Casey Darnell
Audience Engagement Editor
Casey Darnell is an audience engagement producer and a social media specialist.
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Curious Minnesota
What’s the coldest Minnesota has ever been?
On the coldest day in state history, a man in Tower hammered nails with a banana.
December 13, 2024
Culture
Feeling lonely? This app is bringing strangers together for dinner
Timeleft pitches itself as an algorithm-informed service that matches you with other users at a mystery restaurant in your city.
August 12, 2024
Local
An hour inside the quietest room in Minneapolis (and the world)
Minneapolis’ Orfield Labs is offering group tours of the quietest room in the world. Could you sit in silence for an hour with the lights off?
March 21, 2024
Local
We asked readers to suggest essential State Fair experiences for a first-timer. Here are the results.
What happens when you send someone who has never even tried a cheese curd to the State Fair?
September 1, 2023
Variety
Celebrating marriage equality: Couples sent us their wedding photos
On Aug. 1, 2013, Minnesota's marriage law became gender-neutral, allowing gay, lesbian and nonbinary couples to marry. To mark the 10th anniversary of the law, the Star Tribune asked couples to send in their photos.
July 28, 2023
Migration Catchall
July 28, 2023