No, You Can't Bet On Your Own Election. Plus, Peace Prize for the Black Hart
It's Friday, so we're celebrating some Twin Cities Wins with vocalist and contributor PaviElle French. We also chat with Wes Burdine, owner of the Black Hart of St. Paul, about a peace prize he was recently awarded by a German soccer club and how he saw the Midway neighborhood stand together during Operation Metro Surge. We also have a bonus segment exclusively for our City Cast Neighbors about our favorite bookstores in the Twin Cities, as this Saturday is Independent Bookstore Day. If you're not already a part of our membership program, you can sign up now for bonus content like this and ad-free listening on all of our episodes.
Learn more about the topics discussed in today's episode:
- Cornbread’s 99th B-Day Party CONTINUES 4/25 at Hook and Ladder
- Post Modern Times Update
- New restaurant selected for Minneapolis space soon-to-be vacated by Owamni (Bring Me The News)
- Minnesota congressional candidate caught betting on outcome of his election (Star Tribune)
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