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Em Cassel

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

Restaurants Show Support for Striking Minneapolis Teachers

"Being public school products, we've been in that space, so we understand how important it is to have good teachers," Slice co-owner Hosie Thurmond says.

March 14, 2022

5 Things to Know About Bloomington’s First Brewery

Nine Mile Brewing opened last month, and it's been so popular they can hardly keep their beers on tap.

March 11, 2022

Meet the Abortion Clinic Defenders of Duluth

They're going toe-to-toe with protesters, going viral on TikTok, and playing a lot of Megan Thee Stallion along the way.

March 9, 2022

Seeking Corporate Welfare for Luxury Development, ‘Industry Leaders’ Cite George Floyd

Plus the eternal Uptown debate, a Superior shipwreck discovery, and Paralympians of Minnesota in today's Flyover.

MIT Confirms That Operation Safety Net Spied on Us

Plus Keith Ellison investigates TikTok, GOP decides education is bad, and a new way to destroy racist statues in today's Flyover.

A Bigger Boludo, Centro Heads South, and (Lots) More March Restaurant News

Tons of restaurant openings this March and April—let's gooooooo!

March 3, 2022

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.

March 1, 2022

‘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.

February 25, 2022

Sen Yai Sen Lek and Dipped & Debris Are Closing

The Northeast Thai restaurant and its sister sandwich shop, Dipped & Debris, will close in April.

February 24, 2022