Signs of a harsh winter ahead? Twin Cities home prices keep rising; Loons play for Open Cup tonight

If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Evening Update Good evening. Seen any really thick woollybear caterpillars lately? How about pigs gathering sticks? There must be some around, because according to the Farmers’ Almanac, both are signs of a harsh winter. And this week, the almanac delivered its verdict for Minnesota’s coming winter: frigid and snowy, with a polar blast in late January that will send temperatures plunging to minus 40 degrees. “We believe it’s your part of the country that’s going to get the worst of the worst,” said Peter Geiger, editor of the almanac, which has been issuing forecasts for 203 years. [READ MORE]( ________________  [MINNESOTA STATE FAIR]( Fair schedules: [Tonight]( ... [Wednesday](. [Star Tribune Stage schedule.]( [Watch the live FairCam.]( [One by one, Epstein accusers pour out their anger in court]( [The hearing was convened by U.S. District Judge Richard Berman, who presided over the case after federal prosecutors had Epstein arrested last month.]( [Home prices keep rising in Twin Cities, but pace has slowed]( [A widely watched national home price index shows prices in June increased 3.9% over previous year.]( [TCF is now on the front of another major event center]( [The Cobo Center in Detroit was renamed TCF Center, joining the TCF Bank Stadium at the University of Minnesota.]( [Spurning Amazon aid, Brazil brings up Notre Dame fire]( [The increasingly personal feud between Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and French leader Emmanuel Macron threatened to derail a pledge of tens of millions of dollars by the Group of Seven nations for the Amazon region.]( [Politics, and conflict, unavoidable at Great Minnesota Get-Together]( [Election Day is far off, but politics are tough to escape at the State Fair.]( [Minnesota United ready for biggest match in team history, the U.S. Open Cup final]( [The trophy is on the line against defending MLS champion Atlanta, which will have home-field advantage.]( 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 © 2019 StarTribune. All rights reserved. We value your opinion! [Give us your feedback.](