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Arf! Meow! …Ribbit? Let’s Talk About Your Pets on This Week’s Open Thread.

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

February 7, 2025

Freeloader Friday: 85 Free Things To Do This Weekend

Super Bowl parties, V-Day markets both kinky and cute, open studios, and more!

CenterPoint, 3M Among the Latest to Dump DEI Webpages

Plus things in the House are finally straightened out, a shady anti-sex trafficking group heads to MPLS, and MN's broomball bona fides in today's Flyover news roundup.

February 6, 2025

On the Big Screen This Week: Shady Unions, Right-Wing Thugs, and ‘Eraserhead’

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

February 6, 2025

‘One Book at a Time’: The Future of Books? Think Small.

How indie authors forgo traditional publishing for the hustle.

February 6, 2025

Can a 1-Day City of Minneapolis ‘Emergency Prep’ Course Turn Me Into a Prepper?

Rather than fret anxiously at home, I spent 6 hours at the city's 'Ready Camp.'

Trump’s Goons Are Coming to the U of M

Plus co-ops step up, our divided House, and the Strib FINALLY acknowledges Stump Party in today's Flyover news roundup.

February 5, 2025

Poised to Pop 2025

8 Twin Cities musical acts you should already be listening to.

February 5, 2025