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For This Week’s Open Thread, It’s Your Turn to Remember Some Dead Restaurants

As we do every Friday, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers.

For This Week’s Open Thread, Tell Us the First Album You Bought With Your Own Damn Money?

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Dear Strib: Tired of Minneapolis City Hall Drama? Focus on Something Else.

The Star Tribune's obsession with a supposedly dysfunctional Minneapolis City Council overplays minor issues, lets the mayor off the hook, and obscures what the city has accomplished.

Tell Us How You Use—Or Don’t Use—AI in This Week’s Open Thread

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April 10, 2026

Tell Us How Much You Drink in This Week’s Open Thread

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After the ICE Invasion, We Must Invest in Public Schools

The priorities of Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and MPD reveal 'a kind of moral rot that must be addressed head on.'