The Spoon: Betty Danger's goes Tex-Mex

🎡 The new owner of the former Betty Danger's has announced plans for a Tex-Mex restaurant on the site — and the Ferris wheel isn't going anywhere. (Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal)

🫛 Midwest farmers and agribusinesses made millions selling their crops to a food aid program overseen by USAID, the agency whose funding the Trump administration abruptly froze last week. (Star Tribune)

• Together, local ag interests Cargill, CHS and Sinamco sold $70 million worth of crops to the program. Now, the food is sitting in warehouses, at risk of spoilage.

🎸 Netflix will not release a nine-hour documentary about Prince after the pop star's estate and the streaming platform reached an agreement to quash the film. (Star Tribune/Background via the New York Times)

🔮 None of Minnesota's eight congressional districts made a top election forecaster's list of most competitive seats for the 2026 midterms. (List via X/Background via Axios)

• It's the first time since 2014 that the suburban 2nd Congressional District — which DFL Rep. Angie Craig won by 13 percentage points last November — is deemed "solid" for one side.