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Em Cassel

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

How Many Different Ways Can You say ‘It’s Really Hot’?

Plus Owamni is America's Best New Restaurant, saving downtown, and Hollywood comes to small-town Minnesota in today's Flyover.

June 14, 2022

Malört Comes to Minnesota

Chicago's cult-favorite liqueur celebrates its arrival with a trio of dive-bar pop-ups this week.

June 14, 2022

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