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I am thrilled to announce that NYC- based sunglasses entrepreneurs Coco Breezy have finally found an outfit to sell their product in their native state. About two weeks ago, they were back in town and doing an interview with WCCO, Breezy said by phone Tuesday. they quoted your story, how you mentioned that we in any stores in Minnesota. We reached back out to the Spectacle Shoppe and shared all that press and how ridiculous, from here and it but not in any stores here. We had a meeting with them and they picked us up the same day and they are placing us in all four of their locations.

They are so pumped about having us Now Minnesotans will have easier access to sunglasses good enough for Beyonc Prince, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna and Lady Gaga Their shades are already on display at Spectacle Shoppes in the metro, been informed. said Breezy. are the launch date for the three-rim sunglasses, the ones that Prince wore. We told anybody yet, so we definitely to tell you. We re-engineered the design, so now you can wear them with three lenses and able to remove the third lens and wear them with two lenses.

The new name for the three- lens shades is That should expand the market for the sunglasses they designed for Prince, which he wore on Night The only time average people need three lenses is when the shades are paired with a big Afro wig for Halloween. Viral Starbucks spill an Internet Fox Shawn engineer in charge, teased anchor Tom Butler when he arrived on the set of the Wednesday to talk about the celebrity come from dribbling coffee. Video of messy-looking Monday segment with Fox Business reporter Adam Shapiro was played by Jimmy Fallon on Tonight and was the of on Comedy Daily Show with Trevor Noah Butler and Shapiro were discussing the public outrage directed at Starbucks for unveiling a tasteful red cup for the holidays that scream MERRY CHRISTMAS. Butler was taking the high road: know what ticks me off about this cup? What ticks me off about this cup, Adam, is that nothing in When Butler turned the cup upside down, a little latte foam came out. geez, there was something in he cried in the video viewable at tinyurl.

Not to worry. The contents spilled on the desk and not that fine suit the sartorially splendid Butler was wearing. The Starbucks cup had been provided by producer Shayne Wells soon to make her debut as the new Fox 9 traffic reporter. (Wells replaces Kelsey Soby who surprised many by quitting in June. I still want an interview, Kelsey, about your rumored plans to become famous quicker.) While discussing the mishap on Jason Matheson show, Butler said the lack of lipstick stains led him to believe she had not drunk from the cup.

When anchor Alix Kendall drinks from a coffee cup, no doubt her lips have been there, Butler told members of the audience. By the way Janet Jackson Market BBQ is celebrating 2016, its 70th year, by adding a food truck. Anthony Polski the Willy Wonka of BBQ, has been working on this for a couple of years. truck has been customized. At the restaurant I am passing out these Wonka Bars.

With the golden ticket you can win a free lunch off my barbecue truck from my barbecue he laughed a side note we fed Janet Jackson when she was Why he call with this tidbit? said Polski. called to tell you about this food truck and it seemed like you were What a knucklehead not to begin the conversation with Jackson, which is RIGHT NOW vs. a food truck, debuting NEXT YEAR! Market owner Steve Polski should supervise this boy more. her the brisket, the chicken, the ribs to Target said the junior Polski. love you.

Am I ever going to see you I told him I was busy and goodbye. C.J. can be reached at and seen on Fox E-mailers, please state a subject; does not count. Attachments are not opened. Coco Breezy glasses finally here c.j.

the dish RIDICULOUS, FROM HERE BUT NOT IN ANY STORES. STARTRIBUNE.COM/CJ: CAROLINE LOWE IS BACK ON THE WETTERLING CASE AT WCCO-TV SLIP-UP Fox 9 anchor Tom suit was spared when he tipped a Starbucks cup REPLAY mishap was Trevor Moment of Zen on the Show surprised no Veterans Day observance was held there. Not that the 87-year-old could have attended. hospitalized at Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital. really too he said of the lack of organized observance.

feel bad for all of these guys who put all of this time and sweat in on A Park Board spokeswoman said the weather is too unpredictable this time of year for a ceremony. Board President Liz Wielinski, who represents northeast Minneapolis, said Fort Snelling and the State Capitol are more appropriate venues for Veterans Day ceremonies. She has vivid memories of a previous dedication event at Sheridan park: man, the wind was coming down the river from the northwest and it was To which Lisa Weese, one of daughters, replied: our soldiers serve in the Weller was recruited by Ed Karbo the now-deceased visionary behind the memo- rial. He was a fellow parishioner at St. Hedwig Catholic Church.

