Gannon Hanevold

Features Reporter
Gannon Hanevold is a Star Tribune summer intern from Arizona State University.

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Rappelling from 500-foot skyscrapers? Just a day’s work for Twin Cities window-washers.

Steve Crank has worked at St. Paul-based Squeegee Squad for two decades. Now the safety manager, the 39-year-old explains why his high-flying job is as safe as anyone’s but probably more fun.
April 27, 2025

To be a mental health therapist is to have the ‘most raw’ window into humanity

What it’s like to work in the mental health field, balancing personal and professional life.
March 31, 2025

Fort Snelling introduces a new exhibit to give a fuller picture of Minnesota history

A new exhibit at Historic Fort Snelling shows the site's importance to Minnesota and the Dakota people.
September 13, 2023

Meet the internet-famous duck that dined at the Mall of America

A duck with millions of social media followers visited Minnesota for the first time and wowed mall visitors.
August 18, 2023

Review: Jimmy Eat World and Manchester Orchestra leave The Armory speechless

On their co-headlining Amplified Echoes Tour in Minneapolis Sunday, the two bands gave emo and alt-rock fans everything they could possibly ask for.
August 14, 2023
Ken Schles, Jimmy Eat World

Tattoos help trans community feel safer in their own skin

For transgender and nonbinary people who have had top surgery, getting a nipple tattoo can be one of the last steps of gender affirmation.
August 10, 2023

St. Paul musician Lewiee Blaze will do anything for his community

Lewis McCaleb (aka Lewiee Blaze) is inspiring as a rapper and activist. With the N4 Collective, he's hoping to change the narrative for Black men.
August 8, 2023

5 Barbie-themed events in the Twin Cities to celebrate the fantastic life in plastic

From custom pink cakes to drag brunches, local businesses are making the most of Barbie mania.
July 21, 2023
A chair in the shape of a high-heel is is displayed in the Barbie Dreamhouse Experience near Alexanderplatz square in Berlin, Germany,Thursday May 16, 2013.

Review: Imagine Dragons ushers a new generation of concertgoers at TC Summer Fest

The crowd skewed younger on day two of the MLB-sponsored music festival at Target Field, and Imagine Dragons was their fitting guide.
July 16, 2023
Lead singer Dan Reynolds with Imagine Dragons guitarist Wayne Sermon performing early in the band's set Sunday night, February 27, 2022 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn. Imagine Dragons' Mercury World Tour made a stop at Target Center with the Danish singer MØ and her band opening. ] JEFF WHEELER • Jeff.Wheeler@startribune.com

Vikings wide receiver Blake Proehl is moonlighting as a musician

Proehl started writing songs while rehabbing from an injury. Now, he's preparing for his first headlining show.
July 10, 2023

Cornhole at the Olympics? How the Midwestern yard sport became a summer sensation

It's officially cornhole summer, and the American Cornhole League has lofty ambitions for making the bean bag toss craze an internationally renowned sport
July 7, 2023

No fireworks for Minneapolis on July 4th: There'll be a laser show instead

The event will be held July 3 at Boom Island Park, with a laser display on a projector screen planned at 10 p.m.
June 28, 2023
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