Thirty years later, remembering the Pike's one-and-done Arena Football League season with players, coaches, journalists, and archival quotes.

A new pop-up that’s worth waiting in line for.

Plus conflicts of interest in the MN attorney general race, death doulas, and a big dick storm coming our way in today's Flyover news roundup.

Pretty much all the music you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.

Doin’ 'Whoops, we didn’t pay our loan' beers.

Plus a whole lot of sports, new media outlets, and helping out Maurice Jacox in today's Flyover news roundup.

The winning team soared 50 feet.

Plus it's officially spoOOoOOooky season.

Plus TriLingua has a microcinema, a bad take on needle bins, and HBD Summit Brewing Co. in today's Flyover news roundup.

This first-round matchup won't be easy: The Liberty have as much talent and postseason seasoning as anyone in the 'W.'

'It is 100% a queer art installation,' Sable Adelaide tells us.

I am told there are people who enjoy dating, and it's a big world with lots of different kinds of folks in it, so that may be true.

But most people I know find it an onerous chore. So why not, then, perform an onerous chore in order to meet new people, as Alex Robinson did this week with the Buckthorn Removal Singles Club.

I know many of you Racket members are old married people. But if there are any young single people—or even old single people like me—how are you meeting people these days? What works? What doesn't? Or have you realized you're just romantically defective and given up? (Raises hand.)

As always, feel free to ignore this prompt and talk about whatever you want, this is your Open Thread after all.

Be free this weekend.

Pretty much all the movies you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.

Plus ACLU challenges school rainbow ban, renters form a co-op to (hopefully) buy homes, and the Gopher hearse's new owner in today's Flyover new roundup.

Prove that these devastating cuts are worth something.

Maybe the real Minneapolis Buckthorn Removal Singles Club was the friends we made along the way.

Plus paying for a new arena, fining landlords, and growing old in style in today's Flyover news roundup.

It's another stacked season of concerts, festivals, movie series, art shows, Oktoberfests, DOGtoberfests, and Halloween happenings.

Pretty much all the music you can catch in the Twin Cities this week.

Plus John Oliver on UnitedHealth Group, starry stonewort invades, and a good video from SLP in today's Flyover news roundup.

One bummer night soured me on lesser sports bars.

Plus MAYOR WATCH, troubles at Seward Cafe, and Strib typos galore in today's Flyover news roundup.

It's another stacked fall week in the Twin Cities.

The Independent Restaurant Coalition is urging the FTC to block Sysco’s proposed $29.1 billion acquisition of Restaurant Depot.

Older, wiser, louder, and no, not always sad, the singer-songwriter enraptured a young crowd on her biggest tour yet.

Plus MPD racks up overtime at Good memorial, out-of-state influences get tourism bux, and leaf-peeping begins in today's Flyover news roundup.

A longform convo with a first-time author.

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

The British pop star performed her latest album, ‘West End Girl,’ in a solo, theatrical setting.