Katy Read

5 days ago | startribune.com | Katy Read

When she was about 14 years old, Jim Leone's youngest daughter, Beret Leone, stood on the broad deck of their Chaska house looking out onto the green of Hazeltine National Golf Club to spot a familiar face. "Love you, Tiger!" the teenager called to golf champion Tiger Woods, who was competing in the 2009 PGA tournament. Woods looked up and waved. He and Vijay Singh, another elite golfer, were almost to the property's lot line.

1 week ago | startribune.com | Katy Read

By Katy Read "There was a guy that wanted to know if we could sell him the land so he could raise hemp," Kevin Simanski said. The animals helped enrich the soil, which helped Margaret Simanski's garden. A particularly ambitious grower could think even bigger. The couple actually owns 92 adjacent acres, so a separate purchase of more land is negotiable, they said.

2 weeks ago | startribune.com | Katy Read

Business at warehouses around Minnesota and the U.S. has ramped up recently, a sign both companies and consumers are scramble to stock up on imported goods amid President Donald Trump's trade war. Starting in February, Trump has imposed tariffs on Minnesota's biggest trading partners: Canada, Mexico and China. Imports from China incur tariffs of up to 145%, prompting the Asian country to respond with its own retaliatory tariffs.

2 weeks ago | startribune.com | Katy Read

Thomas Gluesing stops short of calling it magic, but he has sensed a special vibe from his home. The 1923 craftsman-style house in the Macalester-Groveland neighborhood of St. Paul seems to facilitate serendipitous connections, even a feeling of wellbeing for those inside. "One brings oneself into a space, and that space, if you're open to it, can collaborate with you to bring a peace of mind," Gluesing said.

2 weeks ago | startribune.com | Katy Read

When a three-story, half-vacant office building along the shores of Lake Minnetonka came on the market in 2022, Kelly Olsen spied an opportunity. The COVID-19 pandemic was still fresh, with many office workers remote or coming in far less often than the usual five days a week. That caused both demand for and values of office buildings to wane, giving Olsen the final push to pursue a long-held goal for the Spring Park place.