🌱 Target Center To Host Olympic Trials + Local Chef Racks Up Awards

Hello, Minneapolis! In this Wednesday edition of the Patch newsletter, find out:

• Why the aftermath of a fire at an Uptown apartment building is causing neighbor complaints.
• Why custody of the late Madeline Kingsbury's children is in the headlines.
• How to celebrate Juneteenth this weekend in Minneapolis.

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Here are the top 4 stories in Minneapolis today:

1. The parents of Madeline Kingsbury plan to file for full custody of her children, BMTN reports. Kingsbury was found dead last week after being missing from Winona for two months. Her ex-boyfriend and the father of her children Adam Fravel has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder. (BMTN)

2. The rubble from an Uptown apartment building fire is causing neighbors concern, CBS reports. Neighbors say the pile on Lyndale Avenue has been there since December and attracts “animals, graffiti and trash dumping.” (CBS)

3. A Juneteenth celebration will be held Saturday in Bethune Park. The event will feature live music, art, family activities and more to commemorate Freedom Day, “the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States.” University of Minnesota will also host a Juneteenth Block Party Saturday in North Minneapolis. (Park Board/WCCO)

4. Twin Cities chef Sean Sherman has received the Julia Child Award, CBS Minnesota reports. The Owamni founder was also recently named to Time Magazine’s Most Influential People list. (CBS)

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Today in Minneapolis:

• Hennepin County Libraries offer job search and resume assistance at several branches. (2 p.m.)
• The Twin Cities Mobile Jazz Project comes to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park. (4 p.m.)
• It’s Trivia Night at Utepils Brewing. (7 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Target Center will host the 2024 trials for the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team, Minnesota Sports and Events announced Tuesday. The summer games will be held in Paris next year. (KARE11)
• Linden Hills Library is closed for the summer but is hosting some outdoor programming for families. (Library)
• Four players committed to University of Minnesota football over the weekend. (Paid source: Star Tribune)

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— 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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