🌱 Transgender Woman Attacked + Teen Pleads Guilty

Happy Friday, Minneapolis. Let's get to today's top stories, including:

• The City Council approved plans to restore Sixth Avenue North.
• Local breweries win top honors.
• The state marks a significant anniversary.

But first, today's weather: A thunderstorm in spots. High: 75 Low: 63.

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Here are the top stories in Minneapolis today:

1. A Minneapolis man was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for burglarizing a series of businesses. In April 2022, Matthew Dereck Howell targeted Dollar City Plus, Minneapolis Market and Sam's Market and Meat. (Justice Department)

2. A teen plead guilty to assault this week after "violently attacking" a transgender woman at the LRT Lake St. Station. Keaten Morris will be sentenced for the February attack in July. (CBS)

3. City Council members approved plans to restore Sixth Avenue North and remove Olson Memorial Highway, CBS Minnesota reports. Reconstruction is planned for 2028. (CBS)

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Today in Minneapolis:

• Black Fashion Week presents a "50 Years of Hip-Hop" Tribute Fashion Show. (7 p.m.)
• See newly restored films at The Main Cinema. (7 p.m.)
• The Twins take on the Cubs in a series opener at Target Field. (7:10 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Yesterday marked 165 years of statehood for Minnesota. (KARE11)
• Two Minneapolis breweries won medals at the World Beer Cup Awards Ceremony. (Patch)
• More than 3,000 drivers across the state were cited for distracted driving last month. (KARE11)
• Seven athletes from Minneapolis Public Schools received Athena Awards for "superior athletic achievement." (MPS)

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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.