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Welcome to Losersville!

Plus whole lotta labor links, muddying the Muddy Paws miracle, and celebs galore Up North in today's Flyover news roundup.

January 26, 2024

Let’s Talk About Moving in This Friday’s Open Thread

It's time once again for us to turn Racket over to you, the readers.

January 26, 2024

Freeloader Friday: 87 Free Things To Do This Weekend

It's kinda gross out, so let's just pretend it feels like winter. Also, as pointed out by several wonderful readers, check to see if any given event has been canceled before attending—the U.S. Pond Hockey Championships got nixed at the last minute due to poor ice on Lake Nokomis.

More Like Air Pain: MSP Fares Up 48% Since 2021

Plus a weed czar fiasco postmortem, doom for downtown Minneapolis's last artist collective, and a GoFundMe for small businesses after a fire in today's Flyover news roundup.

January 25, 2024

I Dare You to See the Double Feature at the Walker Cinema This Saturday

Pretty much every movie you can see in Twin Cities theaters this week.

January 25, 2024

Meet Russell Nicolet, the New Billboard King of the Upper Midwest

His shades, beard, and bald head have achieved regional advertising ubiquity—so who is he?

January 25, 2024

Tattersall Distilling: Rent Delinquents or Hacking Victims?

Plus Metro Transit goes touchless, James Beard noms revealed, and see renderings of the beautiful new Southdale Library in today's Flyover news roundup.

How the Twin Cities Became a Boom Town in the Exploding NA Beer World

Our historically heavy-drinking community is putting NA craft beer on the map.

January 24, 2024

Veto-Proof Mpls City Council Calls for Gaza Ceasefire, End of Military Support to Israel

Plus rural wage theft, wrongful jailhouse death allegations, Open Streets gets a price tag, and congrats to HOFer Joe Mauer in today's Flyover news roundup.

January 23, 2024