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You Must Rank the Seasons in This Week’s Open Thread

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

October 2, 2026

Freeloader Friday: 127 Free Things To Do This Weekend

Fall fests, Oktoberfests, and a party in Hamline Midway.

Watch Becca Good Speak Publicly for the First Time About ICE Killing Her Partner Renee Good

Plus multiple St. Paul dramas, student test score databases, and new LGBTQ+ mags in today's Flyover news roundup.

October 1, 2026

On the Big Screen This Week: The Heights Turns 100, Spooky Season Begins

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

October 1, 2026

Stargazer Becomes Stelline, New Skyway Sushi, and Goodbye to Good Times Pizza and Seward Cafe (for Now)

Plus Laune Bread, Stelline Italian Kitchen, and Martiya all open (or reopen) Thursday, October 1. Hey… that’s today! It's the September Racket Restaurant Roundup.

October 1, 2026

Hell Yeah, Bob! Duluth Movie Theater Saved Just Under the Wire.

Plus Xcel's billing is a mess, data crunching U of M numbers, and the Borealis line stays awesome in today's Flyover news roundup.

September 30, 2026

‘It Was Special, Then Bam!’: An Oral History of the Fighting Pike, MN’s Extremely Short-Lived Pro Football Team

Thirty years later, remembering the Pike's one-and-done Arena Football League season with players, coaches, journalists, and archival quotes.

September 30, 2026

The Twin Cities’ Best Matcha is at Ratio Matcha

A new pop-up that’s worth waiting in line for.

September 30, 2026