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Minneapolis Parking Ban + U Of M Mandates Vaccines

Here's a five-minute guide to everything worth knowing in town today.

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Happy Wednesday, Minneapolis! Welcome to the debut edition of the Minneapolis Daily! A new newsletter filled with everything you need to know for the day. Now, let's get started.

First, today's weather: Minneapolis finally got a decent rain Tuesday! That should help with the extreme drought conditions we have faced all summer.

Wednesday will be clear throughout the day. High: 82, low: 62.

Here are the top stories today in Minneapolis:

  1. With truck parking now banned in Minneapolis, semi drivers will have to look down the road. (MinnPost)
  2. University of Minnesota mandates COVID-19 vaccines for students. (KARE11.com)
  3. In hospice care, Minneapolis comedy pioneer Scott Hansen prepares for his final bow. (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
  4. Police investigating shots fired in Dinkytown. (KSTP)
  5. Some big MN school districts ignore advice on masks, quarantine. (TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press)
  6. COVID-19 in MN: No signs yet of a peak in summer wave. (Minnesota Public Radio News)

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Today in Minneapolis

  • Financial Wellness Seminar: 4 Corners. (5 a.m.)
  • Finance Committee Meeting - Southside Family Charter School. (4:30 p.m.)
  • Kindergarten Picnic @ Lower Campus - Lake Harriet Upper School. (5 p.m.)
  • Board Meeting - Victory Neighborhood Association. (5:30 p.m.)
  • Jared Justen at Underground Music Cafe. (6 p.m.)
  • Ward 4 City Council Candidate Forum - Victory Neighborhood Association. (7 p.m.)

Minneapolis Patch Notebook

  • Minneapolis Institute of Art: "New exhibition alert! ⁠'Parska/Shada' opened today at Mia! Explore Mia's collection of Pueblo art highlighting Keresan, Tewa, Towa, and Hopi voices and culture." (Instagram)
  • Minneapolis Farmers Market: "To everyone who inquired, yes, small pickling cucumbers are still in season but you gotta come early and there is no guarantee of what's available. That's why it's important to get here early, we are open at 6 a.m., daily." (Instagram)
  • City of Minneapolis Government: "Get the Pfizer vaccine free at a City of Minneapolis Health Department vaccine clinic Saturday, Aug. 28. https://coronavirus-vaccine-outreach-cityoflakes.hub.arcgis.com/" (Facebook)
  • Minneapolis Public Schools: "MPS recently celebrated its new Somali Heritage Language and Culture Pathway that begins at Lyndale (K-5) and Sullivan (K-8) and feeds into the high schools that offer Somali Language and Culture Courses at South High School and Heritage..." (Facebook)

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