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.
Malört Comes to Minnesota
Chicago's cult-favorite liqueur celebrates its arrival with a trio of dive-bar pop-ups this week.
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."
Incredible: All Four Lyn-Lake Corner Buildings Will Be Occupied at the Same Time
Never thought we'd see the day.
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.
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.
Inside Pilllar Forum, Northeast’s New Skate-Slash-Coffee Shop
Beans, bagels, and boards, folks. Nothin' better than that.
Did You Know There’s a Vegan Sub Shop on the East Side? And That it Kicks Ass?
The "golden age" of vegan dining comes to St. Paul.









