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For This Week’s Open Thread, We’re Talkin’ ‘Bout Traffic

As we do every time this week, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers.

Freeloader Friday: 74 Free Things To Do This Weekend

Sidewalk markets, space rock, 4/20 parties, and more.

April 18, 2025

Union Says Wedge Co-Op Is Stifling Workers’ Free Expression

Plus MN GOP's flat earther curiosity, Lowertown Sounds returns, and Target Field is a ghost town in today's Flyover news roundup.

April 17, 2025

Weed Weview Wewards 2025

Looking back on a year of weed.

University of Minnesota to Faculty: Shut Up About Palestine, Please. Also Anything Else.

Lately, U of M leaders seem determined to snuff out free expression and academic inquiry, writes one faculty member.

Feeding Our Future Fallout: Who Knew What and When?

Plus new Disgraceland news, another ICE lawsuit, and a Little Free Library gets wrecked in today's Flyover news roundup.

The Weedeater: Deviled’s Lettuce Eggs

An egg-based recipe? In this eggconomy?!

April 16, 2025

What’s the Deal With Paul Bunyan?

A Racket investigation that’s larger than life.