I Took the E Line From Southdale to St. Anthony Main and Watched 4 Movies in Less Than 12 Hours
Bus Rapid Transit is a gift to Minneapolis filmgoers.
The Final Days Inside St. Paul’s Pig’s Eye Encampment
Racket interviewed over a dozen displaced residents, volunteers, and advocates to better understand the real-life impact of cities sweeping away those experiencing homelessness.
Brunch Buds: We Went to Dumpling Eatery to (What Else?) Eat Dumplings
If you've been craving great soup dumplings and/or a bathroom with a Robot Trashcan, have we got the place for you.
‘We Want Justice’: Alex Pretti’s Family Speaks Out
Plus Annunciation nearly one year later, Jungle successfully sells building, and a live fish cam in today's Flyover news roundup.
MN State Fair, Racket Turns 5, Karmel Mall Cash Mob: This Week’s Best Events
Plus Ren Fest, Mizna at Baba's, and a Turf tribute to Shania Twain.
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All the Music at the Fair (and Everywhere Else) in Your Complete Concert Calendar: Aug. 25-31
Pretty much all the music you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
Anti-ICE Networks Pivot to Protecting Voters
Plus Modern Times returns, RIP Chaz Millionaire, and depression is the real serial killer in today's Flyover news roundup.
Guess What Percentage of Minneapolis Households Are Carless. Wrong! Guess Again.
Plus two restaurants bid adieu, a big b-ball shakeup, and an influencer finagles a way to the MN State Fair in today's Flyover news roundup.
Pungent Eats, Pride, and the Peculiar Pragmatic Promenade: A Visit to the Minnesota Garlic Festival
Garlic ice cream, garlic kettle corn, garlic smoothies... this fest in Hutchinson has everything.
Let’s Talk WFH in This Week’s Open Thread
As we do every Friday, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers.
Freeloader Friday: 134 Free Things To Do This Weekend
Movies in parks, block parties, posters for teachers, and back-to-school events.
On the Big Screen This Week: Poets Who Are Postal Workers, Writers Who Are Cooks
Pretty much all the movies you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
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Call me Cry Baby Craig the way this pepper story has me tearing up.











