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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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 -
Seniors tell Alexandria: Give us back our golf cart!
Residents at Bethany Community have been grounded by Alexandria’s City Council over safety issues and a moratorium on golf cart permits to drive on local streets.
Sep 22, 2009 -
A schemer's wealth plan: Snitch and grow rich
Witness protection program wouldn't have monitored Larry Reynolds/Reservitz's lifestyle closely, expert says.
Sep 15, 2009 -
What happened to a vulnerable man's money?
Everybody looks like a friend to Kevin Farley. From the people who come to the Eagan grocery store where he works, to shopkeepers and strangers on the street. If you've ever met Kevin, even in passing, he probably considers you a friend.
Sep 12, 2009 -
DeLaSalle wins, on and off the field
The scene at DeLaSalle Friday night looked like a movie set for one of those sentimental morality tales that use football as a metaphor: Technicolor green grass under bright lights. A swollen moon rising against the cityscape. The crowd that spilled onto nearby berms and a bridge. An offense rolling up points against a slow-motion defense.
Sep 7, 2009 -
Summer sets on our beloved freak show
I saw Poobah the midget eat fire, met a hog named after Brett Favre and listened to Tommy Rukavina, a candidate for governor, tell a man that his underpants were union-made in America.
Sep 1, 2009 -
Durenberger renews his hope that health care reform is ahead
On one of the last days of August, David Durenberger sat in his quiet, sunny office at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis and talked about how August was the month that changed his mind.
Aug 31, 2009
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