Going to the Minnesota Yacht Club Festival this weekend? We’ve got you covered with everything you need to know. People are using buy-now-pay-later to afford things like groceries – but at what cost? Plus, Mendota Heights neighbors are battling a bird colony polluting their lake with poo. But a solution to this crappy situation is proving difficult. 

 

Read more about Minnesota Yacht Club, buy-now-pay-later loans, and Lake Augusta. 

 

This week our guests are music critic Chris Riemenschneider, business reporter Bill Lukitsch and south metro reporter Eva Herscowitz.

 

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Going to the Minnesota Yacht Club Festival this weekend? We&rsquo;ve got you covered with everything you need to know. People are using buy-now-pay-later to afford things like groceries &ndash; but at what cost? Plus, Mendota Heights neighbors are battling a bird colony polluting their lake with poo. But a solution to this crappy situation is proving difficult.&nbsp;
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Read more about <a href="https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-yacht-club-2025-things-to-know-tickets-vip-options-chairs-faq-rideshare-hozier-green-day/601384038">Minnesota Yacht Club</a>, <a href="https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-fintech-surges-as-more-customers-use-buy-now-pay-later-for-everyday-purchases/601368564">buy-now-pay-later loans</a>, and <a href="https://www.startribune.com/cormorants-lake-augusta-mendota-heights/601384321">Lake Augusta</a>.&nbsp;
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This week our guests are music critic <a href="https://www.startribune.com/author/chris-riemenschneider/6370586">Chris Riemenschneider</a>, business reporter <a href="https://www.startribune.com/author/bill-lukitsch/601206820">Bill Lukitsch</a> and south metro reporter <a href="https://www.startribune.com/author/eva-herscowitz/601171260">Eva Herscowitz</a>.
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There&rsquo;s a reason compasses always point north. The North Star State is the land of 10,000 possibilities. That&rsquo;s where the Minnesota Star Tribune comes in. Each week, the people who know our state inside and out will reach into the spaces you might not know to share the stories worth your attention, the places worth a look, the events worth your time &ndash; and money. We&rsquo;re cutting a path through the woods. Come follow us.

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