In today's #EssentialMinnesota newsletter from @startribune.com:
📰 Our politics team makes sense of the mess at the Minnesota House of Representatives
🧊 We drove a Zamboni!
🌲 A note from yours truly
And more! On to the news 🗞️
In today's #EssentialMinnesota newsletter from @startribune.com:
🚗 The Twin Cities is seeing a boom in drive-through car washes. Is a bust coming?
🥶 A first-timer's guide to winter camping
🛥️ A really good skeet from @kayleefabulous.bsky.social
And more! On to the news 🗞️
In today's #EssentialMinnesota newsletter from @startribune.com:
✝️ The bishop who asked Trump to "have mercy" on LGBTQ folks and immigrants was a rector in Minneapolis
🍽️ Will any Minnesotans get a James Beard Award nod?
🧊 A good skeet from @evanrobertsnz.bsky.social.
And more! On to the news 🗞️
In today's #EssentialMinnesota newsletter from @startribune.com:
🧊 How cold does it need to be for Minnesota schools to cancel classes?
🎉 A couple of mocktail recipes for Dry January
📰 A look at the pardoned Jan. 6ers from Minnesota
And more! On to the news 🗞️
In today's #EssentialMinnesota newsletter from @startribune.com:
🇺🇸 There's only one Democrat speaking at the inauguration. And she's a Minnesotan
🎡 State fair tickets are getting more expensive but you can still get 'em for $15
🧊 A good skeet from @pearlrose.bsky.social
And more! On to the news 🗞️
In today's #EssentialMinnesota newsletter from @startribune.com:
🗳️ What does a Minnesota legislator do when he's boycotting the Capitol?
🥶 It's gonna get cold this weekend. Real cold.
🌆 A very good skeet from @vtuss.bsky.social
And more! On to the news 🗞️
In today's #EssentialMinnesota newsletter from @startribune.com:
🚔 How to look up any Minnesota cop's employment history
⚽️ Parents: You're making youth sports a miserable experience (at least some of you)
🐱 There's a new cat café in town
And more! On to the news 🗞️
In today's #EssentialMinnesota newsletter from @startribune.com:
🗳️ The MN House of Reps is ... kind of a mess right now. We try to make sense of it
🎉 How to keep a New Year's resolution
🏙️ A good skeet from @northsidesidenelly.bsky.social
And more! On to the news 🗞️
In today's #EssentialMinnesota newsletter from @startribune.com:
🏈 Where were YOU when the Vikings totally dropped the ball?
🍳 Looking for a good egg sandwich in the Twin Cities? We've got ya covered
❄️ A good skeet from @jillfostermd.bsky.social
In today's #EssentialMinnesota newsletter from @startribune.com:
🏈 It's do or die time for the Vikings. Are they up to the task?
🧊 The ice maze at TCO Stadium in Eagan is incredibly legit
🏀 Which Minnesota high schools have the best sports rivalries? Tell us!
And more! On to the news 🗞️
In today's #EssentialMinnesota from @startribune.com:
🏈 Sam Darnold doesn't talk about himself much, so we spoke to dozens of his teammates to get to know him
🎙️ New Strib podcast just dropped
🧊 A good skeet from @evanrobertsnz.bsky.social
And more! On to the news 🗞️
In today's #EssentialMinnesota newsletter from @startribune.com:
🗞️ Fences in Minneapolis and St. Paul rights of way are an eyesore. Why are there so many?
🍕 Y'all really love to fight about pizza, huh?
🐕 @laurayuen.bsky.social on how racial bias figures into pet adoption
And more! On to the news 📢
In today's #EssentialMinnesota newsletter from @startribune.com:
🦉 Damn, Hedwig is taking over MSP Airport
🧊 A look back at the time an Olympic speed-skater biffed it on Lake Nokomis
⭐️ Hey, did you catch those light pillars this morning?
And more! On to the news 🗞️
In today's #EssentialMinnesota newsletter from @startribune.com:
🗞️ 5 big things to know about the federal consent decree Minneapolis police are now under
🏀 A new feature has appeared! Check out Basketball Across Minnesota
🏊 Why did Minnesota schools require boys to swim naked?
And more!
In today's #EssentialMinnesota from @startribune.com:
🏈 Who do we blame for that ugly @vikings.bsky.social loss?
