I'm a registered dietitian and freelance journalist. Raised in rural Minnesota but living in St. Paul, I write about food systems, housing, public health, and how Twin Cities neighborhoods actually work — usually from the inside. This is where you can catch up on my published work and occasionally find things that don't fit elsewhere. Follow along, share what resonates, or support my work directly (if that's something you're into.)
Universal school meals gave Minnesota leverage that has yet to be fully applied — giving schools the resources to make good food possible and available for every kid by funding the programs themselves across the state
A handyman with no plumbing license installed water meters at 124 Big Lake homes. When one froze, the park billed the tenant for the damage, only to pursue eviction for the same charge.
Food insecurity leads to hospital visits — including for psychiatric emergencies
A mayor without a vision doesn’t just make bad decisions — they make unpredictable ones. Six months into Kaohly Her’s term, St. Paul has learned the difference.
A Detroit Lakes food co-op and independent grocers like it show a resilient rural Minnesota. But wherever you are on the political spectrum there’s something for you on the shelf.
The Midtown Bike Center, found where the trail wiggles just a little and the walls hold the memory of every commuter who has ever locked up a wet bike and walked in for a coffee or tune up.
Renters deserve the same rights as everyone who owns a home, at least when it comes to fixing whats broken.
To understand why the demolition of an abandoned CVS mattered, you have to go back to the beginning.
When your community floods, whether with assailants, water, fire or hunger, it will be the people next to you that come to your aid and you to theirs.
The overlap is usually where the story is.
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