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Today’s Friday Open Thread Is an Experiment!

Let's hear your thoughts on 2023, Racket readers.

December 15, 2023

Civic Aesthetics In Ruins as I-94 Mannequin Car Disappears From Pole

Plus Outside loves Minneapolis (but not its cops), Tom Lyden signs off, and Georgia Fort hits the radio in today's Flyover news roundup.

8 Things I Miss About Living in the Twin Cities

Racket's ex-beer columnist gets blog-ily wistful from his new home in Maine.

September 11, 2023

Every Taylor Swift Album, Ranked

Wow, this is pretty definitive, if we do say so ourselves.

The 10 Best Liquor Stores in St. Paul

If you’re getting tipsy in the Saintly City, stop here first.

March 28, 2023

The 10 Best Liquor Stores in Minneapolis

If you’re getting buzzed in the Mill City, stop here first.

10 Things We Learned While Reading 93,188 Personalized MN License Plates

Our grand plans to rank 'em all quickly got snuffed out.

November 22, 2022

The 10 Most-Read Stories During Racket’s First Year of Existence

Only two of the 10—including the No. 1 story—were published in the first six months.

August 2, 2022

14 Notable Minnesotans Share Their Favorite Places

We asked celebrated entertainers, hosts, politicians, writers, and proprietors to rhapsodize about their favorite pockets of the state.

April 20, 2022