Em Cassel

Em Cassel (she/they) is a cyclist, a metalcore apologist, and a co-owner and editor of Racket.
How Many of These Backyard Fire Laws Have You Broken?
We're guessing at least five.
Across the Twin Cities, Marinara and Ranch are the Standard Cheese Curd Dips. Why?
You can dip a curd in anything, but ranch and marinara are everywhere. Are they the best dipping options out there, or just the ones we're used to?
How’s Caribou Coffee’s First Vegan Sandwich?
The JUST Egg™ Roasted Tomato & Pesto Flatbread gets the Racket™ treatment.
‘They Programmed Our Brains’: Suni Lee’s Old Twin Cities Gym Under Investigation
Plus legislative deer drama, Trump's desire to shoot local protesters, and talkin' frunks in today's Flyover.
A Slice Location on the Southside? We Love to See it!
Just six months after opening, Slice is expanding.
Hell Yeah: Minnesota’s Only Black-Owned Cold-Pressed Juice Bar Is Expanding
Coming soon to The Dripping Root: waffles, paninis, salads, flatbreads, and more!
‘This is Bullshit’: Sen. Tina Smith Nails it Re: the Leaked Supreme Court Roe Decision
Plus no train to Duluth, prison for carjackers, and a day with Gophers (students, not the rodents).
Southside Battletrain Rides Again in a Fiery May Day Celebration
Plus a second unionized MN Starbucks, Amazon workers on strike, Sen. Fatah's fuck-up, and flashing death stats at drivers doesn't do any good in today's Flyover.
Oh, Another Thing: MPD No-Knock Warrants Exclusively Target People of Color
Plus Minneapolis re-recommends masking, human horrors at Glen Taylor's factory farm, and some big-ticket Minnesota auction items in today's Flyover.









