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All the Non-State Fair August Food News You Can Use
It's the summer's-winding-down edition of the Racket Restaurant Roundup.
Dudes (and Ladies!) Rock at the MN State Fair’s Midway Men’s Club
Cheapest and arguably coldest beer. Cheapest and arguably best burgers. Decades of giving back to the community.
Is the Open Thread Before Labor Day Gonna Be About Work? Hell Yeah It Is.
As we do every Friday, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers
Freeloader Friday: 93 Free Things To Do This Weekend
Welp. Now it's really last call for summer, folks.
Wanna Buy This ‘Near-Perfect’ Midcentury Edina Home?
Plus an ABBA vs. Trump local angle, Deep-Fried Ranch-scapades, and somehow still more Walz debunking in today's Flyover news roundup.
On the Big Screen This Week: Gena Rowlands, Student Protests in India, and Topless Clark Gable
Pretty much every movie you can catch in Twin Cities theaters and parks this week.
Mad Dog 2020 Beer? Corn Dog Beer? White Russian Beer? These State Fair Drinks Almost Happened.
Developing new MN State Fair beers is a huge challenge and a ‘nuclear launch code level secret.’
Alpha News Warns Vulnerable Readers: ‘Beware of the DFL Donut Stand’
Plus the trials of a wannabe judge, Duluth's tourism ID, and more Walz riot fact checking in today's Flyover news roundup.
Motion City Soundtrack Returns and Yung Gravy Goes Country in This Week’s New Music Playlists
10 great new local songs, 10 great new songs from everywhere else, and 1 real stinker.
Great MN Spend-Together: A State Fair Money Journal
What will a typical day at the fair set you back? We dispatched a writer, her husband, and their wallets to find out.









