Skip to Content

All Articles

New 2024 MN State Fair Food: Predicting the Winners and Losers

Let's get all Mel Kiper on the fair's 33 new food concoctions.

Is It Hot Enough For Your Complete Concert Calendar?: July 9-15

Pretty much all the music you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.

July 9, 2024

Chugga-Chugga Cha-Ching: Amtrak Borealis Line Turns Pretty Profit on Robust Ridership

Plus meet our biochar king, litigious music fests, and a lovely obit in today's Flyover news roundup.

Gov. Walz: 2024 VP Candidate?

Plus Cat Tour goes national, mourning a slain DJ, and remembering MN's Civil War trophy in today's Flyover news roundup.

Minions? I Wish They Would MiniOFF!: Here’s What’s on the Big Screen This Week.

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

MN-Made Comic Geoffrey Asmus Is ‘The Only Funny White Man’

Asmus returns to Sisyphus Brewing for a pair of shows this weekend.

Let’s Discuss Your July 4th Plans on Today’s Open Thread

We're turning Racket over to you, the readers, to talk amongst yourselves.

Ann Kim, Daniel del Prado, and Unionizing the Top of the Twin Cities Dining World

The bold new strategy of local hospitality union Unite Here Local 17? Unionize the trendiest restaurants in town, even as well-heeled ownership fights back.

Freeloader Friday: 102 Free Things To Do This Weekend

We're covering four days of free stuff for the holiday weekend.

July 3, 2024