You Need to Fill Out Your Glizzy Passport
If you've yet to get to Wells Roadside, this is the month to do it. If you've already been to Wells Roadside, this is the month to go again.
Minnesota Lynx at the Season’s Midway Point: A Glorious, Unexpected Ride
Without superstar Napheesa Collier, Cheryl Reeve's 16-6 squad is digging deep and benefitting from breakout rookie Olivia Miles.
Minnehaha Falls Art Fair, Drinking With Goats, Girl Tones: This Week’s Best Events
Plus free Shakespeare in a cidery parking lot (bring sunscreen).
Wild MN Weather: BWCA Burning, Superior Chilling, Heat Dome Intensifying
Plus auditor candidate's fraud flub, LeBron sweepstakes heat up for Wolves, and RIP Doug Grow in today's Flyover news roundup.
New 2026 Minnesota State Fair Food Revealed: Predicting the Winners and Losers
Let's get all Mel Kiper on the fair's 36 new food concoctions.
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Reckless Plan to Put Lyndale Flower Shop out of Business Careens Forward
Plus mail art, Trump take wind, and Smokey catches up with a latter day Bandit in today's Flyover news roundup.
RacketCast, Ep. 56: BookCast Vol. 2 Feat. Writer/Podcaster Deborah Copperud
Time to talk tomes.
Time for One of Our Periodic ‘What Are You Reading?’ Open Threads
As we do every Friday, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers.
Freeloader Friday: 148 Free Things To Do This Weekend
Make the most of your weekend without blowing your budget.
On the Big Screen: A Great Week to Fill in Your Classic Film Gaps—or Just Catch Some Fine New Comedies
Pretty much all the movies you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
Paperwork Errors, Glitchy AI, Bumbling Cops: What Could Go Wrong? For One MN Auto Reporter, A Lot.
Plus new union members for Starbucks and Half Price Books, MN places first for skin cancer, and a sweet story about a children's graveyard in today's Flyover news roundup.
Does Minneapolis Have a ‘Video Rental Guild’? If So, Saturn Video Is Its Newest Member.
Coming soon: another new place to rent movies (and also grab a coffee).
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