Stretch of downtown Minneapolis street will get a $30M pedestrian-friendly makeover

Plus: The 5 best sandwiches our food writers ate this week ͏ ͏ If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - Stretch of downtown Minneapolis street will get a $30M pedestrian-friendly makeover: Minneapolis has kicked off a $30 million renovation project designed to transform a half-mile stretch of 1st Avenue N. into a pedestrian priority corridor from Washington Avenue and N. 8th Street. [Read more.]( - Amid opioid epidemic, Minnesotans of color have died of overdoses at disproportionately high rates: In response to the disparities, which are particularly stark for American Indian and Black Minnesotans, officials are investing millions of dollars from the opioid settlement in culturally specific treatment programs. [Read more.]( - Friends testify Miu appeared shocked, scared after fatal Apple River stabbing: Day five in the jury trial against Nicolae Miu, a 54-year-old Prior Lake man charged with murder, began with testimony from people tubing with him on the day a fight led to the stabbing death of a 17-year-old from Stillwater. [Read more.]( - Minneapolis' Open Streets could be scaled back even more, with few bidders to plan festivals: Open Streets events in Minneapolis were already set to scale back this summer, with the city pitching only five events, down from eight last year — but now it's not clear there will be even that many. [Read more.]( - Timberwolves, Lynx sale dispute likely headed to arbitration: The attempt by tech billionaire entrepreneur Marc Lore and former baseball star-turned-businessman Alex Rodriguez to acquire controlling ownership of the Minnesota Timberwolves and WNBA counterpart Minnesota Lynx from Glen Taylor will likely be settled by lawyers and potentially a judge. [Read more.]( WATCH THIS Dozens of skydivers put on pyrotechnics show in night sky over Arizona: Video recorded by one of the skydivers shows their descent in formation while wearing flame-shooting, LED-adorned suits over southern Arizona last month. [See the video.]( *** Talk to us! Send feedback on this newsletter, questions, story tips, ideas or anything else to [talkers@startribune.com](. *** TRENDING The 5 best sandwiches our food writers ate this week: Our latest finds for breakfast sandwiches, bánh mì and lumberjack-sized sandwiches, plus flavors of Brazil and Keefer Court. [Read more.]( SPORTS BLINK The Twins' home opener's biggest story? Something that was missing. Young star Royce Lewis drew the loudest cheers at Target Field, even if he wouldn't acknowledge it, and the line-up doesn't look as threatening without him in the middle of it, writes Jim Souhan. [Read more.]( *** Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. *** WORTH A CLICK All of the world's billionaires under age 30 inherited their wealth, research finds: "All of the world's billionaires younger than 30 inherited their wealth, the first wave of 'the great wealth transfer' in which more than 1,000 wealthy people are expected to pass on more than $5.2 trillion to their heirs over the next two decades," Rupert Neate reports for the Guardian. [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 accounting professor at which Minnesota college is accused of embezzling more than $690,000 from a real estate company he helped manage? Good luck! FROM THE ARCHIVES April 5, 2020: In his writings on Walden Pond, Thoreau described these "dark figures, shaped somewhat like a spider's web, what you may call ice rosettes" on the pond's surface. Others have speculated that the stars can form when water flows up and out onto ice that has an overlying layer of snow. The water might flow in this branching way — pictured here on a body of water in Cotton, Minn. — because of a kind of wicking or capillary action through the slush. (Photo: Brian Peterson/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.](