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Em Cassel

Em Cassel (she/they) is a cyclist, a metalcore apologist, and a co-owner and editor of Racket.

After the Closure of Lagniappe and its Cocktail Room, What Comes Next For Du Nord?

First things first: a big-ass party on Lake Street this weekend.

June 20, 2025

New Details Emerge and New Questions Arise in Hortman/Hoffman Shootings

Plus Juneteenth under Trump, cuts at the U (no, not to tuition, silly), and locally launched Dr. Demento retires in today's Flyover news roundup.

June 18, 2025

How the Twin Cities’ Volunteer-Run Spaces Make it Work

Behind the scenes at Boneshaker Books, KFAI, and the Trylon Cinema.

June 11, 2025

What We Know About Today’s Federal Raid at Las Cuatro Milpas

Plus an app to protect turtles, the community rallies behind Smitten Kitten, and ranking the 2000s Twins in today's Flyover news roundup.

One New Orleans-Themed Restaurant Closes, Another Opens, and Lots More May Restaurant News

In the Racket Restaurant Roundup this month: Egg on a Roll keeps rolling, RIP Chip's, Terzo calls it quits.

Wanna Buy MN’s (Dramatically Discounted!) Most Expensive Home?

Plus rural newspapers shutter, DWI szn, and adios to the 21 in today's Flyover news roundup.