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So… Who Got an E-bike Rebate?

Plus black spruce bandits, fresh food at food shelves, and James Austin Johnson does Dylan in today's Flyover news roundup.

December 9, 2024

Burnsville All-Ages Club The Garage to Stop Booking Bands

Plus Norm Coleman's unlikely gig, farewell to photog Glen Stubbe, and a HOF campaign in today's Flyover news roundup.

December 6, 2024

Year End Lists? Too Soon! We’re Still Finding New Music.

10 great new local songs, 10 great songs from everywhere else, and one total dud.

December 6, 2024

Why Does a ‘Nonpartisan’ Right-Wing Think Tank Prominently Sponsor Gophers Athletics?

Ski-U-huh: The University of Minnesota and the Center of the American Experiment are at odds on climate change. So why do ads promoting the conservative advocacy group proliferate Gophers games?

December 6, 2024

RacketCast, Ep. 8: Reviewing the Year in Minneapolis Politics feat. Wedge Live!

It's a very special crossover podcast episode featuring the crew from Wedge Live!, the hyperlocal politics website.

December 6, 2024

UHC Employees Happy to Speak Ill of the Dead

Plus more council clashes, time for Timothée, and a valuable Somali oral history project in today's Flyover news roundup.

December 5, 2024

MN-Launched, Mitch Hedberg-Connected Chi-Chi’s to Return From Chain Restaurant Heaven

Plus more mayoral candidates, WSJ on MN homelessness, and no O.J. confession in today's Flyover news roundup.

It’s the Year of Yia: Vinai Racks Up More National Accolades

Plus BCA finally confirms detail in Winston Smith's death, hurting colleges attempt to go big, and a Target Center tragedeigh trifecta in today's Flyover news roundup.

December 3, 2024

MN’s Giant Roadside Oddities Get Substantial NYT Coverage—Finally

Plus grad student worker union gains, investigating why Honeycrisps suck now, and Rainforest Cafe's local angle in today's Flyover news roundup.

December 2, 2024

That Litigious Viral Influencer? She’s From Here.

Plus ending diversity on campus, a possible new Vikings anthem, and free Thanksgiving meals in today's Flyover news roundup.

November 27, 2024