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Jay Boller

Co-owner/editor of Racket.

Forget Uptown—Is Dinkytown Dead?

Plus a wacko sheriff to visit, gettin' crossfaded with MinnPost, and Ecuadoran fruit sellers in today's Flyover news roundup.

Best Budget Bites: $8.75 Egg Sandwich from Sun Street Breads

Let's relitigate the Great Twin Cities Egg Sandwich War.

September 29, 2023

Elon Musk Is… Minnesotan?

Plus our youngest city council member, bathroom praise, and new apples in today's Flyover news roundup.

Report: Minneapolis Only Has to Breathe Burning Trash for Another 17 Years

Plus Heavy Table's croissant-o-rama, making it harder to feed the hungry, and VeeCon revisited in today's Flyover news roundup.

The Long, Neat History Behind the Departed I-94 Mannequin Car

Here's hoping the local landmark reappears over I-35 in Lakeville.

September 20, 2023

MN Fed Survey: People Want New Jobs That Pay Better

Plus NYT praises Gai Noi, private-public spying programs, and a skeleton mystery from the past in today's Flyover news roundup.

Civic Aesthetics In Ruins as I-94 Mannequin Car Disappears From Pole

Plus Outside loves Minneapolis (but not its cops), Tom Lyden signs off, and Georgia Fort hits the radio in today's Flyover news roundup.

Finally, a Place to Watch the Game—When Women Are Playing

Plus the water wars begin, 2023 election updates, and intel on Frank Lloyd Wright's gas station in today's Flyover news roundup.