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Jay Boller

Co-owner/editor of Racket.

You Can’t Un-See This Hidden-in-Plain-Sight U of M Logo Detail

Plus more Park Point billionaire commentary, Phillips becomes a bot, and workers take over Wild Rumpus in today's Flyover news roundup.

January 22, 2024

How North Loop Transformed from Industrial ‘Rot’ to a ‘Jewel of the City’

Plus bird levels plummet, Pitchfork gets gutted, and Roger Stone critiques local art in today's Flyover news roundup.

January 19, 2024

Wanna Buy This Gorgeous, 122-Year-Old Lakeside Duluth Cottage? Too Bad!

Setting aside issues around property taxes and land use, a billionaire family's Park Point shopping spree offers insight into a vast, class-rooted values chasm.

January 16, 2024

Is Your Favorite Brewery In Financial Peril?

Plus FBI investigates DFL, WSJ praises BWCA, and dancers go viral in today's Flyover news roundup.

January 15, 2024

Party with Purpose, Plans: MN GOP Debuts Whining State Flag Merch

Plus a reporter's 'Fall of Minneapolis' takedown, Shannen Doherty blames 'Mallrats,' and high school ghosts in today's Flyover news roundup.

January 11, 2024

Big Labor News for Baristas, Lyft Drivers, and Court Interpreters

Plus the state of the Mississippi River, checking in on Mpls' new council prez, and the end of an era in St. Paul in today's Flyover news roundup.

A South Minneapolis Mom/Bartender Created ‘The Perfect Pickle’

A local riff on Grillo's is stirring excitement among area pickle-heads.

January 9, 2024

How Freaked Out Should You Be About Minnesota’s Current Winterless Winter?

Having just experienced the warmest December on record, we asked a climate scientist to explain WTF is going on.

January 5, 2024