Steve Berg’s primary background is in journalism. After five years at the Raleigh News and Observer, he worked for 30 years as a feature writer, political correspondent and editorialist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, both in the Twin Cities and in Washington, D.C. Later, he wrote the Cityscape column for Minnpost and served as an urban design consultant.

Steve is the author of two architecture books, “Target Field: The New Home of the Minnesota Twins” (2010) and “U.S. Bank Stadium: The New Home of the Minnesota Vikings” (2016). His work also includes “Intersections: The Downtown Minneapolis 2025 Plan” (2014).

The grandson of Norwegian immigrants, Steve grew up in Fargo, North Dakota. His educational credits include the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill and Stanford University. Tennis, swimming, cooking and classic movies (especially film noir} are his favorite pastimes. “Lost Colony: The Hennepin Island Murders” (2023) is his first novel.

Steve and his wife have two children and two grandchildren. They live in Asheville, North Carolina.