She’s Green, TC Book Fest, Queer & Funny Improv: This Week’s Best Events
Plus a party for the reunification of Nicollet at Lake Street.
RacketCast, Ep. 64: Ballot Banter Feat. Election Guru Naomi Kritzer
The invaluable sci-fi/election guide author returns to the pod.
Is There Momentum to Ban AI, Screens Inside Minnesota Schools?
The largest school districts in New York and California just enacted AI moratoriums and screen restrictions for younger learners. Local parent groups say it's time to do the same.
5 Things to Know About Izakaya Kazama, the Cozy Japanese Tavern on Nicollet Avenue
Bring your friends. Order a bunch. Hang out a while.
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Dejected MN Job-Seekers and Other 20-Somethings Unload to the Times
Plus deporting refugees to random countries, Demuth drags Swifties, and get ready to vote in today's Flyover news roundup.
Give Me One Good Reason Why You Shouldn’t Listen to These Lovingly Curated New Music Playlists
10 great new local songs, 10 great new songs from everywhere else, and one loud honk of mediocrity.
Freeloader Friday: 96 Free Things To Do This Weekend
Halloween parties, trick-or-treating, and last call for many farmers markets in town.
Let’s Freak Out About Kids and Technology in This Week’s Open Thread
As we do every Friday, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers.
Fart of the Deal: Company Offered MN Prison for $75M; ICE Paid $495M a Year Later
Plus Slam Academy closing, Nicollet opening, and two ordinances head to the mayor's desk in today's Flyover news roundup.
My Favorite New Movie Is About a Couple Who Invite a Filmmaker Into Their Home, Then Things Get Complicated. No, Not That Movie.
Pretty much all the movies you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
Gardens of Salonica Is Closing Out a 36-Year Chapter of Minneapolis History
'This restaurant, I made it my life,' owner Anna Christoforides says. 'Now I get to live my life.'
Reader Comment of the Day
I love Guavas. Amazing to see Em taking my advice and putting a column together so quickly. 😉