Em Cassel

Em Cassel (she/they) is a cyclist, a metalcore apologist, and a co-owner and editor of Racket.
Ex-Travail Trio Want You to Enjoy a Leisurely Lunch at Dahlia
Hospitality-driven, daytime-oriented, pastry-forward. We like the sound of that.
Inside Keiko’s Kitchen, Uptown’s Fun and Funky New Vegan Bodega
The popular Black-owned vegan pop-up has a permanent home, and it's cute as hell.
Billionaire-owned Timberwolves to Fight Income Inequality with Robo-Trading Stock App
Plus “rainbow fentanyl" hysteria, downtown's rebound, and an honest-to-god trainjacking in today's Flyover.
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.









