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Em Cassel

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

‘They Programmed Our Brains’: Suni Lee’s Old Twin Cities Gym Under Investigation

Plus legislative deer drama, Trump's desire to shoot local protesters, and talkin' frunks in today's Flyover.

A Slice Location on the Southside? We Love to See it!

Just six months after opening, Slice is expanding.

Hell Yeah: Minnesota’s Only Black-Owned Cold-Pressed Juice Bar Is Expanding

Coming soon to The Dripping Root: waffles, paninis, salads, flatbreads, and more!

May 4, 2022

‘This is Bullshit’: Sen. Tina Smith Nails it Re: the Leaked Supreme Court Roe Decision

Plus no train to Duluth, prison for carjackers, and a day with Gophers (students, not the rodents).

Southside Battletrain Rides Again in a Fiery May Day Celebration

Plus a second unionized MN Starbucks, Amazon workers on strike, Sen. Fatah's fuck-up, and flashing death stats at drivers doesn't do any good in today's Flyover.

Oh, Another Thing: MPD No-Knock Warrants Exclusively Target People of Color

Plus Minneapolis re-recommends masking, human horrors at Glen Taylor's factory farm, and some big-ticket Minnesota auction items in today's Flyover.

Sir, That’s Clearly Your Police Department

Plus, the most vulnerable catalytic converters, Target-ed ads, and the cruelest April in today's Flyover.

It’s Official: Minnesota Has Its First Union Starbucks

Plus Greenway makeovers, mandate madness, Hollywood comes to Minnesota, and a major gay bay update in today's Flyover.

With Outta Wax, Minneapolis Will Get a Record Pressing Plant of Its Own

Minnesota is about to be home to not one but TWO vinyl record-making facilities.

April 27, 2022