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Plus: The hottest neighborhoods for homebuyers in the Twin Cities in 2022 ͏ ͏ If you're having trouble viewing this email, you may [see it online](. [Star Tribune]( Talkers TOP STORIES - Minneapolis pizzeria crowned best in U.S. by "Good Morning America": Wrecktangle beat out pizzerias from New York and Chicago in "Good Morning America's" United States of Pizza contest. [Read more.]( - These were the hottest neighborhoods for homebuyers in the Twin Cities in 2022: While several exurbs saw significant home price growth last year, these city neighborhoods were highly sought after by urban buyers. [Read more.]( - Underground "impediment" discovered in SWLRT work: The mystery concrete could delay and add expense to a project already $1 billion over budget. [Read more.]( - Minnesota Democrats push for more reporting on outside money in elections: The legislative proposals could be the first substantial changes to state's campaign finance law since the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United decision. [Read more.]( - Did a Nazi sympathizer once represent Minnesota in the U.S Senate? The catastrophic 1940 plane crash that killed U.S. Sen. Ernest Lundeen silenced one of the country's leading opponents of American intervention in World War II. But it wouldn't be long before a sinister claim emerged about the longtime Minnesota politico: He was spreading Nazi propaganda. [Read more.]( WATCH THIS Yosemite visitors treated to "firefall" phenomenon on El Capitan: The effect is created by sunlight catching water just right to make Horsetail Falls on El Cap's eastern side look like lava spilling over the rock face. [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 things our food writers ate this week: From almond cake to bread pudding, here's a rundown of the greatest hits from their dining diaries over the past seven days. [Read more.]( SPORTS BLINK How transferring in high school sports reached "out of control" status: A study of rosters and conversations with coaches revealed at least 50 Minnesota boys basketball players who are playing for new schools this season after scoring in double figures last season. One is playing at his third school in three years. [Read more.]( *** Did someone forward this newsletter to you? You can [sign up for Talkers here](. *** WORTH A CLICK Michigan man accused of blowing up beaver dam with explosives, flooding neighbors' properties: "Charges have been submitted to prosecutors after a Montmorency County man allegedly used explosives to blow up a beaver dam along Crooked Creek. Michigan Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Dan Liestenfeltz investigated the incident after calls were received regarding reports of multiple gunshots and a loud explosion that shook nearby homes," Matt Durr reports for mlive.com. [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. We can't prevent you from simply Googling the answer, so Googling is encouraged! E-mail 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: A group of airmen from Duluth participated in an operation to shoot down an "unidentified object" over which Great Lake this week? Good luck! FROM THE ARCHIVES Feb. 17, 2021: Rodrigo Cala worked on his 46-acre farm in Turtle Lake, Wis., tending to his sheep and cleaning out the greenhouse in preparation for the spring. Cala moved to Minnesota in 2004 from Mexico City and bought the farm with his brother. He is one of six farmers who own the Twin Cities-based Shared Ground Farmers' Cooperative, a mostly immigrant-owned co-op that sells Minnesota and Wisconsin farmers' produce to stores, restaurants and CSAs. He also trains emerging Latino farmers. (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 © 2023 StarTribune. All rights reserved. We value your opinion! [Give us your feedback.](