🌱 Potential Park Tax + State Fair Hiring + Antisemitic Posters Found

Good morning, Minneapolis! Let's start this Tuesday with some local news.

First, today's weather: An afternoon thunderstorm. High: 79 Low: 62.

Here are the top 5 stories today in Minneapolis:

1. Antisemitic fliers were found Monday morning in several yards in Minneapolis, St. Louis Park and Hopkins. Police are investigating the papers, which appear to target Jewish CEOs of major media companies. (KARE11)

2. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board is seeking a tax hike to make the city’s parks safer and more equitable, Patch reports. If the Board of Estimate and Taxation approves the 6.16 percent park tax, “it would result in a 1.1 percent increase in city Minneapolis 2023 taxes overall.” (Patch)

3. The State Fair is seeking applicants to fill 1,200 open jobs for the upcoming fair, which begins Aug. 25. Interested applicants can attend a job fair tomorrow afternoon at the North End Event Center on the fairgrounds in St. Paul. (CBS)

4. Rep. Ilhan Omar told CBS that she feels “pretty positive” about the race for her 5th congressional district seat. The Minnesota primary election will be held two weeks from today. (CBS)

5. In case you missed it: former Twins Jim Kaat and Tony Oliva were inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday. Fellow inductee David Ortiz (who began his career in the Twin Cities) told the Cooperstown crowd: “Those guys always were around when I was with the Twins giving us good advice.” (MPR News)

Today in Minneapolis:

• Take a yoga class at Peavey Plaza. (5:30 p.m.)
• Hear live music in Bryant Square Park. (6:30 p.m.)
• Author Resmaa Menakem joins Hennepin County Library for a virtual book discussion. (7 p.m.)
• Trivia Tuesday at Lakes & Legends Brewing Company. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• “It doesn't always roll our way,” Aurora FC head coach Nicole Lukic said of the team’s championship loss. (CBS)
• The Star Tribune is offering a first look at three new Minneapolis restaurants, including Riva Terrace inside the new Four Seasons. (Paid source: Star Tribune)

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That's all for today, Minneapolis. See you tomorrow for more local stories.

— 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.