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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 28/09/2026

Fall colors in northern MN are so vibrant right now you can see it from space

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 17/09/2026

Kurt Vonnegut, writing in 1959

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 15/07/2026

The fires in the Boundary Waters and Canada are dumping smoke all over the Great Lakes and Minnesota this week. The AQI in Duluth this afternoon is over 500. My latest for the Strib. www.startribune.com/wildfire-smo...

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 10/07/2026

Not according to a majority of the 2,000 Strib readers who submitted to our Uptown project www.startribune.com/we-asked-whe...

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 03/06/2026

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:

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 02/06/2026

A personal favorite - page 1 of a 2-page spread showing the very alive Minnesota River's restless ramblings. Shoutout to @geo-coe.bsky.social for the excellent work he's done developing relative elevation models and creating tutorials so anyone can experiment with the coolest way to look at a river.

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 02/06/2026

A Beacon Set on A Hill — where John Ireland's vision for a prominent symbol of faith holds true to this day: all the spots where you can see the Cathedral of Saint Paul.

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 02/06/2026

Job density in the Twin Cities — how the geography of employment shapes the metro. Ty to QGIS wiz @cchurchili.bsky.social for help with the height extrusions.

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 02/06/2026

The Twin Cities' 15-minute neighborhoods — where you can live within a 15-minute walk or bike ride from all of modern life's necessities. Inspired by an excellent map of Madison made by @latlong.shop.

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 02/06/2026

I'm thrilled to announce that I will soon be an author! My book, The Twin Cities in 50 Maps, is a cartographic portrait of Minneapolis and St. Paul. The book includes 50 painstakingly designed maps and deeply researched essays that trace the Cities' urbanity, history, ecology, and culture.

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 20/05/2026

New from me: Gas prices are up 64% in Minnesota since February. But depending on the type of vehicle you drive and the length of your commute, the cost of your mileage may vary. www.startribune.com/highest-gas-...

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 25/03/2026

I lived in Juneau, AK for a summer and I heard someone tell me about their dungeon master moving to Anchorage on at least 3 different occasions www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/u...

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 19/03/2026

A gambling module right next to stories that have the potential to shape the odds and outcomes. One click away from bylines and reporter emails. How much is Dow Jones making off this partnership? And how much is that going to be in the minds of those making news judgement? Terrible all around, WSJ

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 04/03/2026

Move over, Lake Chipotle. A new Twin Cities water feature has emerged

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 04/03/2026

This wayward Waymo didn't seem to understand why all the other vehicles on Nicollet Mall were buses

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 29/01/2026

I have the sneaking suspicion the Trump Board of Peace logo was AI-generated

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 29/01/2026

I walked past no fewer than 3 national TV news standups walking down 6th St. on my way into the office this morning. They all appeared to be immediately outside the front doors of their respective hotels.

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 22/01/2026

The Star Tribune homepage tonight

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 13/01/2026

9% of ICE is in MN right now, even though MN has less than 1% of the nation's undocumented immigrants.

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 13/01/2026

The last time an armed government presence on this scale was deployed in the Twin Cities was in 2021, when about 3,000 Minnesota National Guard soldiers were activated during the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 13/01/2026

DHS forces outnumber the metro's 10 largest police departments

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 21/11/2025

I get that remote sensing is complicated and all, but why must every resource attempting to make sense of remote sensing do it like this???

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 13/11/2025

A few graphics showing how climate change is affecting the state. More in the story! www.startribune.com/six-ways-min...

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 10/11/2025

Here's a Mpls/St Paul election map that ran in Sunday's paper

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 09/10/2025

Thanks for the feedback. I'm happy to answer questions about our reporting decisions for this story. We did pull data from all the PACs supporting candidates in this election, and that's reflected on the last chart in the story. Thrive PAC disclosed only donations from All of Minneapolis.

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 13/08/2025

I'm super proud of our Uptown multiverse map. It may be the most stylish map the Strib has ever published. Prince would be proud!

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 25/07/2025

There's a checkbox on the final submission page

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 25/07/2025

Here's a sample of some of my favorite reader explanations of their borders

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 25/07/2025

Huge shoutout to Aaron Levinsky for the awesome drone footage in this piece!

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 04/06/2025

We tracked the wildfire smoke pouring down from Canada, causing Minnesota to have the worst air quality in the nation yesterday Story: www.startribune.com/watch-wildfi...

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 21/05/2025

Graco is leaving Minneapolis. Kinda wild that all this riverfront property in northeast is about it be up for grabs. www.startribune.com/graco-headqu...

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 19/05/2025

We spent an entire paddling season researching and paddling across the Twin Cities to create this guide. The Star Tribune has never put out a guide this comprehensive. Get out on the water, people. It's really the best thing you can do this summer. www.startribune.com/canoe-kayak-...

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 08/04/2025

Amazing weekend in Necadah. Saw A WHOOPING CRANE, two wolves, and climbed some very climbable rocks. Perennially underrated area.

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 02/04/2025

Made it up north this past weekend. Lake Superior was being tempestuous.

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 01/04/2025

When the air problem people and the dirt problem people hang out

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 30/03/2025

Here’s where $677 million raised last year by the new metro 1% sales tax went www.startribune.com/new-mn-metro...

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 21/03/2025

The Gold Line has appeared on Apple Maps

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 19/03/2025

Same perspective today. The only buildings I can spot in both are the Ford building and a couple buildings downtown.

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 12/03/2025

Give folks the chance to see the illusive snub-nosed Minnesota

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 25/02/2025

The isthmus of Northeast Minneapolis

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 20/02/2025

Whew, what a week. I had this map for the Iditarod all ready to go, and then the race officials announced a new route with one day to spare before the story published. I had to rebuilt it basically from scratch. Always give yourself a buffer when downloading raster data, folks. You may need it. 1/3

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 12/02/2025

Plopped in the middle of the story is an awkward attempt to get you to click over into Gaia GPS. This is content verticals run amok.

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 12/02/2025

Then, before I've even really gotten into what the story is about, I'm urged to click an affiliate link to buy the book. This comes across as a desperate attempt to get some change. Not to mention they're trying to sell you the book on the back of this supposedly journalistic account.

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 12/02/2025

After clicking over to the old home page, I find a story that catches my eye about Jon Krakauer defending criticism of his book, Into Thin Air. This article is a mess. The first thing I see is a completely unrelated video about four-wheel drive. You better believe it autoplays.

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 12/02/2025

They recently changed their home page to a social media-like algorithmic feed. Who asked for this? This is now the default view.

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 03/02/2025

Here's why the last two winters really don't feel like Minnesota winter. www.startribune.com/minnesota-sn...

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 03/02/2025

Lots happening in the news right now. It's easy to miss that the MPRB just released updated plans for the Grand Rounds missing link. That's some serious bike infrastructure. dflandscape.maps.arcgis.com/apps/mapview...

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Jake Steinberg @jakesteinberg.com · 28/01/2025

Who is this meant to appeal to??

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