Em Cassel

Em Cassel (she/they) is a cyclist, a metalcore apologist, and a co-owner and editor of Racket.
Hennepin Healthcare Has a Blackface Problem
Plus a third-party cipher, North High students remember a friend, and why NE Mpls is full of Ukrainians in today's Flyover.
Provision, Minneapolis’s Pay-What-You-Can Restaurant, Readies to Reopen
The Lyn-Lake restaurant has been closed since COVID hit.
‘It Felt Like a Gut Punch’: Service Industry Workers Alarmed by Kim Bartmann’s James Beard Nom
The Minneapolis restaurateur was named a semifinalist in the James Beard Foundation awards earlier this week.
Sen Yai Sen Lek and Dipped & Debris Are Closing
The Northeast Thai restaurant and its sister sandwich shop, Dipped & Debris, will close in April.
One of These James Beard Award Nominees Is Not Like the Others
Plus teachers' strikes loom. St. Louis Park calls out New Prague, and CenterPoint gaslights us in today's Flyover.
In 1970, Minneapolis Teachers Risked it All, Broke the Law, and Went on Strike
The author of the forthcoming "Strike!" talks about the chance teachers took: "By picking up a placard and going on the street, you have automatically lost your job. That's how the law was written."
Minneapolis Public Schools Food Servers Prep to Strike
Plus rising beer and heating bills, more no-knock bullshit, and breaking basket news in today's Flyover.
A Very Early Look at the Very Charming Emerald Lounge
A cozy new place for small plates and cocktails on West 7th.
Daunte Wright’s Family ‘Completely Stunned’ by Potter’s 2-Year Sentence
Plus teachers vote to strike, a new church in the North Loop, and one super-tall family in today's Flyover.
What Exactly Is Going on in Minnetonka Schools?
Plus FOIA overload, caucus errors, and Amir Locke's funeral in today's Flyover.









