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Katy Read

Minneapolis

Writer and Copywriter at Freelance

I used to like to argue. @StarTribune reporter, freelance writer @Salon @RealSimple @brainchildmag @AlterNet @riverteeth @brevitymag #binders

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  • 1 day ago | startribune.com | Katy Read

    A real-estate investment company is suing the owners of Black Sheep Coal Fired Pizza for unpaid rent at the restaurant's former Eat Street location. According to Northpond, a Chicago-based investment firm operating in this case as NP Icehouse LLC, Black Sheep owners Colleen Doran and Jordan Smith failed to pay rent for eight months of the past two years, totaling more than $200,000. Doran disputes this, saying she and her husband were current on rent until the restaurant closed.

  • 1 week ago | startribune.com | Katy Read

    Rick Vogelgesang hesitated as he tried to name his favorite part of his Bloomington house, picking between features like a pool, movie theater, sunroom, central vacuum and two offices. At first, he said it was "impossible to answer." But after another moment of reflection, he decided it would have to be the hot tub out back, next to the pool.

  • 1 week ago | startribune.com | Katy Read

    Opus Group CEO Tim Murnane will retire next year after nearly four decades with the Minnetonka-based development company and 46 years in the commercial real estate industry. During his time at Opus, he led several big-ticket developments including the Best Buy corporate campus in Richfield, Arbor Lakes in Maple Grove, and the American Express Financial Advisors complex and Woodbury Lakes in Woodbury.

  • 2 weeks ago | startribune.com | Katy Read

    On their way home from church in 1952, Victor and Ada May Bedell and their four children spotted an attractive house for sale in Minnetonka Beach. The 19th-century house was then selling for $32,000. But it had been on the market for a while, so the Bedells offered $14,000. The seller accepted the offer, and the family moved into what would become one of the highest-priced cities in Minnesota.

  • 3 weeks ago | startribune.com | Katy Read

    By Katy Read Even the basement interior plays a role in the energy-efficient system. Its concrete floor has radiant heat. An egress window lets in light. The most unusual feature: a 10-foot-long glass panel built into the floor upstairs that lets sunlight through to the lower level. "The home inspector who came to the house when we first purchased it, he took a picture of it," Brian Rood said. "He was like, 'This is the coolest, most unique thing.'"

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25 Jan 25

RT @HewittSTrib: Many thanks to @Katy_Read for this sharp @StribGoingOut review of Chris Hayes' new book about why it's so hard to concent…

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28 Nov 24

Back in the day, even celebrities like W.E.B. Du Bois and Duke Ellington couldn't stay in Minneapolis hotels. Fascinating journey, writing this look back at the history of the @WheatleyCenter https://t.co/3G7tSbIN7v

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27 Oct 24

RT @CarolLeonnig: One last note: Please don't cancel your subscriptions. It will only hurt the independent newsgathering my colleagues and…