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Em Cassel

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

Inside Pilllar Forum, Northeast’s New Skate-Slash-Coffee Shop

Beans, bagels, and boards, folks. Nothin' better than that.

June 3, 2022

Jesse Ventura Hopes You Got Time to Read

Plus Cory Hepola's gone, some Stone Arch Bridge fun, and the Strib's Mara obsession in today's Flyover.

Minneapolis Students: ‘We Deserve to Live’

Plus what dinosaurs can teach us about farming, a tough compromise in East Phillips, and devious DQ deeds in today's Flyover.

Say Hello to Dream Creamery, the Feel-Good Hit of the Summer

Eating dessert first? That’s the stuff that dreams are made of.

May 24, 2022

Masa Discos is a Party in a Pupusa

"With a little creativity and a little fuckin’ elbow grease, masa can be anything you want.”

May 19, 2022

A Revival Revival, New Northeast Ice Cream, and Tons More May Restaurant News

Smoked meats, sweet treats, and hard-to-find Filipino fare in the latest Racket Restaurant Roundup.

May 18, 2022

Across the Twin Cities, Marinara and Ranch are the Standard Cheese Curd Dips. Why?

You can dip a curd in anything, but ranch and marinara are everywhere. Are they the best dipping options out there, or just the ones we're used to?

May 11, 2022

How’s Caribou Coffee’s First Vegan Sandwich?

The JUST Egg™ Roasted Tomato & Pesto Flatbread gets the Racket™ treatment.

May 10, 2022