Victor Stefanescu
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Covering the business of food at the Minnesota Star Tribune
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Minnesota’s marquee LGBTQ Pride event will feature the world’s largest rubber duck this year, but Bullseye the dog will sit it out again. app.startribune.com/story/601854...
A big rubber duck is in, Target’s still out: Your 2026 Twin Cities Pride preview
The executive director of Twin Cities Pride said the weekend-long Loring Park celebration’s focus is on joy.
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Minnesota Star Tribune owner Glen Taylor says a report that he sought to sell the paper to local conservative media group Alpha News is false, saying instead he wishes to put the 159-year-old company under a foundation.
Minnesota Star Tribune owner denies report of potential sale to Alpha News
Glen Taylor said he is “committed to keeping the Strib strong and independent” and will continue with previously announced ownership plan.
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We stand in solidarity with the Star Tribune Guild and join them in their call for the newspaper’s management to reverse this deeply harmful decision.
Star Tribune Guild@startribuneguild.bsky.social · 2mo agoStatement from the Star Tribune Guild in response to management’s plans to lay off 15% of staff, including union members in the newsroom:
Statement from the Star Tribune Guild in response to management’s plans to lay off 15% of staff, including union members in the newsroom:
The Star Tribune will be laying off 15% of its staff, including many who worked tirelessly to cover the Hortman assassinations, the Annunciation school shooting, social services fraud and Operation Metro Surge. Here is the statement from the Star Tribune Guild that represents newsroom employees:
Are grocery prices causing you stress? Food price inflation is speeding up again, and the Star Tribune would like to interview you about your grocery shopping experience. Email victor.stefanescu@startribune.com to share your story.
The Minnesota Star Tribune won the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News for its coverage of a shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic church last summer.
Star Tribune wins Pulitzer Prize for coverage of Annunciation shooting
The newsroom last won the award for coverage of the George Floyd murder and following unrest.
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For decades, Bushel Boy grew a special kind of tomato. They were sold in stores and restaurants across Minnesota — and people loved them. But then the tomatoes disappeared. And nobody seemed to know why. 🎧️ bit.ly/4tx3ZFJ
Minnesota crop farmers – who are feeling the squeeze of war and lower commodity prices – aren’t expecting profits this year after a bad 2025. The bleak outlook for a big chunk of our rural economy (photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii): www.startribune.com/minnesota-fa...
Inbox: Tariffs partly drive 13% decline in MN exports “The federal administration’s erratic tariffs and aggressive foreign policies that began last year continue to take a toll on [MN} companies trying to plan their import and export strategies” - MN's top economic official under Walz, Matt Varilek
This inanely massive truck has been parked IN A BUS LANE at the corner of an incredibly busy Northeast, Minneapolis, intersection now for more than 12 hours, posing two important questions. Is this a Morgan Wallen thing? And, are some vehicles just too complex to tow?
A Minnesota woman’s unborn baby died after she ate sprouts contaminated with listeria grown at Wisconsin’s Jack & the Green Sprouts farm, a lawsuit filed in federal court says. www.startribune.com/sprouts-list...
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Good setup for the next few weeks for the Lynx from @cassidyhett.bsky.social the Stribs Women's sports reporter. Glad Cassidy on the beat! www.startribune.com/minnesota-ly...
Everything you need to know as the Lynx approach an exceptionally busy month
As the WNBA preseason reaches crunch time, the Lynx’s packed April schedule will include two drafts, free agency, training camp and preseason games.
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Ag Giant CHS' CEO said: - “There’s not a producer in agriculture around the world that won’t be impacted" if fertilizer issues last into summer - Trump's tariffs haven’t “been good for U.S. agriculture." (Past admins weren't friendly, either, he said.) www.startribune.com/chs-cobank-d...
First tariffs, now Iran war causing financial woes for Minnesota farmers
As global production shifts, Jay Debertin, CEO of ag co-op CHS, said the U.S. must embrace a different approach to international trade.
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"Each person plucked from their day-to-day existence left a whole life behind. There are shoes by the front door and an empty bed. There’s a car in the driveway and a job undone. There are pets that need feeding, bills that keep arriving and leases with months left to pay."
After detainments and deportations, the lives left behind in Minnesota
From abandoned possessions to unpaid rent, many Minnesotans had to lean on family, friends and community organizations for help with their unfinished business.
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Tension over how companies have responded to a surge in immigration enforcement is the climax of a yearslong reckoning with a local tradition of corporate social responsibility.
Inside the fight over corporate activism and the Minnesota CEO letter
Tension over how companies have responded to a surge in immigration enforcement is the climax of a yearslong reckoning with a local tradition of corporate social responsibility.
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Some people want Target to take a stand on the surge in federal immigration operations in Minnesota so much that they are willing to be arrested. Police detained some protesters who demonstrated at the MN Target location where federal agents had arrested two employees weeks prior. @startribune.com
"The Hoffmanns’ foray into MO wine in some ways kicked off his bid to acquire media cos. He was unhappy with what he said was the inaccurate way that some outlets portrayed the projects. 'It took away our enthusiasm.'" www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news...
David Hoffmann explains why parts of Augusta wine country project were paused - St. Louis Business Journal
Why Hoffmanns put pause on part of Augusta venture
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More on the Target letter:
Victor Stefanescu@vstef.bsky.social · 6mo agoScoop: Hundreds of Target employees pen letter saying the Minneapolis retailer ‘abandoned its community’ “In the face of this tyranny, continued silence from our leaders will never make us safer” With @carzharts.bsky.social. Stay updated: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Scoop: Hundreds of Target employees pen letter saying the Minneapolis retailer ‘abandoned its community’ “In the face of this tyranny, continued silence from our leaders will never make us safer” With @carzharts.bsky.social. Stay updated: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live updates: Federal agents pull protestor from the crowd outside the Whipple federal building. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi... 📹️ Victor Stefanescu/The Minnesota Star Tribune
If I had to guess, the Strib has contributed $2.3 million in sales to Andrea's pizza in the skyway over this last week.
During a federal immigration enforcement operation on the north side of Minneapolis, a man was shot in the leg during a foot chase, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live: Shooting reported in Minneapolis allegedly involving federal agents
Gov. Tim Walz address Minnesotans in a live broadcast Wednesday night on the surge of federal immigration agents in Minnesota. A federal judge has declined to immediately rule on the ICE surge in Minn...
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Bill George, a former Medtronic CEO and Target Board member, encouraged Minnesota employers to “make a statement.” “How can you expect a committed, loyal workforce if you’re not there to have their back?” George said. www.startribune.com/minnesotas-b...
Minnesota’s biggest companies starting to feel heat from ICE surge
From Target to General Mills and Caribou Coffee, Minnesota’s largest employers are feeling pressure amid a surge of immigration officers in the state following the killing of Renee Good.
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Two Target employees detained by federal officers at Richfield store are U.S. citizens, Rep. Michael Howard said. Target declined to comment. Gift link: www.startribune.com/target-emplo... Reach me with tips at carson.hartzog@startribune.com | Signal: carsonhartzog.13
Target employees detained by federal officers were U.S. citizens, legislator says
Minnesota Rep. Michael Howard, who represents Richfield, said the employees also were injured in the incident.
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Minnesota’s biggest companies starting to feel heat from ICE surge
From Target to General Mills and Caribou Coffee, Minnesota’s largest employers are feeling pressure amid a surge of immigration officers in the state following the killing of Renee Good.
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