American governor. Senate President Bobby Joe Champion would be state’s first Black Lt. Gov. startribune.com/heres-what-w…
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Want to learn more about Kamala Harris' vice presidential choice, Gov. Tim Walz? Here's some of our reporting leading up to the decision that covers his record in office, his life and even his hot dish recipe:
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