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Jon Tevlin is a metro section columnist.

When Habitat for Humanity does the displacing

On a recent sunny morning Biftu Merdassa stood by the plate glass window of Global Braids, a business she scrimped and saved to start six years ago in a space just off University Avenue in St. Paul.

Updated: October 17, 2011, - 07:37 PM

Nightmare over; now she lives with the ripple effect

Courtney Lee Johnson is innocent.

Updated: October 12, 2011, - 10:54 AM

Tevlin: Whatever your point of view, protesters have real concerns

Walking through the crowds on what they called "The People's Plaza" during the Minnesota version of Occupy Wall Street, I was reminded once again that democracy is a messy thing, and often poorly dressed.

Updated: October 08, 2011, - 11:21 PM

Tevlin: For Parasole servers, cash is king (and worth more in tips)

Good Earth, Bad Karma?

Updated: October 04, 2011, - 10:34 PM

Tevlin: SCSU drops homecoming, but party keeps going in town

Over the weekend, St. Cloud State University hosted a football game. Alumni were encouraged to return to campus. There were barbecue stands and some super-fun events, such as face painting.

Updated: October 03, 2011, - 09:37 PM

Tevlin: Bachmann-Hammond: Just the ticket for our times

They say politics makes for strange bedfellows. The same might be said about religion.

Updated: September 27, 2011, - 11:36 PM

Savoring Savannah

This Georgia gem serves up the sweet life, complete with languid parks, hipster art, historic architecture and fried chicken.

Updated: September 25, 2011, - 09:34 AM

Tevlin: 62 seconds that changed lives forever

They were just teenagers from a very foreign culture passing a cold winter afternoon in a very American way, cruising the streets of their neighborhood in a big red Crown Vic -- of course -- the car of taxi hacks and movie cops. Three Somali boys, getting a chance in the promised land, but looking for trouble.

Updated: September 24, 2011, - 05:15 PM

Tevlin: This brew pub quietly waits for money to come knocking

A couple of weeks ago Surly Brewing Co. got a lot of attention because it is looking for a site to house a sparkling new $20 million "destination brewery" that will include a restaurant and event center. This is made possible by a new law that allows pints of beer to be sold at breweries in Minnesota, just like in many civilized countries.

Updated: September 20, 2011, - 09:38 PM

Tevlin: Cancer fails to thwart his life's mission of hope, healing

Sitting in his sister's living room in Eagan, the Rev. Greg Shaffer is a long way from the place he calls home, an internationally recognized mission in a remote, poverty-stricken region of Guatemala where generations of Minnesotans have helped the priest transform and save lives for more than four decades.

Updated: September 17, 2011, - 06:43 PM