Episode Details

After reading the New York Times' Best Hot Dogs article, we were inspired to put together our own list of best hot dogs in the Twin Cities. Sean did his homework trying out several hot doggeries over the weekend, and he shares his findings. Our new newsletter writer Roseanne Pereira joins the show to talk about City Cast's free newsletter "Keep It Local," where Roseanne shines a light on some of her favorite local businesses you should check out each week (today's newsletter is all about summer pies!). Later, Sean chats with MPR newsroom coordinator Denzel Belin and producer Adam Sage about the ongoing drama surrounding bike lanes on Lyndale Ave., and Sean shares a tribute to longtime Twin Cities broadcaster and journalist Larry Fitzgerald Sr.

Learn more about the topics discussed in today's episode:

• Sign up for the Keep It Local Newsletter!
• 620 Club
• Nordic Dogs
• The Wienery
• Kyatchi
• Kramarczuk’s
• Litt Pinball Bar
• St. Paul Meat Shop
• Lyndale Avenue South redesign debate: Uptown business owners clash with bicyclists over parking (FOX9)
• Clip from Uptown Association Meeting (Taylor Dahlin)
• 6.1.2026 - Jacob Frey speaks at the Uptown Association event for the Lyndale Ave reconstruction (Taylor Dahlin)
• Interactive community feedback map of the current reconstruction plan (Hennepin County)
• Lyndale Avenue South reconstruction (Hennepin County)
• Become a City Cast Twin Cities Neighbor

Learn more about the sponsors of this June 3rd episode:

• Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

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