Freeloader Friday: 107 Free Things To Do This Weekend
MayDay! Derby parties! Cinco de Mayo!
RacketCast, Ep. 51: Weather, Climate, and Getting Ripped Feat. Meteorologist Sven Sundgaard
Finally, a podcast revolving around the most fascinating topic to all Minnesotans.
Let’s Talk Bread in This Week’s Open Thread
As we do every Friday, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers.
Asher’s and Izakaya Kazama Open, 801 is 86’d, Bye-Bye Beast Barbecue, and More April Restaurant News
Plus Black Duck rebrands and a fun tenant takes over Theo Wirth's Trailhead Cafe in this month's Racket Restaurant Roundup.
I Tried the Minneapolis-Made Camera So You Don’t Have To
Manufactured on Nicollet Avenue during the Truman administration, the Clarus MS-35 is fun to use but riddled with flaws. Are civic pride and a yearning for physical media enough to make you buy one in 2026?
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New Music Playlists: A Great New Local Music Compilation and a Bad New Band Worth Turning Off
5 great new local songs, 5 great new songs from everywhere else, and 1 colossal waste of your ability to hear.
‘Challenging Optics’: MPD Worked With Homeland Security Just Before Operation Metro Surge
Plus Aimee Bock's dirty tricks, a gubernatorial shout out to a good guy, and cougar kittens in today's Flyover news roundup.
On the Big Screen This Week: The Second-Best Movie About Watergate and the First-Best Movie Where Ginger Rogers Sings in Pig Latin
Pretty much all the movies you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
Weed Weviews: 3 Things I Tried in April
Three very different drinks from three very different companies.
From Indigenous Beading to Appalachian Clogging, the Center for People and Craft Is Modernizing the 19th Century Folk-School Model
Rooted in the folk-school tradition, the newly launched center also aims for diversity and antifascism.
MN Ice Abduction Memorials, Mapped
Plus construction workers finally get paid for 2019 labor, RIP guitarist Michael Yonkers, and ICE killer gets new ICE job in today's Flyover news roundup.
Is It Outdoor Music Season Yet? Your Complete Concert Calendar: April 28-May 4
Pretty much all the music you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
