🌱 City To Rename Intersection After Prince + Rainy Memorial Day

Minneapolis MN

26 May, 2022

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Good morning, Minneapolis! Let's get to the Friday headlines. First, today's weather: Sunshine and warmer. High: 77 Low: 58. 👀 Attention local businesses & marketers: Attract more customers in Minneapolis by sponsoring this daily newsletter, which gets read by the same people you're trying to reach. Click here to learn more. Here are the top 4 stories in Minneapolis today: 1. The federal government announced plans to convert several Minnesota COVID-19 testing sites into "test-to-treat" centers, which will make the antiviral treatment Paxlovid more easily accessible to people who test positive for the virus. Nine Minnesotans died of COVID-19 Thursday, the state health department reports. (CBS) 2. A north Minneapolis woman was hit by outside gunfire in her home Wednesday afternoon, police said. She was hospitalized after being shot in the 3000 block of Emerson Avenue North. (CBS) 3. A Minneapolis intersection will officially be named after Prince following a City Council vote Thursday. The corner of 1st Avenue and 7th Street will become "Prince Rogers Nelson Way" on June 7, which would have been the Minnesota musician's 64th birthday. (FOX) 4. Conflicting data sets show the Twin Cities both growing and losing population over the past 10 years, the Star Tribune reports. While the 2020 U.S. Census showed a shrinking population in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Met Council data shows population gains. (Paid source: Star Tribune) Today in Minneapolis: The WAMM Walk Against Weapons of War is held at Lake Nokomis. (10:30 a.m.)Hear live music at Day Block Brewing Company. (7 p.m.) Out of the Box Opera hosts "an immersive opera experience" at Canopy by Hilton. (7 p.m.) Salsa del Soul performs at Granada Theater. (9 p.m.) From my notebook: The National Weather Service is forecasting a chance of rain throughout Memorial Day weekend in the Twin Cities. (Patch)The Star Tribune is ranking the best food options at Target Field during the Twins homestand. (Paid source: Star Tribune) Registration is open for Neighborhood Day Camps. (Park Board) Save the date: Open Streets Lyndale is set for June 5. (Open Streets) More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Events: New Retirement Savings Webinar (June 1) Seeding + garlic mustard pull at Vermillion River Linear Park (June 2) Taxes in Retirement Seminar on June 6 & 10! (June 6) Add your event That's all for today, Minneapolis! See you tomorrow for another Daily. — Georgi Presecky About me: Georgi is a Chicago-based newsletter writer and partner content curator. She spent five years on the entertainment beat for FF2 Media covering film festivals across the U.S. Her feature articles have been recognized with awards from the Illinois Women's Press Association and National Federation of Press Women. As editor-in-chief of the Lewis University newspaper, she and her staff earned honors from the Associated Collegiate Press and American Scholastic Press Associations. She began working for Patch in 2019. Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Minneapolis Daily? Contact me at [email protected]