A Cheap Shot at Gas, A Dish with a Grown Man's Name, and more

Friday, February 20th, 2026

Good morning! Welcome to The Tradesman, a 5-minute newsletter tailored just for America’s tradesmen.

Got company coming over this weekend? We have a recipe below that you have to try that’s sure to impress.

A new WWE video game is releasing soon! Scroll down to find out more details!

If you notice your gas tank getting low, try to fill it up on Mondays. That's when gas tends to be the cheapest in Ohio, according to new GasBuddy research.

If you're traveling out of state on a Sunday, you're in luck because that's the most affordable day to buy gas pretty much everywhere else!

To find out the absolute worst day to fill-up click here.

Looking for a quick meal that is sure to be a crowd favorite? Try Johnny Marzetti! No, not the person, the dish.

Johnny Marzetti is a classic Midwestern baked pasta casserole featuring ground beef, noodles, tomato sauce, and cheese. You can find the recipe here.

Fun fact: The dish is named after the brother-in-law of Teresa Marzetti, who created it for her Columbus, Ohio, restaurant in the late 1800s.

A brand new WWE 2K26 video game is coming next month, on March 13!

Now you can live out all your wrestling dreams without getting off the couch.

Click here for the announcement trailer and here for a gameplay video.

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, took the stand in California on Wednesday. The reason? His company, along with Google’s YouTube, is being accused of deliberately getting children addicted to their platforms and harming them.

Meta and Google both claim that they work to support young users, and scientific research doesn’t conclusively show that social media causes mental health damage.

A loss for Meta and Google could open the door for schools, families, and policymakers all over the country to rethink their whole approach to social media. (Read more here)

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