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Who Is Local Instagram Food Dude Joe Rosenthal?

Plus Walz VP chatter, U.S. dectective derails U.K. murder plot, and car goes through roof in today's Flyover news roundup.

July 22, 2024

This Week’s Best New Songs Are About Shirts, Vibrators, Sharks, and, Well, Other Things Too

5 great new local songs, 5 great new songs from everywhere else, and 1 real stinker.

July 22, 2024

Aquatennial, ArtCars, Night Markets: This Week’s Best Events

Bring your sunscreen, this week's filled with outdoor parties.

Union Wants Answers About Rainbow Health Closure

Plus Sundance dreams dashed, a nine-hour Prince doc gets nixed, and the Strib is hiring a mascot in today's Flyover news roundup.

Let’s Talk About Where You Get Your News in This Week’s Open Thread

As we do every Friday, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers

Freeloader Friday: 104 Free Things To Do This Weekend

Coming up: A pet fest, a party on the Greenway, break dancing downtown, lumberjacks, and more.

Remember When RNC Hype Man/Noted Scumbag Hulk Hogan Thwarted Jesse Ventura’s Union Plans?

Plus businesses oppose homeless service center, a call to raise the state minimum wage, and Goldy's spinning dome in today's Flyover news roundup.

What’s Scarier: Extreme Weather or Extreme Ritualist Satanic Murders?

Pretty much all the movies you can see in Twin Cities theaters and parks this week.

The Best Songs of 2024 (So Far)

Here are the 90 best local tracks of the past six months, plus the best 90 tracks from everywhere else. Oh, and Eminem, sorry.

July 18, 2024

Best Budget Bites: $9 Cheesy B From Band Box Diner

It’s one of the best breakfast sandwiches in town—maybe even the world?—but it’s also so much more.

July 18, 2024