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Jay Boller

Racket co-founder/editor.

Wanna Buy the Goth Castle?

The brooding jewel in Brooke Fleetwood's short-term rental empire is about to hit the market.

August 18, 2022

Minnesota’s Most Iconic Ad Jingle Was Discovered In a Garbage Can

Inside the wild history of the MOA earworm "There's a Place for Fun In Your Life."

August 17, 2022

5 Things to Know About D’s Banh Mi, the Year-Round Restaurant Coming to the Ol’ Snack Shack

OK, we spoiled one of the things: Unlike under previous owners Dave's Popcorn and Milk Jam, the 38th Street hut will be open all year.

August 16, 2022

We Have Obtained the Menu for Omar and Frey’s Peacemaking Dinner

Plus guns still banned at the Fair, Washington Post seeks the most midwest thing ever, and abortion budgeting in today's Flyover.

MN Wild Scrub Thin Blue Line T-Shirt from Website

"Law Enforcement Appreciation Night" is still on, but now you can't see the shirt you'll still apparently get at it.

August 12, 2022

Meanie Rep. Omar Hurts Strong Mayor’s Feelings

Plus potentially striking nurses, new gunfire numbers, and a bad Uptown makeover in today's Flyover.

The MPD Wants New Toys

Plus evictions spike, Carbucks is no more, and Racket's voting tips in today's Flyover

Teen Crime Spree Weekend!!!

Plus Kim Crockett said a thing, a ban on "divisiveness," and THC seltzer in today's Flyover.

Wanna Buy a Legit 1940s Castle on the St. Croix River?

Designed for a Minnesota dynasty by Edwin Lundie, the woodsy riverside kingdom was recently used as an Airbnb.

August 8, 2022

Trader Joe’s Withheld Raises at Unionizing Minneapolis Shop

Plus MOA shooting, south Minneapolis meat consolidation, and a very smart doctor in today's Flyover.