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Photos, bikes, news. Visual journalist at @mprnews.org
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Weekly bike post on our way to Kat’s appointment on Monday. #mspcyclecast

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Weekly bike post, Crosby Regional Park edition.

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OK bike nerds, ice skating season is over. Have some pics from Stupor Bowl last Saturday. By my count, it’s been seven years since the last truly snowy edition of the event.

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Ice skate sunset patrol on Lake of the Isles with my pal Raven. #mnwx

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OK I’ll bite. If you feel like it, quote this with a pic of a BRIDGE.

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Sorry cyclists, this is an ice skating account now

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Nordic ice skating on Lake Harriet kinda rips #mnwx

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Hundreds celebrated the winter solstice tonight with a lantern-lit parade through south Minneapolis with puppets from In the Heart of the Beast Theatre. After a snowy singalong around bonfires in the park, revelers returned to the theatre for hot soup and more musical performances.

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Winter fans, rejoice — finally seeing plowable snow in the Twin Cities. A few weather features from my bike ride around town this morning for @mprnews.org: #mnwx

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I am working on a story about the job hunt in Minnesota and the Midwest and what experiences people are having. Are you someone who has recently been laid off, looking for a new job or beginning the job search for the first time? DM me here.

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Tom isn't here for a long time, but he's here for a good time. The 22-week-old turkey got a tour of the Capitol's steps after appearing at a presser with Gov. Tim Walz & members of Minnesota's agriculture industry on Tuesday.

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This week's coverage highlights include a trans pride-themed bolo tie worn by Theo Casio during a Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil at the MN Capitol. “To remember those people in this setting, it’s loud in ways that we need it to be because those lives should have never been lost," Casio said.

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Last week, I accompanied folks at the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge who keep count of migrating sandhill cranes. If you've never heard the call of a sandhill crane, it's worth clicking through to Kirsti Marohn's story on MPR News just for the listen: www.mprnews.org/story/2024/1...

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My white whale. The full Beaver Moon rises above the Witch’s Hat in Minneapolis on Friday.

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This week's highlight was sharing the reflections of Nudieland mass shooting victims as one of the teen defendants took a plea deal in court. It's a heavy read, but well worth it if you have the time and headspace. www.mprnews.org/story/2024/1...

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Introduce yourself with some jobs you have done apart from what you do now: -bike mechanic -dishwasher -untrained barista -bagel-slinger -transportation infrastructure marketer -digital producer -wedding videographer

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Spotted yesterday as I biked past the Sabo bridge: a banner reading “I still believe in the future of humanity. Keep on loving. We will get through this together.”

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by popular demand (one person suggested this) here's a starter pack of MSP journalists and news outlets on bluesky. just yell at me if i missed you or your org! go.bsky.app/DdAVgKi

submitted 121 days ago • 23 comments

Hi folks. Nice to see some familiar faces and some new ones. I’m not very active here, but maybe that will change? For those who don’t know, I’m a photojournalist at MPR News. How can I best serve you as a photographer? For now, here are a couple film photos I took this week:

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