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Em Cassel

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

Wanna Run a Lakeside Snack Shack?

Plus a fly-pocalypse, Mitchell Hamline makes history, and AA for the Muslim community in today's Flyover.

Inside the Plan to Turn Victory Memorial Ice Arena Into a Roller Rink

"North has been so neglected for so long. This is something that's such an easy win."

June 13, 2022

Is the Grape Ape the Ultimate MN Cocktail? Outsiders Investigate.

Plus an island you can rent, a lawsuit requesting more cops, and a new editor at MinnPost in today's Flyover.

Tony Scherber Represents Minneapolis and South Korea on ‘The Great American Recipe’

He'll share 'Korean flavors with a Midwestern flair' on the new PBS series.

June 9, 2022

Minneapolis Has Two New Gay Bars. That Are Also Old Gay Bars. (We’ll Explain.)

With the reborn LUSH and just-reopened Jetset, it’s a queer nightlife revival in the literal sense—but some things are different this time around. That's a good thing.

June 8, 2022

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.