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Stars! They’re Nothing Like Us at All!

Two new films about David Bowie and Sinead O’Connor highlight the inescapable weirdness of fame

September 30, 2022

Everyone’s Announcing Cool New Restaurant News This Month!

Killer suburban pizza comes to the North Loop, a Travail trio sets out on their own, and more in this month’s Racket Restaurant Roundup.

September 30, 2022

Coolio, as Remembered by His Friend from Minneapolis

Marianne Braswell talked with her Grammy-winning buddy Monday, and received 10+ calls from him in the hours before his death Wednesday.

September 30, 2022

Freeloader Friday: 73 Free Things To Do This Weekend

Dog festivals, street parties, and vintage shopping!

September 30, 2022

Ride-Share Drivers to Frey: Take a Hike!

Plus a new top cop, caller I.D. in Columbia Heights, and leaf-peepin' in today's Flyover.

Hitchcock, Arab Films, and a Lot of Spooky Stuff in Movie Theaters This Week

Pretty much every movie you can see in theaters right now.

September 29, 2022

Wanna Buy Psycho Suzi’s?

The popular/quirky riverside northeast Minneapolis restaurant just hit the market.

September 29, 2022

Uptown Theatre’s Iconic Sign Is Gone. The City Is Investigating.

The signage came down Tuesday amid remodeling efforts, prompting Racket readers to ask: What the hell?

September 28, 2022

Motion Filed to Unseal Lindell FBI Raid Docs, Possibly Validating Racket’s Hardee’s Skepticism

Plus Mercado Central calls out Jensen, racially imbalanced schools, and scrubbing them tunnels in today's Flyover.

Food & Wine’s Restaurant Editor Is Obsessed with the Twin Cities

'Boundary-pushing noodles,' 'soul-satisfying pie,' and more local dishes land among her best bites of the year.

September 28, 2022