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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.

September 23, 2022

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.

September 22, 2022

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.

September 21, 2022

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.

September 20, 2022

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.

September 19, 2022

Coming Soon: Indigenous Food Lab Expands with Tea Bar, Restaurant, Market

The Midtown Global Market commissary kitchen gets a big addition.

September 15, 2022

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.

September 13, 2022