To Bike Lane or Not To Bike Lane? Plus, Must-Try Hot Dogs and Summer Pies

About this episode

The episode discusses the best hot dogs in the Twin Cities, local businesses, and the ongoing bike lane debate on Lyndale Ave.

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…

People in this episode

Host: Sean

Guests: Roseanne Pereira, Denzel Belin, Adam Sage

Topics covered

• bike lanes
• hot dogs
• local businesses
• summer pies
• Twin Cities news
• community feedback

Keywords

• hot dogs
• bike lanes
• Twin Cities
• local businesses
• summer pies
• City Cast
• Uptown

Sponsors

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Times, City Cast, MPR

Places: Twin Cities, Lyndale Ave., Uptown, St. Paul

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