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Tell Us Your Steadfast, Strange, or Controversial Food Opinions

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

October 3, 2025

Freeloader Friday: 128 Free Things To Do This Weekend

Dog parties, vintage street fests, movies, art, and beer.

Who’s Bankrolling ‘A Precarious State,’ Rick Kupchella’s New Twin Cities Doomer Doc?

Plus Replacements biopic in the works, enter the STOP Slumlords Ordinance, and Barn Bluff history in today's Flyover news roundup.

On the Big Screen This Week: Freaks, Stalkers, Predators, Smashers, and Aliens

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

October 2, 2025

The Most Stylish, Disturbing, and Mysterious Toilets in the Twin Cities

Touring, rating, and appreciating the local porcelain thrones.

Black Scholars, Trans Ancestors, and Video Games: ‘I Promise to Burn Forever’ Challenges Visitors to Remember

Public Functionary's latest is a spirited exhibition that implicates, but doesn't alienate, its visitors.

October 2, 2025

RIP Conrad, First Avenue Legend

Plus too much restaurant news, a federal attack on MN's trans athletes, and unlikely gun control in today's Flyover news roundup.

October 1, 2025

Best Budget Bites: $8.99 Gyro From Ali Baba’s King of Gyros

For almost 30 years, Ali Baba's has been West St. Paul's gyro destination.

October 1, 2025

Weed Weviews: Four Things I Tried in September

Tropical flavors, damn good ginger ale, and the singularity.

Would the Honeycrisp of Hops Revitalize MN Beer?

The University of Minnesota’s efforts to breed a hardy hop could help local growers and breweries. Here’s why we don’t have it yet.

October 1, 2025