Greta Kaul

Reporter

Built environment

Greta Kaul is the Star Tribune's built environment reporter, covering how the way cities are built affects people's lives. She grew up in the east metro and graduated from the University of Minnesota, where she worked at the Minnesota Daily. Prior to the Star Tribune, she worked for MinnPost, the San Francisco Chronicle and the San Antonio Express-News. Outside of work, she likes to garden and get outside in all four of Minnesota’s seasons.

Greta Kaul is the Star Tribune's built environment reporter, covering how the way cities are built affects people's lives. She grew up in the east metro and graduated from the University of Minnesota, where she worked at the Minnesota Daily. Prior to the Star Tribune, she worked for MinnPost, the San Francisco Chronicle and the San Antonio Express-News. Outside of work, she likes to garden and get outside in all four of Minnesota’s seasons.

Contact

greta.kaul@startribune.com

612-673-4451

Latest from Greta Kaul

Outdoor Activities

Want to cross-country ski? How and where to go in a snow-deficient Minnesota winter.

There are options for Nordic skiing on machine-made snow in the Twin Cities and beyond. Here’s how to get started.

January 14, 2025

Twin Cities Suburbs

Some outer Twin Cities suburbs don’t like a Met Council proposal to make them more dense

Cities including Hugo, Forest Lake and Lino Lakes would be required to build more houses per acre under a Met Council proposal.

January 14, 2025

Twin Cities

As homelessness grows, so do fences around the Twin Cities

Fences keep homeless people off parking lots, sidewalks and empty properties. Critics say they won’t solve homelessness and contribute to stereotyping the Twin Cities as unsafe.

January 9, 2025

Twin Cities

These four Twin Cities communities are growing fast, all for different reasons

From the fringes of downtown Minneapolis to Dayton, Lakeville and St. Anthony, these areas are adding housing in different ways.

December 29, 2024