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How North Loop Transformed from Industrial ‘Rot’ to a ‘Jewel of the City’

Plus bird levels plummet, Pitchfork gets gutted, and Roger Stone critiques local art in today's Flyover news roundup.

January 19, 2024

Plug Your Creations in This Week’s Friday Open Thread

It's your turn to talk about whatever you want here at Racket Em En Dot Com.

January 19, 2024

DOE to Investigate U of M Post That Richard Painter Dislikes

Plus crime dips, a pet store discriminates, and 2040 goes national in today's Flyover news roundup.

January 19, 2024

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.

Restaurants: We’re Just Fine With Lax Labor Law Enforcement

Plus mail carrier attacks are up, rockets on the Iron Range, and All of Minneapolis's 2023 postmortem in today's Flyover news roundup.

January 16, 2024

Wanna Buy This Gorgeous, 122-Year-Old Lakeside Duluth Cottage? Too Bad!

Setting aside issues around property taxes and land use, a billionaire family's Park Point shopping spree offers insight into a vast, class-rooted values chasm.

January 16, 2024

Is Your Favorite Brewery In Financial Peril?

Plus FBI investigates DFL, WSJ praises BWCA, and dancers go viral in today's Flyover news roundup.

January 15, 2024

Enjoy 4 News Stories (Slightly) More Interesting Than ‘It Will Be Cold This Weekend’

The latest on President Dean Phillips, the fate of Paul Wellstone's bus, a Wolves superfan returns to 'Jeopardy!' and a handy burger map in today's Flyover newsletter.

January 12, 2024

Party with Purpose, Plans: MN GOP Debuts Whining State Flag Merch

Plus a reporter's 'Fall of Minneapolis' takedown, Shannen Doherty blames 'Mallrats,' and high school ghosts in today's Flyover news roundup.

January 11, 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.