Eric Roper

Curious Minnesota Editor

Since joining the Minnesota Star Tribune in 2009, he has covered the Twin Cities metro area, the city of Minneapolis, the state Legislature and Congress. A native of New York City, Roper lives in south Minneapolis. He is interested in the hidden systems that make urban life possible, as well as Minneapolis history. Roper is a graduate of the George Washington University and was named "Young Journalist of the Year" by the Society of Professional Journalists' Minnesota chapter in 2013. In his spare time, he is an amateur woodworker who enjoys learning new furniture-making skills.

Since joining the Minnesota Star Tribune in 2009, he has covered the Twin Cities metro area, the city of Minneapolis, the state Legislature and Congress. A native of New York City, Roper lives in south Minneapolis. He is interested in the hidden systems that make urban life possible, as well as Minneapolis history. Roper is a graduate of the George Washington University and was named "Young Journalist of the Year" by the Society of Professional Journalists' Minnesota chapter in 2013. In his spare time, he is an amateur woodworker who enjoys learning new furniture-making skills.

Contact

eric.roper@startribune.com

612-673-1732

Latest from Eric Roper

Minneapolis

New podcast follows reporter's search for answers about his Minneapolis home's former owners

Eric Roper traces the lives of a trailblazing Black couple who owned his Minneapolis house in 1917, revealing a history of the city he hadn’t heard before.

January 14, 2025

Minneapolis

Ghost of a Chance Episode 2: Nice Little House

Clippings from the Black newspapers back in the 1910s help Eric piece together the lives of Harry and Clementine Robinson as they settle in a place as far north as they could get.

January 13, 2025

Minneapolis

Ghost of a Chance Episode 1: Falling Down the Rabbit Hole

January 13, 2025

Minneapolis

A mystery about my house became a five-year project that delved deep into Minneapolis history

The Minnesota Star Tribune’s first narrative podcast, “Ghost of a Chance,” explores the Black experience in the city.

January 10, 2025