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Allie Shah

Deputy editor
Local
Shah has also written for the Chicago Tribune and the Philadelphia Inquirer. Her work has been recognized by Columbia University’s School of Journalism, the South Asian Journalists Association, and the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists. A native of Iowa, she graduated cum laude from the University of Minnesota's School of Journalism and Mass Communications.

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Latest from Allie Shah

Inspire

Robbinsdale woman travels to the world's poorest countries, bearing one simple gift

Ceallaigh Anderson Smart runs a charity with an unusual focus: traveling to impoverished countries to make photo portraits of people who don't have any pictures of their own.
August 18, 2018
Ceallaigh Anderson Smart's photos are cherished gifts to those she meets, many of whom don't have a single photograph of themselves.
Variety

Duluth sisters want to help you fight the winter blues – on a bus

The Sol Sisters treat sun-starved Minnesotans to a dose of warm light.
February 20, 2018
They call themselves the "sol sisters," and they're here to brighten your dreary winter day with a dose of light therapy aboard their mobile rescue unit - a roving bus outfitted with 10,000 lumen-medical grade light boxes. Twin sisters from Duluth drive around their Sunspot bus around town, inviting people with seasonal affective disorder, Vitamin D deficiency, or just the winter blahs to hop on for 30 minutes of light therapy. Here, Sol sisters Katherine (left) and Sue York give Evan Hungerbuhl
Variety

Scientists have found out why voices like Bob Ross' is so soothing

Read this story in a hushed tone to see if it evokes the brain-tingling sensation known as ASMR.
February 7, 2018
The sound of Bob Ross' baritone voice and his paintbrush made him an accidental pioneer of ASMR.
Inspire

Look out, Warren Buffett — Minnesota teen writes book on investing

January 26, 2018
Maya Peterson, 15, young investor and author
Minneapolis

Henry Garwick, co-founder of Steeple People store, dies at 94

Retired Honeywell engineer and member of Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church combined his curiosity, technical skills and passion for social justice.
January 17, 2018
Henry ìHankî Garwick, 94, social activist and key founder of Steeple People Surplus Store.
Variety

'Giving jar' wasn't enough: Girl leads Blaine church drive to help homeless

Her efforts to help the homeless netted hundreds of donations when she thought her "giving jar" wasn't enough.
January 7, 2018
Eleanor Donley stands in front of the "giving tree" used in the donation drive she led to help the homeless.
Variety

Ice cream made out of snow turns a cold shoulder to safety concerns

Do snowflakes pack a hidden punch from toxic pollutants?
January 4, 2018
Students at Paideia Academy love it when the snow falls. For recess, they get to bundle up in their snowpants, boots and mittens and leap off of, or roll down the huge mountains of snow pushed off of their paved play area. Conditions were perfect for snow rolling Wednesday after a foot of snow fell in the south suburbs. Paideia Academy is a Public Charter School for Grades K-8 Located in Apple Valley. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Variety

At the U, future doctors and nurses learning to treat patients with food

Taught by a doctor and a chef, U class focuses on better health through healthier eating.
January 3, 2018
Dr. Kate Shafto and students Gretchen Klefstad, McKenna Campbell-Potter and Leo Howard prepared greens in a Food Matters for Health Professionals class held at the Good Acre's kitchen in Falcon Heights.
Minneapolis

Henry Garwick, co-founder of Steeple People store, dies at 94

Retired Honeywell engineer and member of Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church combined his curiosity, technical skills and passion for social justice.
January 17, 2018
Henry ìHankî Garwick, 94, social activist and key founder of Steeple People Surplus Store.
Variety

'Giving jar' wasn't enough: Girl leads Blaine church drive to help homeless

Her efforts to help the homeless netted hundreds of donations when she thought her "giving jar" wasn't enough.
January 7, 2018
Eleanor Donley stands in front of the "giving tree" used in the donation drive she led to help the homeless.
Variety

Ice cream made out of snow turns a cold shoulder to safety concerns

Do snowflakes pack a hidden punch from toxic pollutants?
January 4, 2018
Students at Paideia Academy love it when the snow falls. For recess, they get to bundle up in their snowpants, boots and mittens and leap off of, or roll down the huge mountains of snow pushed off of their paved play area. Conditions were perfect for snow rolling Wednesday after a foot of snow fell in the south suburbs. Paideia Academy is a Public Charter School for Grades K-8 Located in Apple Valley. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Variety

At the U, future doctors and nurses learning to treat patients with food

Taught by a doctor and a chef, U class focuses on better health through healthier eating.
January 3, 2018
Dr. Kate Shafto and students Gretchen Klefstad, McKenna Campbell-Potter and Leo Howard prepared greens in a Food Matters for Health Professionals class held at the Good Acre's kitchen in Falcon Heights.
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