🌱 I-94 Closures + Free YMCA Memberships + Music & Movies In The Park

Happy Saturday, Minneapolis. In today's news:

• An Eden Prairie house fire injured four people Friday.
• Minneapolis chefs are back to judge the "Silos Baking Championship."
• Pride events, kayaking and more weekend events.

But first, today's weather: Hot. High: 90 Low: 68.

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Here are the top 4 stories today in Minneapolis:

1. An overnight fire injured four people and damaged two homes in Eden Prairie, WCCO reports. One person remains hospitalized after the Friday morning fire in the 1000 block of Lee Drive. (CBS)

2. The Minnesota Department of Transportation will close a stretch of I-94 this weekend. The area between I-694 and I-394 will be closed for construction until early Monday morning. (KARE11)

3. Twin Cities teens can receive free YMCA memberships this summer thanks to the Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation. The program opens June 5. (KARE11)

4. Minneapolis chefs Andrew Zimmern and Zoë François are back to judge the “Silos Baking Competition” for Magnolia Network. The show is streaming on Discovery+ and the newly rebranded streaming service Max. (Hollywood Reporter)

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Today in Minneapolis:

• Children’s Theatre Company presents “Music in Motion” at Peavey Plaza. (10 a.m.)
• The Belfast Cowboys performs at the Lake Harriet Bandshell. (7:30 p.m.)
• See “La La Land” at Lake Harriet. (8:45 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Meet Minneapolis curated a list of ways to celebrate Pride Month in the Twin Cities. (MM)
• Kayak rentals are now available on parts of the Mississippi, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board announced. (Twitter)
• Robbinsdale’s “Pig Ate My Pizza” was named among the best pizzas in the U.S., according to Food & Wine Magazine. (Patch)
• Minneapolis-based Flagstone Foods acquired Emerald Nuts from the Campbell Soup Company. (BMTN)

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That's all for today! See you Tuesday for another 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.