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Sarah Brumble

Sarah Brumble is a raccoon, actually.

The Best, Worst, and Most Middling New Foods of the 2025 Minnesota State Fair

Enjoy 7,000 words of reviews set to our proprietary Scarf!, Shrug, Skip rating system.

Racket Staff, Ian Power-Luetscher, Tim Walz, Joel Swenson, Sarah Brumble, and Bridgette Reinsmoen

August 22, 2025

In South Minneapolis, the Black Radish Transforms Lawns Into Vibrant Urban Farms

Every scrap of an acre TBR has cobbled together has been turned into artfully designed, sustainable, organic farm space.

August 12, 2025

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I Tried the MN State Fair Oysters in 94-Degree Heat So You Don’t Have to

YOLO.

August 27, 2024

My First Visit to Margaritaville Was Jimmy Buffett’s Wake

After the beachcombing bard died Friday, we took a pilgrimage to the Mall of America restaurant chain bearing his name.

September 5, 2023