Susan Du
Reporter
MinneapolisSusan Du covers the city of Minneapolis for the Star Tribune.
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On anniversary of young barber’s death, his friends gave haircuts in Minneapolis’ homeless community
A dozen stylists from Shifty’s Premium Cuts in Mounds View spent a day with the people of Peace House Community.
May 8, 2025
Divided Park Board rejects greening plan for Uptown Mall Park and keeps parking
After neighbors complained about loss of parking, commissioners suspended work on the Mall’s long-range plan.
May 5, 2025
91-year-old artist sells hundreds of paintings to benefit Minneapolis homeless services
Ted Pouliot founded Project for Pride in Living 53 years ago. This weekend, he’s hosting an art sale to benefit Minneapolis nonprofits.
April 30, 2025
50 years after the Fall of Saigon, ‘invisible’ Southeast Asian veterans seek deferred honor
Publicly funded legacy projects have focused on Hmong Minnesotans. Other groups say they’ve been excluded from the record.
April 26, 2025
Mankato international student arrested by ICE without charges after protesting Israel-Hamas war
Mohammed Hoque, jailed in Albert Lea since March, is suing the federal government over his detainment.
April 20, 2025
Minneapolis Park Board says Sibley Park is 40th Street Park, at least for now
“Chanté T’ínza Wínyan,” the Dakota name that had been the front-runner to replace “Sibley Park,” was also shelved temporarily.
April 18, 2025
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Panel backs ban on smoking marijuana in Minneapolis parks
A Park Board committee on Wednesday night debated whether to make smoking on parkland a misdemeanor.
April 17, 2025
Minneapolis encampments are largely gone. Have homeless people been driven into the shadows?
Mayor Jacob Frey says there’s less homelessness, in part, because police have cleared camps. Homeless people say they’re just less visible.
April 14, 2025
A St. Paul housing complex was the only Minnesota property awarded a first-of-its-kind HUD grant. The money isn’t coming.
The Green and Resilient Retrofit Program awarded Vista Village $3.8 million. Property owner CommonBond Communities hasn’t seen a cent.
April 5, 2025
Minneapolis’ last licensed cigar lounge sues the city
Anthony’s Pipe and Cigar Lounge is challenging a city ordinance meant to shut down its lounge.
April 2, 2025
![Friends Joe Blauert, left, of St. Paul, and Scott Johnson of Carver enjoy cigars Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023 in the smoking lounge at Anthony's Pipe and Cigar Lounge in south Minneapolis. A Minneapolis City Council committee Wednesday approved an effort to tighten the city's tobacco ordinance, but the move might effectively kill the city's only remaining public cigar lounge. The move is part of a wider anti-tobacco effort that would also outlaw and discounts or coupons on cigarettes. ] ANTHONY SOUFFLE • anthony.souffle@startribune.com](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/FWEE7Q64RQOLUZZVUK5CGYZVII.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
Frey’s plan to take buses off Minneapolis’ Nicollet Mall next year meets resistance
Many agree Nicollet Mall needs resuscitation, but bus riders, pedestrian advocates and City Council members are skeptical that removing transit will lead to more people.
March 28, 2025
Highway bridge protests are popping up across the Twin Cities. Who’s putting them on?
Sixty days into the second Trump administration, pedestrian bridges have become neighborhood gatherings for some who oppose the president — and want to scream about it.
March 25, 2025
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