RacketCast, Ep. 53: Fighting Google’s Data Center Feat. Pine Island Residents Aubree Derksen & Nicole Mills
Google pissed off Pine Island, and now the rural Minnesota community is punching back hard.
Get Your Bread at the Trailhead: Aki’s Takes Over Theo Wirth Cafe
There's a grand opening celebration this weekend.
Report: 74% of Working-Age Minnesotans Don’t Mess Around With AI
Plus Klobes picks a running mate, both parties throw parties, and buy our damn T-shirt in today's Flyover news roundup.
Racket Spring Member Drive + Raffle 2026
It's our biggest sale/raffle ever. Deal runs through June 1. Let's make like Zack Snyder and hit 300!
Freeloader Friday: 113 Free Things To Do This Weekend
Pop-up book sales and bars, outdoor theater, and parties for dogs, crows, and turtles (not all at once).
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Vroom! Tell Us What Car You Drive in This Week’s Open Thread.
As we do every Friday, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers.
Report: Multiple UFOs Spotted Above Already-Spooky ‘Halloween Capital of the World’—Anoka!
Plus more O'Hara deets, burnout also busting beer bubbles, and One Minute Tours guy needs our views in today's Flyover news roundup.
It’s a Bleak Week for Movies—But in a Good Way
Pretty much all the movies you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
Highpoint Center for Printmaking Celebrates 25 Years
How the south Minneapolis nonprofit survived and thrived while making print art accessible for all.
His Work as MPD Chief Complete, a Triumphant Brian O’Hara Moves on to New Challenges
Plus Angie Craig drops out (but not really), Duluth goes Hollywood, and Billy Sushi has guests in today's Flyover news roundup.
Weed Weviews: 4 Things I Tried in May
This month I dabbled in more NA beer, some drinks with pretty cans, a minty micro, and a mocktail (that will get you high).
I Want My CRT: The ‘Insane’ Demand for Giant Old-School TVs, Explained
2026’s hottest, must-have item? Analog TV sets from 30 years ago.
