Deena Winter

2 days ago | startribune.com | Deena Winter

Three Minneapolis City Council members have proposed a new 2% fee on hotel rooms that would be used to promote tourism. A tourism improvement district would be created and the roughly $6 million in revenue would pay for marketing, special projects and workforce development and training. It would be similar to Minneapolis' downtown improvement district, except the revenue would be managed by a committee of hoteliers who would decide how to use the money.

5 days ago | startribune.com | Deena Winter

A Minneapolis Park Board member and candidate for the City Council said in a recent campaign email that she might not have "the desired amount of melanin." Becka Thompson made the comment while explaining why she's running in Ward 12 against incumbent Aurin Chowdhury, who is Bengali American.

1 week ago | gazettextra.com | Deena Winter

MINNEAPOLIS - Mayor Jacob Frey portrayed Minneapolis as a beacon of light in a chaotic country during his State of the City speech on Tuesday. Frey, who is running for reelection this year, pushed back against President Donald Trump's frequent portrayal of large, Democratic-run cities as cesspools of poverty and dysfunction. He urged Minneapolis not to "mirror the madness" or "respond to outrage with more outrage."Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.

1 week ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Deena Winter

By Deena Winter, Star Tribune MINNEAPOLIS - Mayor Jacob Frey portrayed Minneapolis as a beacon of light in a chaotic country during his State of the City speech on Tuesday. Frey, who is running for reelection this year, pushed back against President Donald Trump's frequent portrayal of large, Democratic-run cities as cesspools of poverty and dysfunction. He urged Minneapolis not to "mirror the madness" or "respond to outrage with more outrage."

1 week ago | thederrick.com | Deena Winter

MINNEAPOLIS — Mayor Jacob Frey portrayed Minneapolis as a beacon of light in a chaotic country during his State of the City speech on Tuesday. Frey, who is running for reelection this year, pushed back against President Donald Trump’s frequent portrayal of large, Democratic-run cities as cesspools of poverty and dysfunction.