Can a Super-Cute Kids’ Book Save Lizzo’s Career? (Plus 4 More Books for Young Readers.)
An important Indigenous story by Ashley Fairbanks, a true story about a bison, and more new books from MN (and MN-adjacent) authors.
Wanna Buy a Condo Inside a 118-Year-Old Uptown Fire Station?
Dalmatian not included.
Greenway Glow, Cedarfest, TC Maker Fest: This Week’s Best Events
This week is stacked, y'all!
Normal, Decent, Healthy Country Sends St. Paul Somali Asylum Seeker to Guantanamo
Plus immigrant businesses struggle post-OMS, some alliterative food news, and a new owner for the Woman’s Club building in today's Flyover news roundup.
Pay-to-Play Youth Soccer ‘Is About Entitlement and Money.’ 2 MN Leagues Are Emphasizing Affordability, Fun.
Sol of the Cities Futsal League and La Liga de Sueños aim to solve youth soccer's 'lightning-rod issue.'
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We Must Abolish the New Skyride Ads at the Minnesota State Fair
Plus forever chemical podcasts, State Fair food review aggregation, and school start time debates in today's Flyover news roundup.
Get Autumnal With Your Complete Concert Calendar: Sept. 8-14
Pretty much all the music you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
RacketCast, Ep. 60: How Labor Wins Feat. Workday Magazine Journalists Sarah Lazare & Amie Stager
It's true: There's power in a union.
Remembering the Time Gloria Steinem Delivered a Homily at St. Joan’s in South Minneapolis
Plus GOP AI slop, a new football pod, and your State Fair moment of zen in today's Flyover news roundup.
We’re Doin’ Something a Little Different for Our Annual Labor Day Open Thread
As we do every Friday, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers.
Muppet Masturbation, the Vietnam War, and Grandma’s Letters: Minneapolis’s Raunchiest Puppeteer to Perform in National Puppet Slam
Locally based artist Dominique Herskind takes her heartfelt adult comedy ‘1969’ to Atlanta.
Enjoy 43 Lovely Portraits of Minnesotans Thriving at the 2026 MN State Fair
At the Great Minnesota Get-Together, humanity shines as bright as the midday Midway sun.
Reader Comment of the Day
I'm not the type to get super upset over every little thing I don't like, but those Google ads on the sky glider Really Fucking Sucked to see. It'd be ok to have a few ads for local businesses or state fair attractions or something up there, fine, whatever, if you must. But Google? The fuck does Google have to do with Minnesota? Get out of here.