Jay Boller
Co-owner/editor of Racket.
Consider the Lobster Zone: MN’s Last Functioning Seafood Claw Game for Sale
The odd barroom game was once a headline-making craze. Now it's reportedly down to one local location.
Best Budget Bites: $5.49 Roast Beef Sandwich from Wally’s
Doing it better than Arby's since the purported moon landing.
Iron Range Politician Mocks Union with Basket of Pacifiers
Plus questionable nonprofit dollars, Jessica Lange gets reflective, and creepy local spots in today's Flyover news roundup.
Wanna Buy?—Notebook Dump Edition!
Let's look at a seemingly/spookily abandoned south Minneapolis home, a St. Paul firehouse conversation with a dark backstory, a curious mid-century St. Croix estate, and an iconic St. Paul hangout in which Fitzgerald famously got wasted.
Folks… He’s Running
Plus 'The Daily Show' visits Duluth, Japanese burgers, and violent beer in today's Flyover news roundup.
NLRB: Quarry Home Depot Broke Law by Firing Worker With ‘BLM’ Apron
Plus Alan Page celebrated nationally, Amazon coffee machine raises labor eyebrows, and keeping up with Jim Rowader in today's Flyover news roundup.
Why Twin Cities VFW, Legion Halls Are Outsourcing Their Kitchens to Ambitious Chefs
Station No. 6, El Jefe Cocina & Bar, and 328 Grill all took up residence inside VFW and American Legion halls. Could those win-win arrangements form a partnership blueprint for emerging culinary talents and struggling veterans' orgs?
Meet the Serbian Businessman/DJ Who Runs the Zombie AI Southwest Journal
Among Nebojša Vujinović Vujo's portfolio of 2,000 spammy websites, the defunct Minneapolis neighborhood newspaper is a top performer.
How Fair State Brewing Hit Bankruptcy, and How It Plans to Fight Through It
The cooperatively owned, unionized Minneapolis brewery filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week.
MN Prisons Pocketed $274K In Telecom Kickbacks Last Year
Plus MN Chamber of Commerce rallies the cranks, Metro Transit workers speak up, and 'Karate Kid' is from here in today's Flyover news roundup.