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Loppet Winter Fest, Tim Heidecker, Green Room Turns 2: This Week’s Best Events

Plus week two for the Winter Carnival and Great Northern, Red Bull's Heavy Metal at the Capitol, and an epic bike swap.

January 27, 2025

So… What’s Going on With Auntie’s, the Crowd-Funded Venue That Never Appeared?

Plus U of M prof sides with Trump, Fair State loses production facility, grocery ghosts of Longfellow and a streaming Twins W in today's Flyover news roundup.

January 24, 2025

RacketCast, Ep. 12: Mitch Hedberg Roundtable… Assemble!

On the 25th(ish) anniversary of 'Los Enchiladas!,' we gathered three folks who helped make Mitch Hedberg's never-released movie PLUS a documentarian who's years into creating the definitive Mitch doc.

January 24, 2025

It’s Our Biggest Sale Yet: Racket’s 3 Months for $3 Sale

Three months of Racket. Three dollars. You'd better three-lieve it.

January 20, 2025

Frey Makes Politico’s List of Hot-Seat Mayors

MPD does the right thing, a recording studio turns 10, and local weed spotted on the TV in today's Flyover news roundup.

January 17, 2025

Ice Castles, Ice Shanties, Trans Day of Revenge: This Week’s Best Events

Plus a snow festival, OG Zaza meets Guy Fieri, and a luau in Roseville.

January 13, 2025

Let’s Remember the MN King Who Pie’d the Living Hell Outta Recently Deceased Bigot Anita Bryant

Plus welcoming the power gluttons, Mayo's diminishing union ranks, and a locally angled Dylan mystery in today's Flyover news roundup.

January 10, 2025

Read an Excerpt From ‘The Many Facets of Eyedea,’ a New Oral History on the Celebrated MN Rapper

For the just-released book, publisher Parker Pubs collected quotes from dozens of people who knew Eyedea best.

January 6, 2025