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The Best, Worst, and Most Middling New Foods of the 2023 Minnesota State Fair

This town's most discerning review crew returns with the only fair food takes you can trust.

August 25, 2023

Freeloader Friday: 111 Free Things To Do This Weekend

Movies in parks! Racket turns two! Sexy book releases! Bike rides!

Get to Know the State Fair’s New CEO

Plus the woman who's first in line for the fair, the collector with more than 1,000 State Fair buttons, and this year's Princess Kay of the Milky Way is crowned in today's Flyover news roundup.

August 24, 2023

3D Dinos! Xenomorphs! Vincent Price! It’s a Scary Week in Movies!

Pretty much every movie you can see in theaters or parks this week

August 24, 2023

Race-Baiting Churro Vid Nationally Backfires on Locally Launched Photojournalist

Plus churches break good, Anoka gets boozy, and Grand Marais rocks in today's Flyover news roundup.

This Week’s Playlists: Squeaky Munchkins, Desperate Punks, and Al Green Singing Lou Reed

As always, we've got 5 new local songs and 5 new songs from elsewhere that you'll be glad you heard.

August 23, 2023

Wait, So What Does Mayor Frey’s Veto Mean for Rideshare Drivers?

Plus ranking our state parks, protesting our megachurches, and stop stealing our coffee vans in today's Flyover news roundup.

Cowchella vs. Coachella: Why Are the Mega-Fest’s Lawyers Going After a Tiny Minneapolis Nonprofit?

Cow Tipping Press, a local literary nonprofit that advocates for writers with intellectual/developmental disabilities, is being asked to change the name of its annual event.

August 22, 2023