Matt McKinney
Reporter at The Minnesota Star Tribune
Star Tribune reporter. St. Paul, but Mpls a close second. Building stuff: structures and sentences. 612-673-7329. [email protected]
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4 days ago |
startribune.com | Matt McKinney
By Matt McKinney Ryan Companies is constructing a highly energy-efficient building, but it won't quite meet Rice Creek Commons' ambitious environmental goals. The Minnesota Star Tribune Development plans for Rice Creek Commons, formerly the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant, include ambitious energy efficiency goals for all buildings.
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2 weeks ago |
startribune.com | Matt McKinney
It's almost that time of year when homeowners near White Bear Lake turn on their spigots, water their lawns and wonder what it all means for lake levels. The lake famously seemed to be draining itself some 13 years ago, sparking a lawsuit that looked for someone to blame. Water levels have risen a bit since then, but the legal fight rages on even as cities have moved ahead with their own water conservation measures because no one seems to think the future will be wetter.
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2 weeks ago |
startribune.com | Matt McKinney
So you want to buy a boat? It's a move our Minnesota dreams are made of - people in our state own more boats per capita than anywhere else. But in our dreams the boat doesn't sink, crash, need constant repair, or experience some other combination of woe that puts personal relationships to the test. And don't forget the paperwork. That was the hitch that unhitched Grayson McNew's dream of cruising the St. Croix River.
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3 weeks ago |
startribune.com | Matt McKinney
Using house wrap, a big pump, and the knowledge gleaned from years of restoring old houses, semi-retired carpenter Rick Arndt waded into the St. Croix River on Tuesday in an attempt to refloat Sweet Destiny, the 54-foot motor yacht marooned on Beer Can Island near Hudson, Wis. It was unclear if he would succeed, but Arndt said he was only trying the cheapest possible solution at first, and has more ideas of how he might yet get the boat off the river.
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1 month ago |
startribune.com | Matt McKinney
They start out with such promise, the boats that bear names like Sunseeker and Freedom and Voyageur, that it's hard to believe anyone would just park their watercraft on the beach and walk away. The answer for future such boats might be prison time for the owners, according to a new bill drafted by a Wisconsin legislator. A Minnesota bill, meanwhile, doesn't address prison but would make it a misdemeanor to dump a boat.
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The boat's still beached. Here's the latest on "Sweet Destiny," the motor yacht stuck on the St. Croix River. https://t.co/uqp0MDxVEC
The new Twins logo is giving me credit union vibes. https://t.co/z6cBdAmvPc
Happy to hear that the Star Tribune's Chris Hine @ChristopherHine will be writing the Anthony Edwards biography!
Something that became official yesterday … in coming months, I’ll be working on my first-ever book — a biography of Anthony Edwards. Much more to come on this in the future, but this is a dream opportunity & I’m so excited to be working with @skdesmond1973 and @HarperCollins https://t.co/tevKLNVIFX
