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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Homeless no longer, these folks have found a refuge
The artwork consists of a small wooden box, about the size of a closet for a Barbie doll. Inside is a crouching figure holding onto a rope that descends from the ceiling of the box.
Jul 11, 2009 -
After 83 years, it's last call for the regulars at Al's Bar
It was not yet noon at Al's Bar, but the Grain Belt Premium, on special for $3, was already flowing at a brisk pace. About a dozen regulars sat around the bar in the cool darkness. Occasionally, the front door would creak open and a wedge of sunshine would stab into the place. Everybody would turn to look.
Jul 8, 2009 -
Chief witness to plundering of house isn't saying a word
The mystery at 2008 Pillsbury Av. is quickly becoming the Case of the Ravaged House. It is a story about a famous architect and builder, a renowned designer, a suspect appraiser, some wily preservationists, angry neighbors, intrepid bank sleuths and the owners, former foster-care providers who can't be found.
Jul 1, 2009 -
In Cuba, a place untouched by time
When Dalia Katz returned to Cuba almost 50 years after leaving, she found much change. Then she entered the apartment she and her husband shared.
Jun 30, 2009 -
Silence won't make incident at Burroughs get any better
Nothing is clear, except that things aren't really right, in case of Minneapolis principal.
Jun 24, 2009 -
Two Big Fish put headaches aside for a day to fish with dad
The Omodt boys vowed to leave two of the biggest news events of the year behind for the weekend. They've been taking their dad, Don, the former Hennepin County sheriff, fishing for Father's Day for more than a decade, and allegations of police misconduct or a billion-dollar meltdown weren't going to change that.
Jun 21, 2009 -
A historic house up for sale, piece by piece
The bank that holds the mortgage rushed to change the locks after an estate sale that bordered on devastation alarmed neighbors and preservationists. But future of the 1906 mansion is far from secure.
Jun 17, 2009 -
Budget knife hits raw nerve in Pawlenty's hometown
At Al's Corral in South St. Paul, they are selling T-shirts in honor of their local "Home Town Hero," but it's not Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who grew up nearby.
Jun 13, 2009 -
Program helps heal wounds of North Side housing fraud
The house sits on a quiet street across from a fire station. The gray stucco looks freshly painted and the front windows are framed by black shutters. Inside, hardwood floors gleam in the morning sun as Jackline Mukiibi, 25, shows off her home, the first home owned by anyone in her family.
Jun 10, 2009 -
An everyman who every day tried to help those in need
For the much of the past decade, the last three years at St. Stephen's Human Services, Dan Ittner has worked quietly and without fanfare to solve problems as small as getting someone eyeglasses and as large as helping address lifelong addictions and mental illness.
Jun 7, 2009