🗞️ What to know as the Minneapolis City Council considers a federal consent decree
🍕 A really good skeet from @wedge.live
In today's #EssentialMinnesota newsletter from @startribune.com, the final edition of TWENTY TWENTY FOUR:
💰 How generous were Minnesotans this year, according to GoFundMe?
🏀 What's in, what's out for 2025
🥇 What went right for Minnesota in 2024?
And more! On to the news 🗞️
In today's #EssentialMinnesota newsletter from @startribune.com:
🏈 What a nail-biter of a Vikings game, eh?
🇺🇸 Remembering Jimmy Carter
🎉 What's it like to work on New Year's Eve? Bartenders, musicians and more weigh in
And more! On to the news 📰
In today's edition of #EssentialMinnesota from @startribune.com:
🗞️ Somali refugees fear longer family separations under Trump
🫡 Who was James Ballentine, namesake of the Uptown VFW?
❄️ 30 things I learned in 3 years as a Minnesotan
And more! On to the news 📢
In today's #EssentialMinnesota newsletter from @startribune.com:
📚 What goes into those school ratings on Zillow?
❄️ Warm winters spell danger for outdoor ice skating rinks
👻 A good skeet from @chrissteller.bsky.social
And more! On to the news 📢
In today's Christmas Eve edition of #EssentialMinnesota from @startribune.com:
👮🏼♂️ Meet the former MPD commander who now serves the homeless
🗞️ @zoemjack.bsky.social rounds up some of the best Strib stories of 2024
🥶 @louiskrauss.bsky.social hangs with folks who play ultimate in the snow
And more!
In today's #EssentialMinnesota newsletter from @startribune.com:
🏈 Even a downpour of noise in Seattle couldn't keep @vikings.bsky.social down
🏴☠️ Porch pirates got you down? Here's how to fend 'em off
📸 A good skeet from @findanopening.bsky.social
And more! On to the news 🗞️
In today's #EssentialMinnesota newsletter from @startribune.com:
🗞️ After two FBI raids of state-funded programs in three years, Minnesota lawmakers pledge to crack down on fraud
👨🏽⚖️ 9 new laws take effect in January
🚲 Some good skeets from @kub.bsky.social
And more! On to the news 📢
In today's #EssentialMinnesota newsletter from @startribune.com:
❄️ It's *finally* snowing in the Twin Cities, but how long will it stick around?
🤔 Are Tim Walz and Peggy Flanagan on the outs?
🥔 I really need you to check out this cast-iron Tater Tot hot dish from Reddit.
And more! On to the news 🗞️
In today's #EssentialMinnesota newsletter from @startribune.com:
❄️ Are you using too much salt on your driveway? (Yes.)
🎄 Who's got the best Christmas tree in downtown Minneapolis?
📻 Remembering the time @wccoradio.bsky.social had a pastor come on air to pray for snow
And more! On to the news 📢
In today's #EssentialMinnesota newsletter from @startribune.com:
🏈 Vikings are co-kings in the (NFC) North
❄️ Will we get a white Christmas in the Twin Cities?
💸 A good skeet from @kep.rinvelo.com
And more! On to the news 📢
In today's #EssentialMinnesota newsletter from @startribune.com:
🏈 Will @vikings.bsky.social be kings in the (NFC) North?
🐟 Who waits two hours for lutefisk?
☁️ A good skeet from @mikenorton.org
And more! On to the news 📢
In today's #EssentialMinnesota newsletter from @startribune.com:
• How do you adjust to life on the outside after two decades in prison for a crime you didn't commit?
• We made it inside the Timberwolves group chat 👀
• A good skeet from @mplsphotobot.bsky.social
And more! On to the news 📢
In today's #EssentialMinnesota newsletter from @startribune.com:
• Why do teens love Raising Cane's so much?
• A Q&A with the Mall of America's resident Santa Claus 🎅🏼
• @governorwalz.mn.gov joins Bluesky and we collectively failed to do the funniest thing imaginable
And more! on to the news 📢
In today's #EssentialMinnesota newsletter from @startribune.com:
• The complicated discourse around the slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
• It finally snowed ❄️
• A very nice tweet from the last good account Over There
And more! On to the news 📢
Well this is fun. Thanks @ederc.bsky.social, David Taintor and @startribune.com for this lovely blurb in #EssentialMinnesota.
