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Jay Boller

Co-owner/editor of Racket.

Where Should the New MN Timberwolves Arena Be Built?

Plus AI traffic cams, Trump's lingering Floyd resentments, and new state songs in today's Flyover news roundup.

February 24, 2025

‘The Most Interesting Sandwich In the World’? It’s at a Minnetonka Strip Mall.

Or how I learned to stop buying $16 sandwiches and love (or at least like) Ham's.

February 20, 2025

‘Well Shit’: Let’s Run Down the Tidal Wave of Rumored Candidates to Replace Sen. Tina Smith

Plus curious Wolves coverage, 'Love Is Blind' drama, and locally angling 'SNL' at 50 in today's Flyover news roundup.

February 13, 2025

What’s It Like Living With the World’s Largest Mouth Gape?

As a teen in 2019, Minnesotan Isaac Johnson broke a Guinness World Record with his cavernous maw. What's (normal-ish) college life like with that big yapper? We asked him.

February 13, 2025

Let’s Remember Minneapolis’s Historically Awful Super Bowl Halftime Show

Plus Mankato's growing surveillance state, honoring a cool-ass old building, and winter parking news you can use in today's Flyover news roundup.

February 10, 2025

Arf! Meow! …Ribbit? Let’s Talk About Your Pets on This Week’s Open Thread.

As we do every Friday, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers.

February 7, 2025

Who Is Ken Martin, the Minnesotan Now in Charge of the DNC?

Plus the U of M caves to Trump, meet Duluth's in-your-face reporter, and we welcome the elk in today's Flyover news roundup.

February 3, 2025

How Chef Doug Flicker Invents Frozen Pizzas for Heggies

Flicker's third installment, a riff on Italian beef sandwiches, is just hitting grocery stores and bars.

January 31, 2025

All 50 of MnDOT’s 2025 Name-a-Snowplow Finalists, Ranked

Our annual exercise in plow name reviewing trudges ahead.

January 28, 2025