Rachel Hutton

Reporter | Features

Rachel Hutton writes lifestyle and human-interest stories for the Star Tribune. 

Hutton was previously the editor of Minnesota Monthly and Midwest Home magazines and City Pages' food critic. She has written frequently about restaurants, travel, and design and enjoys profiling interesting people. A Minnesota native, Hutton returned home after stints in the Bay Area and New York City and has traveled the state extensively, from the Spring Grove Soda factory near the Iowa border to the Northwest Angle, which pokes into the Canadian one. She has a degree in product design from Stanford and co-edited an essay collection about life "before the mortgage" prior to settling in the Twin Cities.

Recent content from Rachel Hutton

Minneapolis principal's 'sandlot' works social muscles during summer break

Pickup baseball games "on the verge of extinction" combat the loneliness epidemic.

Falen is vulgar. And vulnerable. And Minnesota audiences can't get enough.

Falen defied gender stereotypes on KDWB. Now the uber-popular media personality joins "The Jason Show."

Fox 9's Jason Matheson announces his new co-host

"The Jason Show" fans have been atwitter since Kendall Mark departed for MyTalk 107.1 FM.

Minnesota's go-to guy for baseball-glove repair revives a rare art

Nationally, there's nothing like his memorabilia-filled workshop-slash-baseball-geek hub.

The secret cult following of Top the Tater, Minnesota's quirkiest condiment

Fans smuggle it in suitcases and slather it on sloppy joes. Yet their friends have never heard of it.

Flooding fears rise in the state as residents scramble to control the tide

Flooding and no-wake warnings were issued across the state on Saturday after intense rain, especially in the south. Up north, families left stranded at Camp du Nord near Ely were able to leave.

MPD officer Jamal Mitchell memorialized as 'very best of our city'

Thousands attended the Maple Grove service and viewed the 30-mile processional for the police officer killed in the line of duty.

A Minneapolis man vowing to 'Make America Skate Again' just opened an Uptown roller rink

The rink is revitalizing a struggling neighborhood and fueling the sport's comeback.

Psst! We found two secret sources of discounted Target goods

New clothing, housewares, toys and more sell for less than clearance prices.

T-Wolves tips: How to ride the Minnesota sports roller coaster

This team has us going up and down and spinning around. How should we handle this week? Here are some tips.

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