Jon Tevlin
Columnist | Metro
Phone: 612-673-1702
E-mail: jtevlin@startribune.com
Jon Tevlin is a metro section columnist.
Recent content from Jon Tevlin
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Jon Tevlin: Ponzi, Petters: It's the story of our times
A snapshot of a decade on display in a dark paneled federal court house.
Nov 4, 2009 -
A thank-you to Hauser's doctor, nurse
Some heroes don't get thank-you notes. And that's OK with Daniel's Hauser's doctor and nurse.
Nov 1, 2009 -
It's time for jury to decide which face of Petters is the real one
"Snake in suits:" Petters jurors take first steps behind the Ponzi scheming.
Oct 27, 2009 -
A good deed, a good dog -neither is forgotten
A veterinarian's kind gesture to the owners of a sick mutt hasn't been forgotten 20 years later.
Oct 26, 2009 -
The campaign that (still) isn't: Rybak too busy to debate foes
Mayor R.T. Rybak is conducting an all-but-silent run for reelection.
Oct 20, 2009 -
Dylan spoof is even funnier now that Bob's done the songs
It was 1987, and Alex Cole was a young comedian who had returned home from a stint doing clubs in New York. Like most comics, he savored incongruity in his humor, the more absurd the better. So one day he sat down and wrote a fake commercial intended for "Saturday Night Live."
Oct 18, 2009 -
22-year-old's mayoral bid rests totally on awesomeness
Even low-budget mayoral candidates can be 'awesome.' Just ask him.
Oct 13, 2009 -
Ellison's trip may be legal, but it's not quite right
Every year about 2 million Muslims make a pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to fulfill one of the five obligations mandated by their religion. Some of them walk for miles to get there, or cram into crowded buses and cars. The journey, or Hajj, is usually a time for spiritual reflection and they are known to leave the comforts of home behind and dress in white robes to dissolve cultural and financial differences.
Oct 13, 2009 -
A free spirit's grievous injury rallies a huge show of support
Down but not forgotten: Restaurateur's friends and family gather round and hope Charlie (Carlo) Macy overcomes beating.
Oct 6, 2009 -
Cuban singer salutes her new country - literally
Cuban piano legend Nachito Herrera had worked his way through a few frantic opening songs at the Dakota on a recent Saturday night, his hands darting like hummingbirds across the keyboard. Then, as it usually does, Herrera's show became a family affair as he introduced, "all the way from Havana, Cuba," his 19-year-old daughter, Mirdalys.
Oct 3, 2009
