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Share Your Plans for the New Year on the First Open Thread of 2025

As we do every time this week, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers.

January 3, 2025

Freeloader Friday: 42 Free Things To Do This Weekend

Drag shows, live music, football watch parties, and more!

January 3, 2025

Longshot Mayoral Candidate Fires Campaign Manager via Newspaper Q&A

Plus magic mushrooms, canceled dog races, and locally angled network TV shows in today's Flyover news roundup.

January 2, 2025

Dulono’s Gets Evicted, Travail to Take Over Italian Eatery, and More of the Latest Restaurant News

It's the last Racket Restaurant Roundup of 2024 and the first Racket Restaurant Roundup of 2025.

January 2, 2025

The First Movie Listings of 2025 Are Here!

Pretty much all the movies you can catch in theaters this week.

January 2, 2025

Your Last Complete Concert Calendar for 2024—And Your First for 2025: Dec. 31-Jan. 6

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

December 31, 2024

‘A Complete Unknown’ Lives Up to Its Title

James Mangold's Bob Dylan biopic doesn't transcend the genre, but it does tweak Boomer mythology ever so slightly.

December 23, 2024

A Tribute to ‘Brownie Mary,’ the Florence Nightingale of Medical Weed

Plus meet Steven the Ice Guy, buy a couple of summer camps, and catch up with Big Al in today's Flyover news roundup.

December 20, 2024

Restaurants, Venues, Parks: 2024’s Biggest Union Headlines

Recapping the year's labor news, with updates aplenty.

December 20, 2024

The Year In Music 2024: Accepting Sadness as a Gift in the Age of the Oligarchs

In 2024, my favorite music didn't always prepare me for the fight ahead, but it always reminded me what was at stake.

December 20, 2024