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Summer Guide 2024: Concerts, Festivals, Comedy

It's another epic season here in the Twin Cities.

June 5, 2024

Chalkfest, Asian Night Market, Buy Nothing Boutique: This Week’s Best Events

Plus Bakkenalia, long shots at Trylon, the Black Market, and so much more.

June 3, 2024

MN GOP’s Growing Royce White Problem

Plus Starbucks didn't touch that mural, police downsizing is good, and the Bundt Cake has MN roots in today's Flyover news roundup.

Honk! Honk! Does Wridz Beat Uber and Lyft?

Plus cops being cops, local TikToker makes bad, mysterious late night classical music, and Racket makes the Strib in today's Flyover news roundup.

Art-A-Whirl, Pam Grier, Bike Nights: This Week’s Best Events

Plus cats and busted cars at Crush-A-Whirl, Doors Open returns, and free music shows.

Read an Excerpt from ‘Minescapes: Reclaiming Minnesota’s Mined Lands’

Author Pete Kero dives deep into the competing demands put on northern Minnesota's landscape.

First Ave’s New Trump-Loving GM Is Already Out of the Picture

Plus Roof Depot's new life, saluting a sports journo, and Nate P. prepares you for the fishing opener in today's Flyover news roundup.