Bill Lindeke

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Good news for vehicular sanity in Toronto, which could sorely use it...

Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD@mbonsma.bsky.social

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startribune.comOne of Minneapolis’ hottest sushi tickets is putting down rootsAfter years of sold-out pop-ups, Sushi by Baaska is ready to open a Mill District restaurant with omakase, wagyu and enthusiasm.

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OMG new sushi places goes into Zen Box location! www.startribune.com/sushi-by-baa...

politico.comMamdani is using NYPD gym to host pickup basketball games with friendsThe choice of location has scrambled NYPD training operations, angering a police union and a Republican lawmaker.

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NYC, please keep your mayor out of the police department gym, I'm begging ya! It doesn't end well...

Chris Sommerfeldt@c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social

New: Mayor Zohran Mamdani and a group of his friends have been secretly using the NYPD Police Academy’s gymnasium in Queens to play pickup basketball — scrambling some operations at the facility. w/ @grahamrayman.bsky.social & Joe Anuta www.politico.com/news/2026/10...

minnpost.comHow HourCar’s shutdown changed life for my familyAfter our car was totaled, carshare programs like HourCar and Evie became critical parts of our transportation mix.

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I heard Christopher give this testimony live at the Met Council TAB the other day. Really illustrates why Hourcar matters. www.minnpost.com/community-vo...

penguinrandomhouse.comGouged by Lindsay Owens: 9798217058785 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books“[Gouged] might be the book of the year.” —Matt Novak, Gizmodo “A thrilling true crime story about how the largest corporate monopolies in America have hatched a scheme to pick...

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The stuff in this book is wild. Tech dystopia is so much worse than I had thought. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/778487...

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The Onion

@theonion.com

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Election Officials Warn That Ballots Tied To Stray Cat Unlikely To Arrive In Time https://theonion.com/election-officials-warn-that-ballots-tied-to-stray-cat-unlikely-to-arrive-in-time/

startribune.comSt. Peter’s answer to its housing shortage is being closely watchedA new development in St. Peter aims to reinvent the traditional manufactured home community. Rural communities across the state have tight housing markets.

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"Resident-owned cooperative with upwards of 60 homes... expected to sell for $115,000 to $250,000. The land under the homes will be collectively owned by residents who will pay a small, one-time fee to buy a 'share' of their community." www.startribune.com/manufactured...

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Don Moynihan

@donmoyn.bsky.social

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I don't know that there is a definitive line to cross that makes you say, "I live in a police state now" but when masked gunmen can routinely brutalize the public, citizen or immigrant alike, with impunity, you have reached that point.

Chris Ingraham@cingraham.bsky.social

Kavanaugh stops in action: ICE tackled a non-verbal kid near his school, left him with injuries requiring surgery, and then left the scene when they realized he wasn't the person they were looking for www.independent.com/2026/10/23/i...

independent.comICE Detains Special Needs Student, U.S. Citizen Near Santa Maria High SchoolRapid Response volunteers witnessed the student being tackled and left with injuries requiring surgery.

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Robert Moffitt

@justplainbob.bsky.social

bringmethenews.comMinnesota dentist arrested by ICE at green card meeting, separated from familyAn effort has been launched to gain the release of William Lizardo.

Minnesota loses a dentist and a family loses a father, just so some weasel can make their quota of forced deportations. His only crime, apparently, was being a Canadian who wanted to become a US citizen like the rest of his family. bringmethenews.com/minnesota-ne...

Hm I wonder what appealed to him about Minneapolis v. DC

Vince Mpls@vincempls.bsky.social

#OnThisDay Oct 26 1960: Washington Senators team owner Calvin Griffith announces that the baseball franchise is relocating to Minneapolis–Saint Paul and become the Minnesota Twins @twinsbaseball.bsky.social for the 1961 season.

nytimes.comHow Old Will I Be Before I Own a Home? (Gift Article)Expect to stop renting by your late 30s (but don’t expect to live in Los Angeles or New York).

