The Minnesota State Fair, running now through September 4, is the greatest place on earth. Here's photographic evidence from this past Sunday.






















At the Great Minnesota Get-Together, humanity shines as bright as the midday Midway sun.

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Plus a new Somali dessert spot is in the works and we say goodbye to a Richfield favorite in the Racket Restaurant Roundup.
Pretty much all the music you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.
In his book, 'The Cruelty of Nice Folks,' Ellis looks at how when it comes to race, Minneapolis is trapped in cycles of good intentions and failure to follow through.
Owatonna native Jason Lennox is raising funds for addiction recovery the hard way this summer.
Plus classroom smartphone bans, Craig vs. Flanagan endorsements, and endless MN sports shame in today's Flyover news roundup.
Plus Scream It Off Screen isn't sold out... yet.