Freeloader Friday: 141 Free Things To Do This Weekend
Porchfest, tons of back-to-school freebies, a pool party for dogs, and an Oktoberfest in August.
Money Journal: 1 Week in Minneapolis’s West Maka Ska Neighborhood on $482 Per Week Unemployment Benefits
How far do the dollars of a laid-off editorial worker go?
Wanna Buy the CC Club, Legendary Minneapolis Dive Bar?
Plus more DHS devilry, an ode to Sea Salt, and Swede Hollow Cafe goes reverse brick-'n'-mortar in today's Flyover news roundup.
New DJ Collective Body High Brings Queer, Femme Partiers to the Dance Floor
What started as a one-off show has become a monthly residency for upcoming DJs, Starthirl, TECHNODOLL, Jamila, and Girl Blunt.
21 Hours at the Minnesota Fringe Festival
I’m back from a four-day theater jag to share with you once again what I saw, what I’d see again, and what I wish I hadn’t.
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Time for a ‘What Are You Listening to?’ Open Thread
As we do every Friday, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers.
Taking Names, Recording Plates: How Feds Spied on MN Protesters, Groups During Metro Surge
Plus Pillsbury goes Hollywood, more Flock backlash, and Minneapolis's excellent transit infrastructure in today's Flyover news roundup.
On the Big Screen This Week: Meta-Slasher Queerness, Dinosaurs in Suburbia, Jeff Daniels as Reagan
Pretty much all the movies you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
Pro Wrestler The Freakshow CHO First Fought Social Anxiety. Now He’s Ready for the Ring.
'The more I embraced my comfort with being nonbinary, the more comfortable I felt adding that layer of androgyny into the character.'
MN Democrats Vote Resoundingly to End Angie Craig’s YouTube Ads
Plus Frey's budget proposal, a new queer publication, and MN's new pro volleyball team in today's Flyover news roundup.
How to Spend a Day at Asia Village
Eat, drink, and shop your way through Blaine's new Asian superstore.
Xcel Energy, Whose CEO Makes $16M, Gets OK to Jack Rates by $211M
Plus Flock opposition, leaked data center audio, and primary fever in today's Flyover news roundup.
Reader Comment of the Day
Unusually beautiful prose for sports coverage. What a delight to read. And dammit if I don't love watching those Lynx.