Em Cassel

Em Cassel (she/they) is a cyclist, a metalcore apologist, and a co-owner and editor of Racket.
Here’s All the Non-State Fair Food News You Missed This Month
A very abbreviated edition of the Racket Restaurant Roundup.
Looking Back on a Day of Heart-Wrenching Moments
Plus Frey calls for gun control, how you can help Annunciation survivors, and a viral TikTok that might just lighten your mood in today's Flyover news roundup.
Helen Hoover: The Pioneering MN Nature Writer You’ve ‘Never Heard Of’ Finally Gets Her Due
A new biography sheds light on Hoover's life in the wilderness.
Angie Craig to Neo-Fascists at Minnesota State Fair: Want a Literal Cookie?
Plus this year's crop art, 21 bus merch, and a new veg joint in today's Flyover news roundup.
Happy Birthday to Us! Recapping 4 Years of Racket at Warp Speed.
Plus... nothing else! It's a very special edition of The Flyover timed to Racket's 4th anniversary.
Front Porch Pies Wants to Make it Easy to Get Vegan Baked Goods With Your Coffee
Local ingredients and homemade butter help make these hand pies and cookies—now available at a coffee shop near you.
Real Tac’: El Taco Real Brings Tacos and Tradition to the Home of MN’s First Taco Bell
Another excellent Mexican restaurant lands in Richfield.
Win for Historic Minneapolis Urinals: Stanley’s Northeast Bar Room Ain’t Going Nowhere
Plus Moriarty's heading out, Pizza Man's good deed, and a fun TikTok in today's Flyover news roundup.
BREAKING: D’s Banh Mi—Yes, *That* D’s Banh Mi—Is Open for Business
It's true. You could be eating at D's Banh Mi right now.
The South Minneapolis Liquor Store Desert, Explained
Plus too much mini golf, songs for the Hortmans, and smells around Minnesota in today's Flyover news roundup.