Zoë Jackson
Reporter
Race and ImmigrationZoë Jackson is a general assignment reporter for the Star Tribune. She previously covered race and equity, St. Paul neighborhoods and young voters on the politics team.
Latest from Zoë Jackson
Minneapolis
19 Bar sues trash company over fire that closed storied gay bar
The owner was set to sell the LGBTQ-friendly Minneapolis establishment before the fire, according to the lawsuit.
August 30, 2024
Twin Cities
How Xcel Energy ends power outages in the Twin Cities
About 3.800 customers in the Twin Cities were still without power as of Thursday morning.
August 29, 2024
Twin Cities
Celebrate National Dog Day on these Twin Cities patios
Give your pup some extra attention at these Minneapolis-St. Paul restaurants, breweries and coffee shops.
August 26, 2024
State Fair
What’s the fastest way to the Minnesota State Fair? We tried four methods.
By bus, by car, by park-and-ride and by bike: four reporters race from downtown Minneapolis to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds to test a range of transportation options.
August 23, 2024
Twin Cities
The DNC roll call featured a song for each state. Here’s what Minnesota chose.
States chose songs to represent them as Democrats pledged their support for VP Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz.
August 21, 2024
Minneapolis
Uptown is down for now. These business owners are holding out hope.
Years after riots, the once-vibrant Minneapolis destination is still losing businesses amid safety fears and construction headaches. But supporters say Uptown is the “comeback queen” of neighborhoods, and some businesses aren’t going anywhere.
August 17, 2024
Minneapolis
Agate Housing to close Minneapolis homeless shelter, low-income lodging and food shelf
At least 80 people will be affected by the shelter’s closure. More than 20 employees will be laid off.
August 16, 2024
Minneapolis
We spent eight hours in Uptown: Is there anything to do?
Many say Uptown is dead. We hit the construction-clogged streets of this one-time hot spot hoping to find the truth.
August 16, 2024
Twin Cities
The DNC roll call featured a song for each state. Here’s what Minnesota chose.
States chose songs to represent them as Democrats pledged their support for VP Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz.
August 21, 2024
Minneapolis
Uptown is down for now. These business owners are holding out hope.
Years after riots, the once-vibrant Minneapolis destination is still losing businesses amid safety fears and construction headaches. But supporters say Uptown is the “comeback queen” of neighborhoods, and some businesses aren’t going anywhere.
August 17, 2024
Minneapolis
Agate Housing to close Minneapolis homeless shelter, low-income lodging and food shelf
At least 80 people will be affected by the shelter’s closure. More than 20 employees will be laid off.
August 16, 2024
Minneapolis
We spent eight hours in Uptown: Is there anything to do?
Many say Uptown is dead. We hit the construction-clogged streets of this one-time hot spot hoping to find the truth.
August 16, 2024