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Our 20 Favorite Racket Stories of 2023
Each staffer picked five faves that they reported/wrote in '23.
These Twins Holiday Tweets Are Very Cute
Plus an end to pay history queries, a union pulls out of Mayo, and a famous person was in St. Paul in today's Flyover news roundup.
‘Poor Things’ Is a Good Old-Fashioned Moral Tale; ‘Maestro’ Flails Around at the Podium
Emma Stone shines as a woman with no shame; Bradley Cooper sure looks and sounds like Leonard Bernstein.
Downtown Minneapolis Is Haunted by the Ghosts of Christmas Past
As a kid I loved Christmas visits to town, but I want so much more for its future.
Ho, Ho, Ho—Racket’s Got a Present for You. (It’s a Friday Open Thread.)
And it's the last open thread of 2023.
Freeloader Friday: 82 Free Things To Do This Weekend and Next
Welcome to the last Freeloader Friday of 2023.
Uber/Lyft Task Force Proves Task Farce
Plus U.S. Bank fined $21M, our quotable pols, and a cat for the Guv in today's Flyover.
Some New Twin Cities Restaurants I Really Liked in 2023
The 9 new restaurants that most charmed and/or delighted Racket’s food and drink editor this year.
Weed Weviews: 4 Things I Tried in December
I tried some really good drinks this month, plus a caramel delight.
From Lake Harriet Herons to the Letter Q, Racket Readers List Their Favorite Things From 2023
For our first ever Racket Readers' Poll, we asked you to share your 2023 top 5s. And you sure did.









