Harris, Walz hit the campaign trail 🗳️

Plus: A new home for Animales in north Minneapolis [Plus: A new home for Animales in north Minneapolis] View this email as a [web page]( [Star Tribune]( [Essential Minnesota logo] ESSENTIAL MINNESOTA [Essential Minnesota logo] ESSENTIAL MINNESOTA Good morning, Minnesota! Every time a national TV pundit pronounces "Walz" correctly, an angel gets its wings 👼 On to the news 📢 [Eder Campuzano] By Eder Campuzano TODAY’S TOP STORIES - [Hennepin commissioners ditch proposal to give themselves a 49% raise]( - [Rare ‘kingpin’ charges: Minnesota man worked with Mexican cartels to fuel historic loads of meth, fentanyl back up north]( - [Trying to reduce stigma, Mayo launches LGBTQ-focused breast cancer clinic]( - [Eurasian eagle owl at Minnesota Zoo flies away from handler, is eaten by tiger]( - [Metro Transit crime down in second quarter](   Minnesota man will rally in Wisconsin as Kamala Harris' veep pick Andrew Harnik/Getty Images You might want to save this edition of our fine newsletter so you can use it as a reference. We here at the Star Tribune published no fewer than 10 — yes, 10 — articles on Tim Walz in the 24 hours after Vice President Kamala Harris announced she had chosen the Minnesota governor as her running mate. And for good reason. Almost immediately upon the news breaking, my phone was buzzing with inquiries from Texas to Washington state asking: Who is this guy? And what should I know about him? My stock answer: The man did not eat lunch when he signed the free school meals bill. I know because I asked him. The stories linked below should provide you with everything you need to know when friends and relatives make similar inquiries in your DMs, IMs and text messages. He drinks three Diet Mountain Dews a day. Republicans have slammed him over the $250 million Feeding Our Future fraud happening under his watch. He served as Mankato High's first Gay-Straight Alliance Club adviser while he coached the football team there. We have no shortage of Walz trivia for you to impart to everyone you know. As for the future, we're watching how today's Harris-Walz rally in Wisconsin will unfold. Feel free to forward that story, linked below, and the rest of our coverage to your friends and family. Or forward them this newsletter — then you'll never have to answer another question about Tim Walz ever again. Related coverage - [Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz to rally in battleground western Wisconsin]( - [Harris highlights Walz as teacher, coach as they take the stage as a ticket in Philly]( - [Who is Gwen Walz? A mom, a teacher and an adviser to her husband]( - What you should know about Gov. Tim Walz’s record in office, as he joins presidential ticket]( - [Meet the Walzes: Wife Gwen, two kids round out Minnesota’s first family]( - [Where Kamala Harris VP pick Gov. Tim Walz stands on key issues]( - [Minneapolis riots, Feeding Our Future fraud lead list of vulnerabilities for Walz on national ticket]( - [What happens to Minnesota now that Gov. Tim Walz is Kamala Harris’ VP pick?]( - [Dog parks, Diet Dew and car sickness: A collection of tidbits about Gov. Tim Walz]( - [Who is Tim Walz? Minnesota’s governor and Kamala Harris’ running mate, explained](     GOING OUT - [The Big Gigs: 10 best concerts to see in the Twin Cities this week]( - [Tickets go on sale this week for Kevin Hart, Tinashe, Will Burkart and Jason Schommer]( - [Saint Dinette in St. Paul will close next year; cue the long, Minnesota goodbye]( - [Got zucchini? Here are 4 new recipes to try]( What's happening today 🗞️ Sen. Amy Klobuchar will debate several Republicans vying for the party's nomination to take her on in November. Chris Vondracek will have the story. 🗞️ What happens to Peggy Flanagan? The lieutenant governor will ascend to the state's top job if Walz is elected. Rochelle Olson will have the story. 🗞️ The U.S. women's basketball team will participate in the quarterfinals today, led by Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve. The Lynx's Napheesa Collier has played in the past three games as well. Sarah Bacon will compete in the 3-meter springboard. The Minnesota Medal count remains at nine. [Share this newsletter with friends]( Do you enjoy Essential Minnesota? Encourage your friends and family to [sign up](. You also can share it using the links below. Animales finds a permanent home The vaunted Animales food trucks finally have a permanent home. Jon Wipfli and his crew are moving into a 13,000-square-foot site west of downtown Minneapolis that previously hosted a distillery. The barbecue joint will seat about 300 people, plus another 125 on the patio. Beef and burgers will, of course, be front and center. The development is one of several tidbits of restaurant news our Taste team has for you this week. Sharyn Jackson and Joy Summers have [all of your restaurant news here](. Joy Summers/Star Tribune MORE FROM THE STAR TRIBUNE - [Greg Marcus still believes in going to the movies — and is coming to a Minnesota theater near you]( - [Twins fall to Cubs 7-3, ending five-game winning streak]( REMEMBER THE LAST TIME A MINNESOTAN WAS ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT? Star Tribune front page via Newspapers.com It's been more than 40 years since a Minnesotan held the second-highest office in the land. And with Gov. Tim Walz tapped as the Democratic pick for vice president, we decided to jump into the archives to look up how the Star Tribune covered the 1976 election, where Walter Mondale joined Jimmy Carter en route to the Oval Office. The most striking detail, as you can see in Finlay Lewis' conversation with Hubert Humphrey, is how the former vice president opined on Mondale's win while he was sick in bed. And while he was running his own Senate re-election, no less. Fun fact: Humphrey held both of Minnesota's Senate seats at various points in his life. If past is prologue, a Minnesota man on the presidential ticket bodes well for the party heading into November. It also spells disaster for Walz should he ever run for president himself. IN OTHER NEWS - [Kids flex green thumbs at Moorhead farm camp]( - MinnPost - [Minnesota women’s sports fans can finally see their teams, and they’re loving it]( - Minnesota Reformer - [Our Band Could Never Be Our Life: MURF’s Blood-Soaked, Confetti-Caked Financial Tour Diary]( - Racket     THE MINNESOTA GOODBYE Chappell Roan via X Minnesotans, your time has come. La Jefa has crowned no fewer than four of our good friends, herself included, as Midwest princesses after Chappell Roan began taking over Spotify playlists across the country. And now it appears the Harris-Walz campaign is riding that wave of royal vibes as it's launched a piece of merchandise that capitalizes on the "Hot To Go!" singer's sudden rise to fame. Walz also happens to don a camo cap in many public appearances. Walz's appointment as Harris' running mate has similarly thrust the North Star State into the national spotlight. And it means that you — yes, you! — must be as unabashedly Minnesotan as possible in public. Tell all of your out-of-state friends and social media followers about the great Halloween Blizzard of '91. Share your Tater Tot hot dish recipe. School them on the proper usage of "ope," "uff da" and subtle Minnesotan insults like "oh, that's different." Your time has come. Bask in it. Or cozy up at home and wait until it all blows over. We're pretty good at that, too. Thanks for reading Eder Campuzano, reporter David Taintor, editor [Email]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Manage email preferences]( • [Subscribe to Star Tribune]( • [Privacy Policy]([Unsubscribe from this newsletter]( [Unsubscribe from this newsletter]( [Manage]( your preferences | [Opt Out]( using TrueRemove™ Got this as a forward? [Sign up]( to receive our future emails. View this email [online](. 650 3rd Ave. S. Suite 1300 | Minneapolis, MN 55488 US This email was sent to {EMAIL}. To continue receiving our emails, add us to your address book.