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Racket Spring Member Drive + Raffle 2026

James Slegers is a bicyclist and Salted Nut Roll enthusiast. He resides in the Midway of St. Paul and you should too.

James Slegers

Sports

See a Light Rail Doubleheader, and Experience Baseball in a Historical Way

Jordan van der Hagen (he/him) is a Minneapolis-based urban designer and photographer interested in the relationship between infrastructure, memory, and place. Through both professional and personal work, he explores how cities evolve, how people connect to them, and what we can do to create more memorable places.

Jordan van der Hagen

Photos

Exploring ‘Midwesternism’: A Photo Tour of the Upper Midwest

Melodie KG (she/her) is a newly repatriated Minnesotan living in north Minneapolis with her husband and two dog-children. She is a writer, consultant, and nonprofit leader with 100 side hustles and a chronic distaste for authority. You can read more of her work at <a href="https://melodiekg.substack.com/">melodiekg.substack.com</a>.

Melodie KG

Culture

Kink, Politics, and the Edging of ‘Normal’

Jay Boller

Wanna Buy the Hidden Minneapolis Tennis Court by Minnehaha Creek, Purportedly the City’s Oldest Clay One?

Martha Pietruszewski (she/they) is a management analyst by day and is trying every hobby under the sun by night (currently: banjo!). My newsletter: <a href="http://buttondown.com/notesfromcouch">buttondown.com/notesfromcouch</a>.

Martha Pietruszewski

What Should We Do With Har Mar Mall?

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Jessica Armbruster

News

Feeding Our Future’s Amy Bock: I TRIED to Warn You About All the Illegal Stuff I Did!

Michaelangelo Matos is the author of three books, writes <a href="https://michaelangelo.substack.com/">Beat Connection</a>, a DJ-mixes newsletter on Substack, plays music every month for <a href="https://www.particle.fm/show/needles-in-the-haystack">Particle FM</a>, and lives in St. Paul.

Michaelangelo Matos

Music

‘Long Live Conrad!’: Musicians, Colleagues, and Loved Ones Remember the First Avenue Stage Manager

Em Cassel (she/they) is a cyclist, a metalcore apologist, and a co-owner and editor of Racket.

Em Cassel

Bet On It: MN First State to Ban Prediction Markets

Keith Harris

How Is It Memorial Day Weekend Already? Your Complete Concert Calendar: May 19-25

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Scott Berger is a suburb-raised but city-awakened multi-modal enthusiast proudly based in St. Paul. A year-round cyclist and rider of Bromptons and E-Bikes, Scott is secretly also a car enthusiast and purist who has somehow lived car-free through the Minnesota winter and in rural France. He is a Union Park District Council Board Member.
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Scott Berger

Opinion

Stillwater Is a Riverfront Parking Lot With Some Nice Restaurants Attached

Wait, So What Happened With the MN Lege?

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Rachel Quast (she/her) is a Minneapolis based art director, designer, and illustrator. As a former aircraft mechanic, she&#8217;s no stranger to getting her hands dirty. She&#8217;s been awarded shiny metal from AAF, PRSA, AIGA, and MADD. She is currently available for freelance projects.

Rachel Quast

Arts

The Strangest Gifts From Your Local ‘Buy Nothing’ Group, Illustrated