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Jay Boller

Co-owner/editor of Racket.

Strib Finally Gets a Juicy (and Damning) Hegseth Scoop

Plus mayoral quizzes, amazing houses, and impossible questions in today's Flyover news roundup.

October 6, 2025

Who’s Bankrolling ‘A Precarious State,’ Rick Kupchella’s New Twin Cities Doomer Doc?

Plus Replacements biopic in the works, enter the STOP Slumlords Ordinance, and Barn Bluff history in today's Flyover news roundup.

Best Budget Bites: $8.99 Gyro From Ali Baba’s King of Gyros

For almost 30 years, Ali Baba's has been West St. Paul's gyro destination.

October 1, 2025

Northeast Minneapolis Debates Future of Historic/Crumbling Cook House

Plus sports woes, Wienermobiles, and Hegseth gets hit in the nuts in today's Flyover news roundup.

September 29, 2025

Open Thread: What Activated You Politically?

As we do every week at this time, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers.

September 26, 2025

Local Bike Hero Illuminates Minneapolis’s Midtown Greenway as City Stalls

Plus soybean woes, food news speed round, and, sure, let's talk about the campus pisser trend in today's Flyover news roundup.

September 24, 2025

‘Call It the Clown Car’: An Oral History of Minneapolis’s 35-Candidate 2013 Mayoral Election

Thirty-five candidates. Three dozen debates. Two unrelated pirate-centric elements. The first real test of ranked-choice voting and, finally, a new mayor.

September 24, 2025

Hear Teamsters Explain, Celebrate Big Contract Win at the University of Minnesota

Plus Annunciation families demand gun control, RIP Palmer's Bar, and buy the damn hoodie in today's Flyover news roundup.

September 15, 2025

Open Thread: Tell Us About Your Best or Most Interesting Art Score

As we do every week at this time, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers.

September 12, 2025