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ARCHER PARQUETTE, MANAGING EDITOR

Sometimes I get these nasty headaches, and all I can really do to combat them is down a bunch of aspirin, close my eyes and pray. But one issue, you see, is that aspirin is bad for your stomach lining, so whenever the headache starts – assuming I haven’t just eaten – I gotta get some food in me ASAP. All this goes to say that a few days ago, I was at 3rd Street Market Hall for work when a headache got rockin’ and rollin’. Thankfully, as far as eating goes that was kind of the best possible place to be. As I stumbled through the crowd at the popular Downtown food hall, I had many, many options to fill my pre-aspirin stomach. I landed upon Creta Mediterranean Grill and the humble joy of a gyro. It was classic – tangy tzatziki, juicy lamb, etc. – and just the dose of deliciousness I needed before the aspirin brought some healing to my aching head.

2. Watch Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

ANN CHRISTENSON, DINING EDITOR

I’ve never watched The Exorcist. I’ve seen only parts of Halloween and A Nightmare on Elm Street. The Shining affected my sleep, for weeks. But one of the worst forms of damage made to my young psyche by a horror movie is Invasion of the Body Snatchers – a truly terrifying 1978 film that had me convinced that hideous pods filled with alien replicas meant to replace us were growing in my family basement (I was really little, OK?). So lame, and yet. It took some time for me to recover from that. Flash forward to this past weekend. I turn on PBS and what do you suppose is on but Invasion of the Body Snatchers. But it’s not the 1978 version – it’s the 1956 original. (I never knew the ’78 movie was a remake.) This one, in black-and-white, is far less creepy than I remember its remade version to be. It reminds me of The Twilight Zone – weird, kind of campy, and unsettling but not scary. The actors (not anyone I recognize) seemed to take their roles seriously, too. Take this Halloween week recommendation from a confirmed scaredy-cat: Watch Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the original 1956 film. If it keeps you up at night, you’re even more of a wuss than I am! On Amazon Prime, The Roku Channel and other platforms.

CHRIS DROSNER, EXECUTIVE EDITOR

Is black IPA the best IPA? I mean, I’m not sure I want this unholy marriage of IPA’s fruity hops and stout’s roasty, mocha-like malt all of the time, but it sure hits nicely this time of year. Brewers have been exploring the niche style since it came back from the dead a bit after the pandemic, and that body of work much more successfully threads the style’s needle than the first iteration of black IPAs in the early 2010s. My favorite of the style, Component Brewing’s Blackest Eyes, will be on tap on Friday at Busby’s second annual Fears & Beers, which includes a Component tap takeover (Oh My Gourd pumpkin spice coffee ale might also be of interest). Many more Halloween doings are in store as well: a tightly curated horror movie marathon with trivia, tarot card readings, a costume contest and eats from Not Bad food truck. 7 p.m.-midnight Friday, Busby’s, 3475 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.

EVAN MUSIL, ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR

We’ve lost many jazz greats in recent memory: Roy Ayers, Hermeto Pascoal, just to name a few this year. And now, at 83, Jack DeJohnette – a wide-ranging, masterful drummer who could pack quiet intensity into every rhythm, showing flashes and then magnificent bursts of complexity without ever overburdening a tune or losing time. You could point to DeJohnette’s time with Miles Davis during the trumpeter’s electric period, or his critical role in the Standards Trio with pianist Keith Jarrett and bassist Gary Peacock (just check out the soloing here!). But I first reached for Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival this morning. Evans makes for a perfect fall soundtrack, and DeJohnette lends such liveliness to this record, the only one he appeared on with Evans.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – As the last full week of campaigning gets underway, four leading candidates bidding for Minneapolis mayor in the November election faced off on Monday at Minnesota Public Radio headquarters in St. Paul.

Voters hear from candidates

What they’re saying:

With just over a week to go until election day, more voters are paying attention. And they got another chance to hear from four of the top candidates. This is how they described what type of leader they plan to be.

 “Collaborative and pragmatic,” said Jazz Hampton, Minneapolis mayoral candidate.

“Earnest and compassionate,” said Mayor Jacob Frey, incumbent.

“Bold and partnership,” said Omar Fateh, Minneapolis mayoral candidate.

“Visionary and collaborative,” said Reverend DeWayne Davis, Minneapolis mayoral candidate.

The debate 

The backstory:

Incumbent Mayor Jacob Frey and three of his strongest challengers took the stage in this nearly hour-long event Monday afternoon.

There were a few tense moments between Frey and state Sen. Omar Fateh, who Frey called his “primary challenger.”

Two serious candidates, Reverend DeWayne Davis and attorney Jazz Hampton also took part in this debate.

There are 15 candidates in this race. It is a ranked-choice election, so voters are asked to select three candidates in order of preference. 

Frey calls out competitors

At one point during the debate, Frey called out the three candidates for forming a coalition against him.

What they’re saying:

The debate included a lightning round of questions on public safety, gun violence, housing, downtown development, city revenue, and property taxes.

It culminated with each candidate sharing their vision for the city.

“The partnership with our public schools is critical. We have a program called Stable Home Stable Schools, which has successfully housed over 6,700 kids in our Minneapolis public school system and beyond. But we can make sure that this partnership goes even further,” said Frey.

 “We have to figure out how do we make all of this work for everybody here, not only to save ourselves in this sense, but also to forecast to the country what’s possible and what we know we can be,” said Davis.

 “It includes having an ambitious youth agenda supporting our kids, making sure we have youth jobs and having youth programing. It includes ending poverty wages in the city of Minneapolis forever. We can make that happen,” said Fateh.

 “I’m excited to do that work, and that is my big vision partnering with Hennepin County to make more buildings open to before-and-after school programs, ensuring that it’s financially viable. Also, driving down crime in the process,” said Hampton.

What you can do:

Minneapolis voters can cast their ballot for mayor by 8 p.m. next Tuesday, Nov. 4.