🌱 New Dining Experience Hits Chicago + Teen Shooting Sparks Outrage

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Here are the top three stories today in Chicago:

1. Through Sunday, May 14, a new dining experience featuring geodesic domes is officially opened across from Pioneer Court. The outdoor pop-up restaurant Dinner With A View lets guests eat dinner from inside a terrarium dome that was inspired by different landscapes from around the world. There are around 33 domes and each one showcases a different natural region of the Earth that guests can explore. (Splash Magazines)
2. On Sunday, Apr. 9, a teenage girl was shot in the head near Jackie Robinson Park on Chicago's Far South Side. Officials say police responded to gunshots a little before 1:00 a.m. and after arriving on the scene, they found 15-year-old Demea Morris sitting in the backseat of a car with a gunshot wound in her head. The incident has prompted outrage from community activists. (NBC Chicago)
3. Last week, an Illinois Lottery player ended up winning a $1 million prize on Good Friday. The winning player won with a Lucky Day Lotto ticket that was purchased from a Family Pantry outside of the city in Morton Grove. The ticket matched all five of the numbers drawn, earning them the winning jackpot. (FOX32 Chicago)

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From my notebook:

• A new Barbie-themed pop-up restaurant is confirmed to make its way to Chicago from Wednesday, Jun. 7 through Friday, Sep. 15. The cafe is called Malibu Barbie Cafe and will be a fast-casual restaurant that features a "sea of poptimistic Barbie colors" for everyone to enjoy. Information regarding tickets, location, and reservations is not available yet, but you can find more information here. (Crain's Chicago Business)
• According to the US National Weather Service in Chicago, the weather is turning up the heat and giving residents a taste of summer this whole week. Temperatures are expected to range from mid-70s to low 80s with lots of sunshine and limited showers. A big pattern change is expected for next weekend, so enjoy the warm weather while you can. (US National Weather Service Chicago Illinois)
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— Kaytlyn Mroz

About me: Kaytlyn Mroz is a copywriter at Lightning Media Partners – a content creation agency. She is a Rowan University graduate where she earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's degree in writing. Outside of work, Kaytlyn is a dog mom to a boglen terrier named Finn and a golden retriever named Willow.