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This Week’s Open Thread Asks, ‘Did You Take a Summer Vacation?’

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

August 16, 2024

Freeloader Friday: 118 Free Things To Do This Weekend

Hip-hop fests! Dog parties! Roller skating! Mural tours! Porch concerts!

The Strib May Have Just Done Something Right

Plus the return of WALZ WATCH, big cuts coming to HIV services, and an RIP to architect Mike McGuire in today's Flyover news roundup.

August 15, 2024

Samurai, Silents, and ‘Sing Sing’ on the Big Screen This Week

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

August 15, 2024

What Extreme Heat Will Do to Minnesota

After tornados and flooding, extreme heat is the third-deadliest weather phenomenon in our state.

August 15, 2024

Don Samuels Down 0-2 in Best-of-5 Series Against Ilhan Omar

Plus a Minneapolis cave changes scientific knowledge, property tax hikes, and a labor history lookback in today's Flyover news roundup.

August 14, 2024

‘Our Community Is as Big as Where African Americans Live’: The Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder at 90

As other legacy media outlets disappear, the oldest Black newspaper in the state stays alive.

August 14, 2024

Go Vote, Y’All!

Plus contract to deed loans under scrutiny, Tilt-a-Whirl's MN origin story, and making fun of our accent on 'Colbert' in today's Flyover news roundup.

5 Things to Know About Beckett’s, Lyn-Lake’s Cool and Goofy New Sports Bar

Minnesota fans deserve a bar like this one that's fun enough to distract them from their woes.

August 13, 2024

Much (Though Not All) of the Music Is Outside in Your Complete Concert Calendar: August 13-19

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

August 13, 2024