Em Cassel

Em Cassel (she/they) is a cyclist, a metalcore apologist, and a co-owner and editor of Racket.
At Malcolm Yards Market, Great Global Eats and Terrible Bike Parking
Five things to know about Minneapolis's newest food hall.
Walz Doesn’t Want Minneapolis Voting on Police Reform
Plus Alan Page's futile Twitter verification attempt and Suni Lee's next competitive move.
We Went to the Minnesota State Fair and It Was… the Minnesota State Fair
We saw few crowds, fewer masks, and almost no lines on the first day of the fair.
Garth Brooks Shouts Out Reina del Cid
Plus Tony Lazzaro's 'Truman Show' and some much-needed weather.
Anti-Vax Assholes Are Going After Minneapolis’s Hark! Cafe
Hark! The spoiled anti-maskers sting.
Mpls Barista Goes Viral with ‘Google Reviews Written By People Who Could Tell I Am Not Happy At Work’
"Today I just felt frisky, I guess."
Vivi Moss Learned to Brew Beer in Minneapolis. Now She Does This.
Her Instagram account, @viviandthecoldones, has all the cool can art and none of the toxic masculinity.
The City of Minneapolis is Fighting COVID Deniers and Anti-Vaxxers on TikTok
Now there's a headline that would have made someone’s head explode five years ago.
Why Don’t Tesla Drivers Think They Need Front Plates?
Spoiler alert (car joke): They do.
Restaurant Customers Have to Get Comfortable Hearing ‘No’
Chef David Fhima reminds Minneapolis that whether you're serving a table or sitting down at one, 'we are coming into a restaurant as equals.'