"And it’s not all bad news in larger cities; a few have above average homeownership rates. In Ogden, Utah; Grand Rapids, Mich.; Des Moines; and Minneapolis, a majority of householders over 25 own, as do up to 80% of householders over 45." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/15/r...

finance-commerce.comGreen Bay Packers propose 88 apartments, four townhousesThe Green Bay Packers propose 88 apartments and four townhouses in Titletown, with construction potentially starting in 2027 pending village approvals.

go Pack go! finance-commerce.com/2026/10/gree...

startribune.comThe Tunnel of Terror in a St. Paul cave closed in 2004. Its allure endured.Abandoned horror sets have helped turn the former St. Paul Halloween attraction in an old Ford sand mine into a destination for urban explorers, despite deadly risks.

can confirm www.startribune.com/curious-minn...

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Minnesota Star Tribune

@startribune.com

After the end of car-sharing service Hourcar, the dream of being car-free in the Twin Cities lives on.

startribune.comCar-free Minnesotans ponder life after HourcarThe car-sharing service may be dead, but the dream of living in the Twin Cities without a car lives on.

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Serafina

@serafinas.bsky.social

I should have mentioned that my office is Minneapolis Elections & Voter Services. The Mayor's budget eliminates seven staff members less than two weeks before an anxiety-inducing midterm. No more high school election judge program. No more voter outreach.

Serafina@serafinas.bsky.social

When the mayor's proposed budget eliminates half our office, we fortify ourselves with baked goods. Yesterday it was pastries from Dahlia. Today our colleague baked for us.

Best bang-for-the buck in the city budget

Alex Schieferdecker@alexschief.bsky.social

A week or so late to this, but here it is! This fall, Minneapolis Public Works crews are constructing dozens of treatments like this, as well as median islands, as a part of our Neighborhood Traffic Calming, Vision Zero, and other related programs.

I got your "October surprise" right here. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/23/b...

Don’t sleep on the bakery case at Bewick Cafe in St. Paul. They are next level!

nytimes.comIn the Land of 1,000 Bars, Milwaukee is ready to toast to a Brewers World SeriesThe World Series returns to Milwaukee on Friday, so pull up a barstool and order a draft.

Milwaukee bars are second only to New Orleans, and I wish I was there to watch baseball! www.nytimes.com/athletic/771...

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taylr

@taylordahlin.com

CVS have failed to offload their old store in whittier after closing it almost 2 years ago, removing a pharmacy from this area, and to prevent people from sitting on the steps, they’ve now constructed a wall made from bricks stacked together. lovely. really ties it all together!

Elise@miniapplecat.bsky.social

Ok, I went back and they are not loose. They’re mortared together. But there is a giant hole in the middle!! So it will turn into a trash can and/or fire pit at some point.

thebeaverton.comNew study shows link between cars and trafficOXFORD, UK – A new study from the International School of Roads has reportedly uncovered the root cause of traffic on roads and major highways worldwide: four-wheeled vehicles known as “cars.”

This is what counts as a straight line in St Paul

Maplehood United@maplehoodunited.bsky.social

I just think it's neat that Prosperity/ Phalen/ Pennsylvania/ Marion/ Kellogg/ 3rd St is one continuous winding 12 mile boulevard/ road around St Paul. It even used to go all the way to WBL before White Bear Ave/ Hwy 36 construction and 3M campus in Maplewood cut it off.

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amityf

@amityf.bsky.social

the political ads on tv right now in mn are so full of hatred of Somali people. they're racist, and full of dog-whistles, and fear. if you don't live here and you see the ads, they tell such a wrong story about Minnesota.

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Dylan Reid

@dylanreid.bsky.social

Shocking new discovery www.thebeaverton.com/2026/10/new-...

kare11.comBystander stops runaway school bus with students on board in St. Paul Ebro Ahmed halted a runaway school bus in St. Paul after the driver experienced a medical emergency.

This is exactly the bus company that my daughter rides on every day... We all depend on each other in St. Paul! holy moly

KARE 11@kare11.bsky.social

Ebro Ahmed halted a runaway school bus in St. Paul after the driver experienced a medical emergency.

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John Garrison Marks

@johngmarks.com

Thank you to the driver of this Ford Explorer for making my day.

“the auto task force thanks you for your cooperation”

taylr@taylordahlin.com

the hennepin county sheriff deputies are ramming stolen cars on nicollet ave in whittier someone just asked a deputy who “the others” were on his patch. “me,” he said “the auto task force thanks you for your cooperation,” a vehicle played on a recording as it left

usa.streetsblog.orgWhy US Roads Are Full of SUVs and Trucks, Part I — Streetsblog USAIs the Trump administration doubling down on the structural reasons pushing Americans to choose SUVs and pick-ups over smaller cars?

