Kelly Smith on the Star Tribune reports from Brooklyn Center to Bemidji, food shelves saw greater than 7.5 million visits in 2023, based on latest state data released this week by Hunger Solutions Minnesota.
Maury Glover at FOX 9 writes that, based on USA Today, the typical airfare at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport was $422 in 2023, up $136 from 2021. That 48 percent increase was the best percentage of any airport within the country.
Related: Frontier Airlines offering $19 a technique flights from MSP [WJON]
Nick Halter at Axios reports Metro Transit is planning a serious upgrade of its fare collection system allowing riders to make use of a bank card or smartphone.
Matt Mikus at MPR News has a rundown of this 12 months’s James Beard Award semifinalists from Minnesota.
Related: The perfect pizza in America, from thin-crust to deep-dish [TimeOut]
Melissa Whitler at Minneapolis Schools Voices has a chunk on Minneapolis Public Schools class sizes in elementary grades averaging slightly below 22 students within the 2022-23 school 12 months. Class sizes were smallest in second grade and largest in fifth grade.
Gita Sitaramiah on the Star Tribune reports Tattersall Distilling faces eviction after its Northeast Minneapolis landlord alleged the business has not paid greater than $120,000 in rent and other expenses since August.
Tommy Wiita at Bring Me the News reports a Worthington Globe journalist’s automotive was vandalized following reporting by the newspaper on Worthington High School board’s controversial decision to remove flags from a highschool classroom.
Kirsten Mitchell at WCCO reports a Minnesota family says a memorial honoring their 6-year-old son stood in Dred Scott Park in Bloomington, until recently after they came upon city crews removed it.
Via the Star Tribune: Taste of Minnesota will return to Nicollet Mall on July 6 and seven after moving around and even disappearing for just a few years.