Miguel Otárola

Reporter
Minneapolis City Hall
Otárola moved to Minneapolis in 2016. Born in Chile and raised in Arizona, he graduated with a master's in communication from Arizona State University. He is obsessed with music, listening to and reading about music from across the spectrum, digging at local record stores and writing a music newsletter. He is the proud caretaker of a black cat named James Blake.

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Latest from Miguel Otárola

Minneapolis

Once homeless, this man strives to live in place he helped build

Homelessness in Minneapolis was perhaps never as visible as it was this year. For Allen Touche, an apartment represents something he hasn't had most of his adult life: stability.
December 8, 2020
Allen Touche, 48, walked near Franklin Ave. recently during his weekly Saturday journey to help feed homeless Natives and others in Minneapolis.
Migration Catchall
December 7, 2020
Minneapolis

Despite cold and pleas, homeless camps persist in 3 Mpls. parks

Encampments remained in at least three parks in Minneapolis last week, despite the Park Board's repeated intentions to disband them. Offers of shelter have been refused, and Park Board officials worry about hazards as winter sets in.
December 7, 2020
Brandon O'Neil Abrams, 31, left, and Brandon Harrison, 35, walked through Logan Park where they were both living in tents in October. Three encampments remained in Minneapolis parks in December.
Local

Young and social North Loop sees rapid rise in COVID cases

The Minneapolis neighborhood has the city's third highest growth rate in new coronavirus cases, which tracks with the large number of young adults who live there and were more likely to socialize and dine out.
November 24, 2020
Washington Avenue in Minneapolis.
Minneapolis

Minneapolis residents still split on police as council considers budget for next year

At public hearing on budget, some call for funding cut, others want more officers.
November 17, 2020
A family crossed Chicago Avenue as a Minneapolis Police officer lifted tape at a crime scene on July 23. Minneapolis residents are still torn over whether the police department is best suited to improve safety in the city months after the police killing of George Floyd.
Minneapolis

Clearing of Minneapolis homeless camps may continue, judge rules

In response to a lawsuit by 7 homeless people, the ruling notes that camps are cleared only if shelter is available and if camps pose risks.
October 31, 2020
Protesters and homeless advocates turned a community library building on its side to try to salvage it after people living in Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis were removed Aug. 14.
Music

Concert venue on Minneapolis' North Side riverfront gets $12.5M boost from state

October 29, 2020
One of the designs proposed for the outdoor performance venue at the Upper Harbor Terminal site in north Minneapolis.
Minneapolis

Jamal Osman, Minneapolis' newest council member, seeks to move past turbulent start

Osman won a special election in August that was quickly dragged into national politics.
October 22, 2020
Jamal Osman, who was elected to the Minneapolis City Council in a contested special election, stood in front of City Hall, Wednesday, October 21, 2020 in Minneapolis, MN. ] ELIZABETH FLORES • liz.flores@startribune.com
Minneapolis

Minneapolis residents still split on police as council considers budget for next year

At public hearing on budget, some call for funding cut, others want more officers.
November 17, 2020
A family crossed Chicago Avenue as a Minneapolis Police officer lifted tape at a crime scene on July 23. Minneapolis residents are still torn over whether the police department is best suited to improve safety in the city months after the police killing of George Floyd.
Minneapolis

Clearing of Minneapolis homeless camps may continue, judge rules

In response to a lawsuit by 7 homeless people, the ruling notes that camps are cleared only if shelter is available and if camps pose risks.
October 31, 2020
Protesters and homeless advocates turned a community library building on its side to try to salvage it after people living in Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis were removed Aug. 14.
Music

Concert venue on Minneapolis' North Side riverfront gets $12.5M boost from state

October 29, 2020
One of the designs proposed for the outdoor performance venue at the Upper Harbor Terminal site in north Minneapolis.
Minneapolis

Jamal Osman, Minneapolis' newest council member, seeks to move past turbulent start

Osman won a special election in August that was quickly dragged into national politics.
October 22, 2020
Jamal Osman, who was elected to the Minneapolis City Council in a contested special election, stood in front of City Hall, Wednesday, October 21, 2020 in Minneapolis, MN. ] ELIZABETH FLORES • liz.flores@startribune.com
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