Once Karbo could no longer drive, Weller was his chauffeur for fundraising appointments. Weller said that he was too young to enlist until the year after World War II. He served mostly in Italy, but finished with a short stint in the 82nd Airborne. The year after his discharge, he joined the U.S. Air Force Reserves.

He was activated for Korea, but remained stateside. He met Marlene, his wife of 61 years, and moved to northeast Minneapolis. He worked in sales for a company that sold electric motors. They had four daughters and two sons. The family has a personal stake in the memorial.

Plaster masks were taken of a half- dozen extended Weller family members with military service. They were used by artist Robert Smart for some of the cast-iron facial images that adorn each pillar. Howard face stands out because it includes his oxygen tubes. People tend to visit the memorial in ones and twos. Some eat lunch.

Some walk dogs. Some sit on the river overlook. Some wander like Wilson and read the inscriptions. He likes that they honor working- class people, like his parents, who met in a torpedo factory during World War II. Jenny Fortman, a Sheridan neighborhood activist, was on the planning group for the memorial.

She passes it almost every day when she walks home from downtown, nearly always seeing someone there. son, Jerry, who also lives in Northeast, said surprised that many people have no idea the memorial is there. One who did Wednesday was Aaron Raivo-Lynch. He brought his mother, Jan Raivo, from the North Side, along with his 4 -year-old daughter, Layla Barquero. They intended to go to the nearby library, but it was closed for the holiday.

So they drifted to the memorial. Raivo enjoyed its many inscriptions. thought it was very she said. Steve Brandt 612-673-4438 Twitter: A day of quiet reflection at war memorial VETERANS from B1 began his assignment this week in Minneapolis. debut comes just before the start of the busy Thanksgiving holiday, where some 23 million travelers take to the skies.

TSA officials say the canine teams are an of security to protect the traveling public. The addition of bomb- sniffing dogs comes as security checkpoints at MSP are being overhauled, and as questions continue to plague overall effectiveness in screening passengers. A recent report by the inspector office of the Department of Homeland Security found that TSA personnel failed 67 of 70 security tests, which were conducted covertly. The report, still classified, was the subject of a recent congressional hearing where TSA chief Peter Neffenger vowed to do better. years after the attacks, we face threats more dangerous than at any time in the recent Nef- fenger testified.

MSP Airport officials say the planned overhaul of security checkpoints will make the often-frustrating process more efficient. Four checkpoint lines in Terminal 1 (Lindbergh) will be consolidated into two mega-checkpoints on the northern and southern ends of the terminal. Most of the work will concentrate on expanding the northern checkpoint, where the and Hot Dish restaurants once were. Both checkpoints will have more expansive areas post-screening for travelers to collect their belongings and put on their shoes, jackets and belts. The $12.4 million project should be ready by mid-February, just as frozen Twin Cities travelers take to warmer climes for spring break.

Design simulations and current TSA staffing plans indicate wait times will not exceed 12 minutes, according to the Metropolitan Airports Commission. And, will be on hand to detect explosives, which the TSA considers the greatest threat to the aviation system. TSA officials say whether will be joined by fellow dogs, which are usually Labs, Vizslas German shepherds and Belgian Malinois breeds. Although deemed travelers are advised not to pet or feed the dogs as they snake through security lines, handler in tow. Janet Moore 612-673-7752 TSA gets four-legged help ahead of holidays SECURITY from B1 Department of Transportation commissioner is mounting a Canadian takeover.

Charlie Zelle confirmed Wednesday that he purchased a five-bedroom Minneapolis lakeshore home that has been the official residence of the Canadian consulate general. Records show Charles and Julie Zelle paid $1.65 million, with the seller listed as Majesty Queen Zelle made his fortune from a family-owned commercial bus line. Minneapolis stands to gain because the home had been property-tax exempt. ASSOCIATED PRESS Purchase from her majesty StribOpinion beingsaid. Minnesota Public Radio and its parent company, American Public Media have received a $10 million donation, one of the single largest gifts to any public radio station in the country, officials announced Wednesday.

The donor, who asked to remain anonymous, is a longtime supporter of the company. Classical music and music education, particular passions of the donor, will receive a chunk of the funding, said director of communi- cations, Angie Andresen. It remains unclear specifically how much of the donation MPR will receive, or whether it will affect staffing. The gift comes on the heels of a downsizing this summer that resulted in the layoffs of 10 MPR staffers. St.

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