🌱 City Office Called Racist + Hwy 55 Construction + Aurora FC Game

Good morning, Minneapolis. Let's get to today's top stories.

First, today's weather: Mainly cloudy and warmer. High: 64 Low: 48.

Here are the top 4 stories in Minneapolis today:

1. Minnesota Democrats called for action on gun control Wednesday after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. "I’m a gun owner. Do not tell me our Founders conceived of this carnage when they wrote the Constitution," Rep. Dean Phillips tweeted. (BMTN)

2. The Minneapolis City Council will vote today on whether to confirm Interim City Coordinator Heather Johnston to continue leading the office. More than 60 city employees signed a letter Tuesday saying the office is a “toxic and racist workplace” and Johnston has done little to help the culture. (CBS)

3. Areas of Highway 55 will remain under construction throughout the holiday weekend, the Minnesota Department of Transportation reports. The department expects Memorial Day weekend travel to increase to pre-pandemic levels. (Patch)

4. The Minnesota Aurora FC will take the field for its inaugural soccer game tonight at TCO Stadium. All 5,600 tickets are sold out. (KARE11)

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Today in Minneapolis:

• Minneapolis Central Library offers job search assistance. (2 p.m.)
• “Top Gun: Maverick” opens at Riverview Theater. (4 p.m.)
• Head to the State Fairgrounds for "Kickoff to Summer at the Fair." (4:30 p.m.)
• The Bryn Mawr Neighborhood Association hosts a craft fair. (5 p.m.)
• The Twins take on the Royals at Target Field. (6:40 PM)

From my notebook:

• A George Perry Floyd Square commemorative street sign was unveiled at 38th and Chicago yesterday, the second anniversary of Floyd’s murder. (Paid source: Star Tribune)
• Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $6 million to Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities. (Patch)
• Yoga in the Park will return to Gold Medal Park on Saturday after a pandemic hiatus. (City)
• Twins pitcher Joe Ryan will miss his start tonight at Target Field after testing positive for COVID-19. The rookie is 5-2 this year with 42 strikeouts. (KARE11)

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That's all for today, Minneapolis. See you back here tomorrow for a Friday edition.

— 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.

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