Em Cassel
Em Cassel (she/they) is a cyclist, a metalcore apologist, and a co-owner and editor of Racket.
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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.
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.
The Hub Bicycle Co-Op Will Close, for Good This Time, at the End of September
It's the end of the road for a Minneapolis cycling institution.
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.
Asian Ducks and Black Ducks and Gray Ducks—Oh My!
It's the July Racket Restaurant Roundup.
Racket’s Year in Review: August 2023-July 2024
What do you know? We live to fight another year.
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.
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.
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.
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.