Susan Du

2 weeks ago | startribune.com | Susan Du

Some residents of Minneapolis' 12th Ward - a swath of eight neighborhoods in the city's southeast corner - had a suspicion police weren't around much. Squad car sightings were infrequent. Neighbors whose cars had been stolen said they waited too long for an officer to arrive. But their feelings were just that - anecdotes susceptible to accusations of fearmongering.

3 weeks ago | startribune.com | Susan Du

At parks and busy intersections across Minneapolis, migrants peddle mangoes dusted with chili lime seasoning for small bills. Many street food vendors are asylum seekers from South America trying to make a buck in lieu of having work permits. They usually earn less than $60 a day, yet the city's annual fee for a single sidewalk food cart was $719 (or $499 for multiple carts).

4 weeks ago | mankatofreepress.com | Susan Du

Thieves continue to gut public streetlight poles and make off with their precious copper innards, leaving neighborhoods eerily darkened in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Minneapolis is committing $1 million of contingency funding to the problem, officials said Thursday. “There’s a couple pieces that you should be considering if you yourself are considering stealing copper wire from the street, you or any of your friends,” Mayor Jacob Frey said.

4 weeks ago | startribune.com | Susan Du

Thieves continue to gut public street light poles and make off with their precious copper innards, leaving neighborhoods eerily darkened in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Minneapolis is throwing $1 million of contingency funding at the problem, officials announced Thursday. "There's a couple pieces that you should be considering if you yourself are considering stealing copper wire from the street, you or any of your friends," Mayor Jacob Frey said.

1 month ago | startribune.com | Susan Du

With the French Open underway in Paris, fans may notice that the world's greatest players are matching off on clay courts - common throughout Europe yet mostly a perk of private clubs in the United States. Local tennis lovers, who founded the nonprofit Minneapolis Community Clay Courts, are helping the cash-strapped Park Board complete asphalt-to-clay conversions. Their mission: Bring public clay facilities to the Twin Cities and build the community to maintain them in perpetuity.