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This Week’s Best New Songs Include a MN Superproducer Taking Center Stage and an Americana Hero Pretending to Be Someone Else

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

July 29, 2024

Art Fairs, Parking Lot Parties, Fringe Festival: This Week’s Best Events

Plus cats on film, llamas at a brewery, and so much more.

Wall Street Rewards 3M for Poisoning Metro, Deafening Troops, Stupidly Naming Spinoff

Plus measles are back, a day in the life of a strip mall, and farewell Paul Douglas in today's Flyover news roundup.

A Navy Vet and a Chef Revived the Neighborhood Corner Store with Nice Time Market + More

The ol' Tom Thumb at 38th Street & 24th Avenue now boasts a scratch deli, fresh produce, house salsas, and, crucially, 'more.'

July 26, 2024

Let’s Talk About the Olympics on This Friday’s Open Thread

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

Freeloader Friday: 106 Free Things To Do This Weekend

Dog parties! Bike rides! Skate stuff! Fireworks! Movies! Toilet Rats! So much more!

July 26, 2024

Anti-Hawk Umbrella Lady Makes Points, Lists Demands at City Council Meeting

Plus weed dos/don'ts, Twitter is a hellscape Vol. 9,143,981,987, and new artist lofts in today's Flyover news roundup.

Look at All These Movies That Don’t Star Ryan Reynolds!

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

Get Thee to A Cidery: Shakespeare at the Pub Brings Free Theater to Sociable

The Gray Mallard Theater Company delivers a third season of outdoor theater with ‘Romeo and Juliet.’

Let’s Find 3 Nice Things to Say About the Dylan Biopic’s New Trailer

Plus Best Buy enters the agonizing future, skirting environmental protection, and no longer punishing (some) addicts in today's Flyover news roundup.