Hundreds of pianos a year are being trashed in Minnesota

Plus: Let's unpack the Wolves ownership drama ͏ ͏ If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - Hundreds of pianos a year are being trashed in Minnesota: Despite efforts to rehome them or harvest parts, most of the once-beloved behemoths still end up in the dump. [Read more.]( - How Uber and Lyft are trying to get their way in Minnesota: The multibillion-dollar rideshare companies have mobilized go-to allies to make their case to policymakers, but their lobbying spending is relatively modest. [Read more.]( - Pickleball craze breathes new life into old downtown Minneapolis office buildings: After a major tenant bailed, Mike Marinovich transformed the second floor of 1200 Washington Av. S. into the sound-proof Minneapolis Pickleball Club, and it's beckoning people back to the city. [Read more.]( - Former Lakewood Cemetery crematorium manager pleads guilty to theft for medical debris sales: Timothy Flanigan netted $306,500 by selling the remnants to metal recyclers from 2016 to 2021. Flanigan considered scorched metal joints and the like as trash. [Read more.]( - One of Minnesota's oldest Dairy Queens is up for sale: The outpost in Rochester's Lowertown neighborhood opened in June 1947. [Read more.]( WATCH THIS Raging fire engulfs upper floors of high-rise in Brazil: The Botanik Torre Flora apartment building in the city of Recife in northeastern Brazil was reportedly not scheduled to open until 2026. No casualties were immediately reported. [See the video.]( *** Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. *** TRENDING Bûcheron is a landmark restaurant disguised as your friendly neighborhood bistro: Find precise cooking, nuanced gastronomy and nearly a four-star experience at the newcomer in Minneapolis' Kingfield neighborhood, writes food critic Jon Cheng. [Read more.]( SPORTS BLINK Let's unpack the Wolves ownership drama: On a jam-packed episode of the Daily Delivery podcast, host Michael Rand starts with the brewing ownership drama with the Timberwolves. Glen Taylor announced Thursday that the Wolves and Lynx are no longer for sale after investors Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez missed a payment deadline to become majority owners. But Lore and A-Rod have a different version of the story. [Listen here.]( *** Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. *** WORTH A CLICK Melting polar ice sheets are slowing Earth's rotation. That could change how we keep time. "From time to time, we have to tweak our clocks to keep pace with slight variations in the rate of Earth's rotation. New research finds that melting ice in Greenland and Antarctica might affect when that next adjustment comes," Will Sullivan reports for Smithsonian Magazine. [Read more.]( TALKERS TRIVIA Want to win a $15 gift card of your choice? It's Friday, so that means it's time for another trivia question. The correct answer to this question can be found in a story that appeared in Talkers this week. Email your answer to [talkers@startribune.com]( by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. A winner will be selected at random from the correct responses. That lucky reader will receive a $15 card of their choice from one of several retailers — Best Buy, Target, Holiday or Menards — as well as a shout-out in Monday's newsletter. Here is this week's question: An electronic dance music festival will be the first-ever concert at which Minnesota stadium this summer? Good luck! FROM THE ARCHIVES March 29, 2022: Students were welcomed back to Lake Harriet Lower Elementary School in Minneapolis with balloons, a dragon and a parade into the school on a red carpet following a three-week teacher strike. (Photo: Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune) Connect with Star Tribune [facebook]([twitter]([pinterest]([instagram]( [Manage email preferences]( • [Subscribe to Star Tribune]( • [Privacy Policy]( • [Unsubscribe]( This email was sent by: StarTribune, 650 3rd Ave S, Suite #1300, Minneapolis, MN, 55488 © 2024 StarTribune. All rights reserved. We value your opinion! [Give us your feedback.](