New Cocktail Lounge In Minneapolis + No After-Action Report

Good morning, neighbors! William Bornhoft here with a fresh issue of the Minneapolis Daily.

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First, today's weather: Morning drizzle, then rain. High: 53 Low: 45.

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Here are the top stories in Minneapolis today:

1. Sidecar — Town Hall's new cocktail lounge — is officially open in Minneapolis. (Bring Me The News)
2. Why didn't Mayor Jacob Frey insist on an after-action report following the death of George Floyd? (MinnPost)
3. Twin Cities are among the best places for Halloween. (CBS Minnesota)
4. Two Minnesota colleges among best in the world: U.S. News (Minneapolis Patch)
5. Minneapolis considers a crackdown on catalytic converter theft. (Axios)
6. Xcel wants to increase Minnesota residential electricity bills by nearly 20 percent. (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
7. Eight days before the election, early voting numbers soar in Minneapolis. (KARE11.com)

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Today in Minneapolis:

• AVID 12 Field Trip - Roosevelt Senior High (9:00 AM)
• Board and Neighborhood Meeting - Victory Neighborhood Association (5:30 PM)
• Polar Parent Meeting - North Academy Senior High (5:30 PM)
• NLNA Board Meeting - North Loop Neighborhood Association (7:00 PM)

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Minneapolis Patch Notebook

• Minneapolis Farmers Market: "We still got one more weekend before we start our winter schedule in November!" (Instagram)
• Minneapolis Public Schools: "Help us spread the great news - WE'RE HIRING! From GED to PhD, MPS has a multiplicity of featured jobs with phenomenal career pathways. We are proactively seeking: Custodians Food Service Assistants Minneapolis Kids Child Care Assistants..." (Facebook)

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— William Bornhoft

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