Em Cassel

Em Cassel (she/they) is a cyclist, a metalcore apologist, and a co-owner and editor of Racket.
Ghoulish Gannett Cuts St. Cloud Times to the Bone
Plus car scrappin', workforce shrinkin', and hero dog rescuin' in today's Flyover.
Gambit Brewing Company Heads for the Ol’ 12welve Eyes Brewing Space in Lowertown
Look for a mid-January opening.
Infamously Bad Cop Gets Cool $150K Handout, Now Sells Frozen Bananas
Plus troublemakers in the sewers, Animales goes brick 'n' mortar, and a trophy buck gets rescued in today's Flyover.
Surplus? More Like, ‘Sir, Plus $1K to My Bank Account, Please!’
Plus Khâluna is one of the nation's best restaurants, an unusual feud at Minnesota's first Korean church, and remembering the 'Harold and Maude' protests in today's Flyover.
Minnesota Travelers Wonder: What’s the Point of Real ID?
The implementation deadline was extended yet again, prompting Thrifty Traveler's Kyle Potter to tell us: "It feels like a joke at this point."
MN to Weed Companies: TH C-You-in-Court
Plus flaming slumlords, ye olde Ren Fest parking woes, and locally angled viral moments in today's Flyover.
Uptown Changes, A Boatload of Closures, and More November Restaurant News
It's out with the old and in with the new in the latest Racket Restaurant Roundup.
7 Minnesota-Made Podcasts You Should Be Listening To
Podcasts have been booming for a decade, but the local scene remains something of a mystery to most Twin Citians.
The Brass Strap Wants to Bring a New Kind of Queer Bar to the Twin Cities
Inside the plan to open Minneapolis's first co-operatively owned queer bar.
Let’s Hear from the Dude Who Tricked the Vikings Into Putting a Porn Star On the Jumbotron
Plus a celebration of civil rights trailblazer Nellie Stone Johnson, how auction houses repatriate Indigenous objects, and pour one out for Provision in today's Flyover.









