Jennifer Brooks

1 week ago | startribune.com | Jennifer Brooks

I opted for the eggiest-looking potatoes I could find: the Petite Potato Medley from Trader Joe's for $3.49. That got me 19 wee potatoes, all small enough to tuck into the pockets of an empty egg carton. Three of the potatoes had already been dyed red and purple by nature itself. The price of everything is increasing, driven by Trump tariffs and the threat of Trump tariffs.

2 weeks ago | startribune.com | Jennifer Brooks

His skittish advisers assured Americans that the pain they're experiencing, as the economy is thrown into chaos and our national image is thrown in the woodchipper, is simply an "adjustment." Much as your morning commute might be adjusted if the bus driver yanked the wheel for no reason and rammed full-speed into a wall. "The United States has a chance to do something that should have been done DECADES AGO," the president posted in caps-locked glee on his personal social media platform.

2 weeks ago | startribune.com | Jennifer Brooks

By Jennifer Brooks "One of the biggest problems we talk about is the face of St. Paul," she said. "People from other areas who don't come here are afraid to come down here. But there's nothing scary about it.""So how do we change the face?" she added. "How do people know that we're here and we're safe? We're like a small town in a big city."Maybe you've been missing Lowertown. Lowertown's been missing you.

3 weeks ago | startribune.com | Jennifer Brooks

By Jennifer Brooks Every weekend, more Minnesotans show up at Tesla showrooms to stick it to Elon Musk. The Minnesota Star Tribune March 29, 2025 at 11:22PM Every weekend, the protest grows. Seven weeks ago, there were a few dozen people with signs shivering outside the Tesla dealership in Golden Valley. The next week, a few more. Then a few more. Then a few hundred more.

4 weeks ago | startribune.com | Jennifer Brooks

By Jennifer Brooks Gov. Tim Walz ordered state workers back to the office in downtown St. Paul. But what's left in Minnesota's capital city? The Minnesota Star Tribune Downtown St. Paul is struggling. Maybe butts in the seats at the desks in the cubicles will help. Go forth, state workers, and buy venti lattes and order $15 salads - for half the week, at least. Fill your tanks, pay for childcare, shell out for a new wardrobe to replace the one the moths ate in 2020. Inch through gridlock.