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Em Cassel

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

The ‘Minnesota Model’ Making Big Labor Waves

Plus a cannabis catch-22, the latest Metro Transit numbers, and Saturday Dumpling Co. on the nuts and bolts of opening a restaurant in today's Flyover news roundup.

August 7, 2024

Every Sandwich at Key West Bistro, Ranked

From the American to the Cubano, here's a look at this 38th Street coffee shop's best.

Who Are the Cop-Like Non-Cops Zipping Around Nicollet Mall in Golf Carts?

Plus more MPD secrets, Harry Singh's is MIA, and more breathless WALZ WATCH reporting in today's Flyover news roundup.

August 1, 2024

Racket’s Year in Review: August 2023-July 2024

What do you know? We live to fight another year.

July 31, 2024

Reminder for Trump: MPD Brutally Beat Jaleel Stallings, an Innocent Man

Plus WALZ WATCH continues, historic south Minneapolis mansion for sale, and Fulton and Finnegans team up in today's Flyover news roundup.

July 23, 2024

Best Budget Bites: $9 Cheesy B From Band Box Diner

It’s one of the best breakfast sandwiches in town—maybe even the world?—but it’s also so much more.

July 18, 2024

Jamar Clark’s Brother Hospitalized After Cop Car Crash

Plus prepper bunker for sale, the local punk scene is thriving, and remembering Shannen Doherty in today's Flyover news roundup.

July 15, 2024

UndercurrentMPLS at 13: Tirelessly Documenting the Twin Cities Music Scene, One Show at a Time

With more than 8,000 videos, UndercurrentMPLS isn't just an indispensable archive of Twin Cities live music—it's a real-time look at an evolving scene.

July 12, 2024