Email: Kendra Nordin Beato
Kendra Nordin Beato is a staff writer for 海角大神, focusing on stories that explore the cross-section of gender, sports, culture, and food.
In more than two decades with the Monitor, Kendra has edited features, national news, and commentary pieces. As a feature writer, Kendra has covered various topics from the serious to the whimsical, including efforts to save community movie theaters, women farmers, , profiles of people making a difference, and the .
She was awarded First Place for her Feb. 27, 2025, story, 鈥業 didn鈥檛 know I needed it.鈥� Why neighborhoods rally to save movie houses. (Arts and Entertainment Reporting) and First Place (Climate and Weather Reporting) for her July 14, 2023, story, 鈥�When the floods surged, a focus on readiness helped Vermont鈥� by the New England Newspaper and Press Association. She was awarded First Place (Sports) by the Society for Features Journalism for her April 1, 2021, cover story, 鈥�Breaking grass ceilings: Why more women are coaching men鈥檚 teams.鈥� She was nominated for a James Beard Foundation media award for her July 11, 2011, cover story, 鈥�The Big Stir: America鈥檚 new culinary renaissance.鈥�
Kendra earned a master鈥檚 in American Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston. She graduated with a BA in history/English with a focus on women鈥檚 studies from Principia College in Elsah, Illinois, where she was a DIII player in soccer and track and field. She is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
Languages spoken: English
Stories by Kendra Nordin Beato
- 鈥楾iny Gardens Everywhere鈥� take root in urban plots
- A brief history of clam chowder 鈥� and a recipe 鈥� as Boston Harbor opens to shellfishing
- Podcast: Why We Wrote This Spectacular finish: A politics writer鈥檚 Olympics saga of self discovery
- Ski for free? Community-run hills help to offset costs and barriers to the sport.
- Podcast: Why We Wrote This 鈥楲ike coming home鈥�: Thrilling feats and inspiring stories at another Winter Games
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