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Dawn Peer has been teaching at Somerset Middle School in Wisconsin for 20 years, while also being a coach and volunteer ? making her the perfect fit for FOX 9?s latest Top Teacher.

Battling over baby names. Should you have to call dibs when it comes to baby names with friends and family? We break it down in the Hot Dish. Plus, the best seasonal restaurants in the Twin Cities. Stephanie March shares her picks for the Spring/Summer. And a piece of history from St. Paul has new life as a restaurant called, City House. We get a preview of the new hotspot.

The Minnesota Zoo is celebrating several new arrivals with the return of Farm Babies. So far, there are seven goat kids, one cria, one calf, a flock of chicks and many more on the way including lambs and kunekune piglets. Farm Babies runs through May 19. The zoo is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and tickets must be purchased online in advance.

Changes coming to school lunches. The USDA is cracking down on the amount of sugar in school lunch. We look at what it means for kids. Plus, paying a fee to visit a popular tourist spot. Would you do it? One city just added the fee. Ahead of Arbor Day, Garden Guy Dale K. is sharing his tips on how to successfully choose and plant a tree. And this week is National Infertility Awareness Week. Meet a local mom leading an infertility support group to assist other families going through this difficult time.

One of the country?s top pastry chefs has opened her first restaurant in Minneapolis. Diane Moua is a veteran of Bellecour, Spoon and Stable and received two James Beard nominations for Outstanding Pastry Chef. She?s branching out now, opening a Hmong-American eatery, Diane?s Place, in northeast Minneapolis. Visitors can pop in and get a coffee and pastry to go, or dine in with their breakfast and lunch menu. It?s located in the Food Building at the corner of Northeast Marshall Street and 14th Avenue Northeast. Diane?s Place is open from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. daily. They are planning to add dinner service in the future.

Nature and art collide at the Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA). "Art In Bloom" is back for its 40th year. There are 180 living arrangements to view, most inspired by pieces in Mia?s vast collection. The event runs April 25-April 28 and is free to attend. Last year's event brought 60,000 visitors to the museum.

FOX 9 Garden Guy Dale K shares tree planting tips ahead of Arbor Day.

Stephanie Hansen dives deep into the art of the sushi roll with nationally renowned chef?Billy Tserenbat, founder of?Billy Sushi in Minneapolis, on the latest episode of Taste Buds.

The longest running art crawl in the country is gearing up for the biggest weekend yet. Hundreds of artists will be displaying their work at 26 different locations across downtown St. Paul and Lowertown. There are also classes, demonstrations and performances. Some of the featured venues for weekend three include Union Depot and the George Latimer Central Library. The crawl is put on by the St. Paul Art Collective. Check the website to see the hours for each location. The final weekend runs April 26 through April 28.

A Twin Cities suburb declares itself the ?Restaurant Capital of Minnesota.? But is it? We break down the debate. Kelly takes us inside the first "romance only" book store in Minneapolis. Saturday is ?Drug Take Back Day,? a day to clean out the medicine cabinet and get rid of old prescriptions and other medicines taking up space in your bathroom. Learn why it?s so important to get the old medicines out of your house. And keeping kids and adults safe in the water. The University of Minnesota is hosting its annual ?Water Safety Festival.? We get a preview of all the events planned for the weekend and learn at what age children should start learning how to swim.

FOX 9 is back on the road for the seventh season of the Town Ball Tour this summer.

Keep this in mind the next time you call in sick to work, Artificial Intelligence could be listening. Plus, how to free yourself from boring conversations. We talk about both in today's hot topics. Wedding season is approaching and if you're the mother of the bride or groom, finding a dress can be difficult. Meet the co-founder of "Mother Of," helping women across the country find the best dress for the big event., And bird watching became hugely popular during the pandemic and it's still popular today. We sit down with the author of The Breeding Birds of Minnesota to talk about the birds you can spot in our state.

Garden Guy Dale K shares useful tips to help your plants thrive.

Changing behaviors at restaurants. Is it okay to ask for a table near an outlet to charge your phone? A new survey says yes! We look at the new acceptable manners. Plus, a good problem to have. The WNBA is looking into moving some games to larger arenas to deal with the rising popularity of players like Caitlin Clark. We break it all down in today's hot dish. Plus, Dr. Eric Ruhland is back talking about his dog, Butter, and her upcoming litter of puppies. And, in honor of Earth Day, Sina from the Minnesota Farmers' Market Association returns to talk about all the great food available at local markets this time of year.