Em Cassel

Em Cassel (she/they) is a cyclist, a metalcore apologist, and a co-owner and editor of Racket.
Cops are Watching Construction Workers Do Their Job
Plus money for community orgs fighting crime, Feeding Our Future is really bad at pandemic fraud, and Jensen/Birk are still being weird in today's Flyover.
Kyatchi, Q Fanatic Call it Quits
But *which* Kyatchi and Q Fanatic have closed? You'll have to read the following 265-word blog post to find out.
Greater Minnesota Has Its Own Gun Problem
Plus Covid ain't over yet, medical marijuana wants in, and a local restaurant gets national attention in today's Flyover.
Misfit Coffee, Lyndale Ave’s Oddball Beverage Playground, Is Closing
Pour one (Mexican Coke and espresso drink) out.
Coming Soon: Indigenous Food Lab Expands with Tea Bar, Restaurant, Market
The Midtown Global Market commissary kitchen gets a big addition.
A New (Pil)Low for Mike Lindell
Plus PCOC unstaffed, Brett Favre's text messes, and Wisconsin is... good? in today's Flyover.
‘Our First Opportunity to Show a Lot of People What Hmong Food is’: Yia Vang on Union Hmong Kitchen’s State Fair Debut
The chef talks legitimacy, diversity, and the evolution of the Great Minnesota Get-Together.
Milly’s Wine Bar & Bistro to Bring Lots of Books and ‘Gigantic Cheese Boards’ to the Mill District
The LGBTQ-owned operation hopes to open by early 2023.
The Renaissance of Minnesota Drag, and the Right-Wing Groups That Want to Stop It
Drag is more popular than ever before, but that's made some performers a target.
Upset By the State Fair’s Pickle Pizza? Check Out Cardigan Donuts’ Fried Pickle Fritter.
Are you willing to brave the brine?









