Minneapolis mural of pop icon Prince to be finished in June

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A downtown Minneapolis mural honoring pop superstar Prince will be unveiled in June 2022. Officials with the Crown Our Prince project say the painting is scheduled to begin on May 16 on a parking ramp near near First Avenue and 8th Street. The artwork will be carried out by 33-year-old Hiero Veiga, a Black Florida street painter known for the rendering on the exterior wall of Miami’s Museum of Graffiti. Organizers say the $500,000 Minneapolis project has been in the works for seven years. A block party is scheduled for June 2 to celebrate its completion. This month marks six years since Prince died of an accidental fentanyl overdose at his Paisley Park home in Chanhassen.