🌱 No Fireworks For Minneapolis + Delta Pilots Picket At MSP

Happy Friday! Let's start July with a quick Minneapolis Daily.

First, today's weather: Mostly sunny and pleasant. High: 87 Low: 64.

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Here are the top 4 stories in Minneapolis today:

1. Pilots from Delta Air Lines picketed outside Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Thursday, along with their colleagues in six other cities. According to KARE11, the employees are seeking "pay improvements, better retirement benefits, job protections and changes to pilot schedules." (KARE11)

2. The Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association has raised more than $15,000 in private donations to pay for extra safety patrols in the area. A weekend shooting near Stone Arch Bridge led to several injuries, leaving residents concerned for the safety of the neighborhood. (KARE11)

3. The Minnesota Wild traded forward Kevin Fiala to the LA Kings this week in exchange for University of Minnesota Gopher Brock Faber. “Wild and Gophers,” Maple Grove native Faber told the Athletic after news of the trade broke. “Ever since I started playing, those were always the two dream landing spots. And what do you know?” (The Athletic)

4. It's officially July 4 weekend, and at least a dozen fireworks shows are on the calendar in the Twin Cities area. Minneapolis will not host its annual fireworks show due to staffing shortages and construction, but displays are planned in St. Paul, Eagan, Bloomington and more neighboring cities. (Paid source: Star Tribune)

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Today in Minneapolis:

• “Mr. Malcolm’s List” opens at Landmark Lagoon. (1 p.m.)
• The Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit returns to Lighthouse ArtSpace. (1:30 p.m.)
• Hear live music at Day Block Brewing (7 p.m.), Minnehaha Park (7 p.m.) and the Lake Harriet Bandshell. (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Voting is open for the MLS All-Star Game, set for August in St. Paul. (Meet Minneapolis)
• Residents and business owners are weighing in on plans for a new Blue Line route in north Minneapolis and Crystal. (MPR News)
• Volume 2 of “Stranger Things 4” hits Netflix today. Series star Joe Keery is in Minneapolis filming the indie movie “Marmalade.” (BMTN)
• Free and family-friendly, the "Rock the Cradle" event returns to MIA next weekend. (Instagram)

That's all for this Friday! Enjoy the start of this holiday weekend. Patch will be back tomorrow with another five-minute guide to the headlines.

— 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.