🌱 Patch AM: What will the new Green Line mean for Hopkins riders in 2027?

Morning Hopkins! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What will the new Green Line mean for Hopkins riders in 2027?

Also on today's calendar: Sensory Friendly Art Club and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sunny and pleasantly warm, with a high of 74 and low of 45 degrees.
• Thursday: Clouds and sun, temps: high: 66, low: 50.
• Friday: Breezy in the a.m.; some sun, with a high of 74 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Green Line LRT trains to and from EP slated to start June 12, 2027 (eplocalnews.org) — Light rail trains on the Green Line between Eden Prairie and downtown Minneapolis are now slated to start carrying passengers June 12, 2027, after years of delays and cost overruns. Hopkins is one of the key municipal partners that stuck with the massive project, which will link local riders to buses, the Blue Line, and even Amtrak connections in St. Paul.
   

📸 Around Hopkins

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hopkins

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 8
• Disability Church Network Meeting - Minnesota (Hopkins) →
  Hopkins
  8:30 am

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Other local events

Wednesday October 7
• ICA Food Pantry
  Alice Smith Elementary Hopkins, MN 55343
  8:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Teen Games and Hangout
  Ridgedale Library, 12601 Ridgedale Drive, Minnetonka
  4:00 pm
• Sensory Friendly Art Club →
  Mess Hall Arts, 906 Mainstreet, Hopkins
  4:30 pm
• Depot: Featured Artist + Members' Open Mic Spotlight →
  Depot Coffee House, 9451 Excelsior Blvd, Hopkins
  6:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Traveled Ground at Bear Cave Brewery →
  Bear Cave Brewery, Mainstreet, Hopkins
  6:00 pm
• Phil Heywood →
  Hopkins Depot The Freight Room, 9451 Excelsior Blvd, Hopkins
  6:00 pm
• Karina Kern at Wild Boar →
  Wild Boar, Hopkins
  7:00 pm
• Jacuzzi Puma at Hopkins Mainstreet →
  Hopkins Mainstreet, Hopkins
  8:00 pm
• Jacuzzi Puma @ Hopkins Mainstreet →
  Hopkins MN
  8:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• C.A.S.T. (Creative, Accepting, Sensory Friendly, Theatre) Winter Theatre Classes →
  Hopkins MN
  9:00 am
• The Secret Garden - Sensory-Friendly Performance →
  Hopkins Center for the Arts, 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Anyone missing a cat?
  Seems friendly and wants in. Pls message me! Bent Tree Neighborhood in Minnetonka. (Nextdoor Bent Tree)
• MISSING😥MY BABY IS MISSING.
  HER NAME IS ZaZa. SHE HAS A PURPLE COLLAR WITH A NAME TAG WITH MY NAME AND NUMBER ON IT. SHE WAS LAST SEEN SATURDAY AT 3:00pm. SHE HAS NEVER BEEN… (Nextdoor South Presidents)

• Goodwin Recruiting posted a job opening for Sous Chef Needed for Upscale Casual Restaurant in Hopkins. Apply here.
• Kelly Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Machine Operator in Minnetonka. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hopkins here.

🗞 Nearby News

Minnetonka

• Drive Across Minnesota Just To Try The Gloriously Overstuffed Sandwiches At This Legendary Deli (newsbreak.com)
• VOTERS GUIDE: Acomb, Bergerson vie for House District 45B (hometownsource.com)
• Analyzing UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) and Option Care Health (NASDAQ:OPCH) (defenseworld.net)

Edina

• Find a Halloween costume at Edina's costume swap Oct. 11 (hometownsource.com)

Eden Prairie

• Somali Gang Task Force Needed After Homecoming Shooting, Eden Prairie Mayor Says (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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