Amelia Rayno

Features reporter
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A tour of civil rights landmarks reveals what's changed, and what hasn't

From Memphis to Atlanta, towns surrounding landmarks tell a story.
August 18, 2020

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L.A., El Salvador are mirror images of poverty

Thousands of miles separate two cities where injustice looks the same.
June 18, 2020

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The pandemic abroad: When the airport closes before you can catch a flight home

Before it had confirmed cases of the coronavirus, El Salvador began responding swiftly and aggressively. I didn't make it out in time.
March 24, 2020
Though El Salvador had just three known cases of COVID-19 as of Monday, March 23, the government has implemented strict measures.

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The forgotten roots of — and responsibility for — a diaspora

Whatever it is the U.S. doesn't want today, it's a boomerang in part, as evidenced by a visit to the site of a 1981 massacre in El Salvador.
January 3, 2020
Almost 1,000 men, women and children were murdered in 1981 at El Mozote by U.S. government-sponsored Salvadoran troops. A monument displays their names.

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Aid and discomfort: Perspectives from Honduras

The U.S. sends millions of dollars in assistance each year to Central America, the results of which are a matter of perspective. So how are Hondurans reacting now that President Trump plans to end the flow?
April 26, 2019
Left: In Parque Central in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, vendors sell items including avocados, chicharron, cellphone cases and shoes.Right: A group of boys relaxed with fresh, cold coconuts in the park atop Rotulo Coca Cola, a peak overlooking San Pedro Sula.

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A special kind of madness: Following Final Four in Central America

Our former college basketball writer is nowhere near the event that once controlled her life every March. But she's doing her best to keep up, even if means some serious improvising.
April 2, 2019
Photo courtesy of Amelia Rayno. Amelia, not long ago the Star Tribune's college baskteball reporter, now couldn't be much farther away from Minneapolis and the Final Four.

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Twin Cities chefs taking hot cocoa to a whole new level

With chocolate, the opportunities are endless.
December 17, 2018
Legacy Chocolates Sipping Chocolate at PARALLEL in Minneapolis. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ ï cgonzalez@startribune.com ñ March 20, 2018, Minneapolis, MN, Chocolate sipping drinks at PARALLEL

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Bubbly made easy with this quick guide to the most popular sparkling wines

Champagne, Cava, Prosecco — our bubbly guide has you covered
December 17, 2018
Champagne, cava, prosecco -- our bubbly guide has you covered.

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3 Minnesota distilleries concocting whiskey with bold new flavor profiles

October 4, 2018
A Vodskey bottle beside a "Copper Mule," made with Vodskey, fresh lime juice and Fever Tree ginger beer, as well as a "Wing in a Sling," back, with Vodskey, Copperwing's sweet orange liqueur, pineapple juice, lime juice and cherry and Jamaican bitters.

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How Kim Bartmann became the Twin Cities' most unapologetic restaurateur

For three decades, she's remained relevant in a changing industry, now overseeing 10 different restaurants.
October 4, 2018
Kim Bartmann looked for a spot to set her teapot after a morning meeting at Barbette.

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8 great fall trips, from close to home in the Midwest to worldly escapes

Use this guide to plan your fall getaway.
October 2, 2018
Falls Park in Sioux Falls, S.D.

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Go around the world in these 5 Chicago neighborhoods

The Windy City claims many neighborhoods with distinctive worldly flair. Here are our favorite five.
June 23, 2018
Chicago's Pilsen, which was first inhabited by a large Polish population before the fabric became predominantly Mexican in the 1970s, features taquerias, bodegas and European-style architecture awash with color.
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