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01/12/2024

Bundle up! 🥶

Music is popping up in all kinds of unexpected places this weekend.

01/11/2024

The MN GOP has announced an ambitious plan to—oh wait, no, they're just selling shirts complaining about the new flag.

Plus a reporter's 'Fall of Minneapolis' takedown, Shannen Doherty blames 'Mallrats,' and high school ghosts in today's Flyover news roundup.

01/11/2024

Well, now we know what's for breakfast this weekend.

They've also got a hotteok waffle, which might be the best six bucks I've spent in 2024.

01/11/2024

"What movies can I see in theaters this week?" We're glad you asked!

Pretty much all the movies you can see in Twin Cities theaters this week.

01/10/2024

Should we ban cars from parkway roads? 🤔

'The idea of motorized parkways is well past its expiration date,' says one transportation advocate.

01/09/2024

To lift spirits at Edina's Pittsburgh Blue Steakhouse during Covid, the lifelong bartender began testing her new creation on coworkers:

A local riff on Grillo's is stirring excitement among area pickle-heads.

01/09/2024

Menards was docking a breastfeeding woman's pay for taking breaks to deal with lactation...

And that's not even the biggest wage theft story of the week! Plus women in the workforce and Dean's dismal campaign event in today's Flyover news roundup.

01/09/2024

This week's music listings? Don't mind if we do!

Pretty much all the live music you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.

01/09/2024

Will the NE turkeys unionize? Will Frey become a YouTube star?

It’s going to be another weird one, folks.

01/08/2024

In today's Flyover news roundup:

Plus celebrating St. Paul's all-female City Council, 'Purple Rain' is heads to Broadway, and Target sells more crap in today's Flyover news roundup.

01/08/2024

Lots to do this week, including Out There 2024 at the Walker and First Ave's Best New Bands showcase.

Icy events may return after this week's deep freeze, but until then check out these hot happenings.

01/08/2024

From Bauhaus Brew Labs' Nah Pink Guava Sour to Summit's Nialas IPA to something called "Sauna Water," here are our MN-made NA picks.

Wet your whistle during Dry January.

01/08/2024

Folks, these are simply the best songs of 2024.

Our first weekly playlists of the year serve up 5 great new local songs and 5 great new songs from elsewhere.

01/05/2024

Lots of good advice from a climate expert.

Having just experienced the warmest December on record, we asked a climate scientist to explain WTF is going on.

01/05/2024

Folks, it's time to plan your weekend.

With lots of free concerts, a few pop-up markets, and a late-night dance party.

01/05/2024

It's Friday, and the friendliest comment section on the internet is waiting to hear from you.

It's your turn to talk about whatever you want here at Racket.

01/04/2024

“I thought ‘I Shall Be Released’ was a Jamaican song, you know?”

Plus eviction day at Camp Nenookaasi, CPR saves a marten, and ice doing cool stuff in today's Flyover news roundup.

01/04/2024

We solved the mystery.

We asked Dome experts for additional intel.

01/04/2024

Wanna see a movie about an evil Minnesota swimming pool? No worries, there are some good movies playing this week too.

Happy New Year! I’m trying something a little different around here in 2024. Since I often see new movies that I don’t have the time and/or inclination to write about at length, I’m adding capsule reviews to the “opening” and “ongoing” sections. I’ll excerpt the longer reviews I’ve...

01/04/2024

Minnesota is forced to adjust to a winter without... winter.

Beargrease? Canceled. Skating rinks? Closed. Ice Festivals? Off. It’s a tough year to get outside.

01/04/2024

Controversy killed a U of M tradition. Can students bring it back?

Students and faculty say they miss the visual and messaging appeal of the decorated Washington Avenue Bridge, which sparked free speech debates during the Trump era.

01/03/2024

Our critic addresses the state of movies, then rattles off his faves from '23.

Dolls, genocide, child predators, multiverses, Jeff Goldblum as an alien—last year's movies really had it all.

01/02/2024

Finance website Unusual Whales released its report on how members of congress fared in their 2023 wheelings/dealings. Tina Smith did remarkably well:

Plus our freaky winter makes national headlines, a whole lotta restaurant real estate, and encampment residents sue the mayor in today's Flyover news roundup.

01/02/2024

What's closed, what's coming soon, and what we ate the final month of 2023:

It's the December Racket Restaurant Roundup.

01/02/2024

From a campy rave to a heartfelt tribute night, music happenings this week run the gamut:

Pretty much all the live music you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.

01/02/2024

Stuff to do this week? Don't mind if we do!

Oh, and one of the few ice fests that isn't canceled this winter...

12/28/2023

Another great year for our freelancers.

Lotta great stuff here.

12/27/2023

Thanks for reading!

Each staffer picked their five faves.

12/22/2023

And with this post Racket is done publishing for 2023. See ya next year!

Plus an end to pay history queries, a union pulls out of Mayo, and a famous person was in St. Paul in today's Flyover newsletter

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