Good SUV explainer for those who don't know why they're omnipresent. usa.streetsblog.org/2026/10/19/w...

FWIW Capital Area Architecture and Planning Board poster looks like AI to me...

Hey I'm putting together a "mailbag" version of my @minnpost.com Cityscape column. Send me questions and I'll try to get to 'em!

defector.comVivek Ramaswamy Is Going After The Abusive Parent Vote | DefectorThis is not to discredit the existence of some underlying tactical or strategic calculations, and it is absolutely not extending credit to the shockingly vile creatures doing it, but when you see a re...

"He inspired those people to be more like him, and to live as he lives—in the indulgent certainty that even their puniest comfort or fleeting amusement or flash of childish anger was more important than anything or anyone else in the world..." defector.com/vivek-ramasw...

LOL'd at NUTS 2 regions

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If you have any interest in the wonkiest possible, most politically fascinating form of regional transportation advocacy, please let me know. We need some folks to step up and join the Met Council TAB. DM me if you have interest or questions! metrocouncil.org/Council-Meet...

finance-commerce.comSherman Associates sells Fridley apartments for $19.9MMorgan Stanley bought Sherman Associates' 95-unit Altair apartments in Fridley for $19.9 million, adding to Twin Cities multifamily investment activity.

Q: how many Twin Cities apartment buildings does Morgan Stanley own? finance-commerce.com/2026/10/morg...

sahanjournal.comAt 75, St. Paul artist Seitu K. Jones gets first solo museum showA 40-year retrospective at the Minnesota Museum of American Art celebrates St. Paul artist Seitu K. Jones, known for his public art installations and food justice initiatives.

Looks like a great show in downtown St. Paul: sahanjournal.com/arts-culture...

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Patrick De Haan

@gasbuddyguy.bsky.social

Great Lakes refining snags are spilling over to Plains/Mid-continent states, where wholesale gasoline prices are up sharply as product can move east to the Great Lakes but now also potentially impacting retail prices soon in IA, MN, MO, OK, SD, ND, KS, NE

weststpaulreader.comSpeeding Drops by 62% With Mendota Heights Speed CameraThe Mendota Heights speed camera on Delaware Avenue is done for the season and the results are in: 58 citations went out and nearly 1,700 warnings. The camera seemed to reduce speeding by 62%.

I grew up right next to Delaware Avenue and this spot, and can assure you that people routinely drove 50+ mph on it... Until now. weststpaulreader.com/2026/10/20/s...

buff.lyExclusive: Mamdani Administration To Add More Speed Control Devices Inside City-Owned Cars - Streetsblog New York CityThe devices — called Intelligent Speed Assistance — prevent drivers from exceeding the speed limit

This is the way

Streetsblog NYC@nyc.streetsblog.org

Exclusive: The Mamdani administration says it will dramatically expand an effort by his predecessor to install speed governors inside city-owned vehicles, rising from 1,000 today to 3,000, preventing drivers from exceeding the speed limit. buff.ly/kBp8XG2

Climate change meets Outer Banks highways

Caroleeena@caroleeena.bsky.social

NC 12 this morning. As much as I love this road, I think it's time to give it up and set up a ferry service into Rodanthe. The only other option I can think of would be to turn it into a raised bridge.

minnpost.comCrime down and police presence up on Metro Transit, but data questions remainMonths before the opening of the Green Line Extension, Metro Transit riders’ perception of safety remains a critical concern.

Good deep dive into Metro Transit public safety data! www.minnpost.com/metro/2026/1...

Did not know this!

Vince Mpls@vincempls.bsky.social

#OnThisDay Oct 21 1926: Frank Lloyd Wright and companion Olga Milanoff are arrested at a Lake Minnetonka cottage on charges of adultery. They had fled Wisconsin to escape his messy divorce and her estranged husband. Wright spent a few days in jail before being released, charges were later dropped.

Fun chart. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/u...

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Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

Stephen Miller claims Somali-Americans in Minnesota are "buying Mercedes, buying BMWs, they buy a nice house, all their kids fly first class all over the world" (This is a lie!)