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Jessica Armbruster

Co-owner and editor at Racket.

Freeloader Friday: 87 Free Things To Do This Weekend

It's kinda gross out, so let's just pretend it feels like winter. Also, as pointed out by several wonderful readers, check to see if any given event has been canceled before attending—the U.S. Pond Hockey Championships got nixed at the last minute due to poor ice on Lake Nokomis.

Tattersall Distilling: Rent Delinquents or Hacking Victims?

Plus Metro Transit goes touchless, James Beard noms revealed, and see renderings of the beautiful new Southdale Library in today's Flyover news roundup.

Community Aims to Rename Garden After Slain Neighbor Robert Skafte

Plus Longfellow gets a new newsletter, MnDOT sicks to its dad jokes, and an Alpha News grant upsets orgs in today's Flyover news roundup.

Freeloader Friday: 45 Free Things To Do This Weekend

Music is popping up in all kinds of unexpected places this weekend.

January 12, 2024

Big Labor News for Baristas, Lyft Drivers, and Court Interpreters

Plus the state of the Mississippi River, checking in on Mpls' new council prez, and the end of an era in St. Paul in today's Flyover news roundup.

Stalled 2040 Plan Somehow Still Working

Plus celebrating St. Paul's all-female City Council, 'Purple Rain' heads to Broadway, and Target sells more crap in today's Flyover news roundup.

Freeloader Friday: 45 Free Things To Do This Weekend

With lots of free concerts, a few pop-up markets, and a late-night dance party.

January 5, 2024

Author Marlon James Gave an Entire Interview on Bob Dylan

Plus eviction day at Camp Nenookaasi, CPR saves a marten, and ice doing cool stuff in today's Flyover news roundup.

Freeloader Friday: 82 Free Things To Do This Weekend and Next

Welcome to the last Freeloader Friday of 2023.

December 22, 2023