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Text • Kirstie Kimball

How to Spend a Day at Asia Village

How to Spend a Day at Asia Village

Eat, drink, and shop your way through Blaine's new Asian superstore.

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Text • Jessica Armbruster

21 Hours at the Minnesota Fringe Festival

21 Hours at the Minnesota Fringe Festival

I’m back from a four-day theater jag to share with you once again what I saw, what I’d  see again, and what I wish I hadn’t.

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Text • Jay Boller

Xcel Energy, Whose CEO Makes $16M, Gets OK to Jack Rates by $211M

Xcel Energy, Whose CEO Makes $16M, Gets OK to Jack Rates by $211M

Plus Flock opposition, leaked data center audio, primary fever in today's Flyover news roundup.

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Text • Keith Harris

Guitars by the Lake, Fests on the Porch: Your Complete Concert Calendar: August 11-17

Guitars by the Lake, Fests on the Porch: Your Complete Concert Calendar: August 11-17

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

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Text • Keith Harris

Isn’t Anyone Having the Right Amount of Sex?

Isn’t Anyone Having the Right Amount of Sex?

The sexual dystopias of 'I Want Your Sex' and 'One Night Only' raise (and duck) questions about How We Fuck Now.

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Text • Britt Robson

The Engagement of Lynx Coach Cheryl Reeve: Saving the Best for Last?

The Engagement of Lynx Coach Cheryl Reeve: Saving the Best for Last?

How will the WNBA's all-time winningest coach transition her charmed team into the playoffs?

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Text • Keith Harris

Wanna Buy Vintage Music Company?

Wanna Buy Vintage Music Company?

Plus scooterphobia, Jakeeno's in need, and a loon that wants us all dead in today's Flyover news roundup.

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Text • Abraham Teuber

The Perfect Minnesota Fringe Festival Lineup Is a Completely Random One

The Perfect Minnesota Fringe Festival Lineup Is a Completely Random One

There’s a lot to be gained from devouring inconsistent independent theater. 

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Text • Racket Staff

Uptown Porchfest, India Fest, Augtoberfest: This Week’s Best Events

Uptown Porchfest, India Fest, Augtoberfest: This Week’s Best Events

Plus cool queer happenings, week two of Fringe Fest, and an alleyway party off Loring Park.

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Text • Em Cassel

Genocide Scholar Denied Genocide Studies Job for Calling out Genocide Gets Settlement from the U

Genocide Scholar Denied Genocide Studies Job for Calling out Genocide Gets Settlement from the U

Plus remembering Sue Zelickson, Trump's disdain for U visas, and Hennepin County libraries propose hour cuts in today's Flyover news roundup.

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Text • Racket Staff

RacketCast, Ep. 58: IRL CSI Feat. Forensic Scientist Melissa Loren

RacketCast, Ep. 58: IRL CSI Feat. Forensic Scientist Melissa Loren

Meet one of the BCA's top crime scene scientists.

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Text • Clint Combs

The Confusion, Chaos, and Courage I Saw at This Weekend’s Anti-Trans Rally Outside of Target Center

The Confusion, Chaos, and Courage I Saw at This Weekend’s Anti-Trans Rally Outside of Target Center

Inside the arena, the Minnesota Lynx squared off against the Indiana Fever. Outside the stadium, local activists took on an array of anti-trans protesters.

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Text • Keith Harris

For This Week’s Open Thread, Tell Us the Grossest Food/Drink You Love

For This Week’s Open Thread, Tell Us the Grossest Food/Drink You Love

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

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Text • Jessica Armbruster

Freeloader Friday: 141 Free Things To Do This Weekend

Freeloader Friday: 141 Free Things To Do This Weekend

Vintage markets, old-school cars, and lots of tunes in the sun.

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Text • Em Cassel

Soon-to-Be Ghouly-Weds? Evil Noem-Lewandowski Pair Look Awfully Cozy on Lake Minnetonka.

Soon-to-Be Ghouly-Weds? Evil Noem-Lewandowski Pair Look Awfully Cozy on Lake Minnetonka.

Plus tariff tolls on small biz, remembering a Somali singer, and an update on Racket's fifth birthday in today's Flyover news roundup.

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Text • Hannah Kovnar

‘The Cat Is My Customer’: Defying the Odds, St. Paul’s 35-Year-Old Cat Furniture Shop to Triple in Size

‘The Cat Is My Customer’: Defying the Odds, St. Paul’s 35-Year-Old Cat Furniture Shop to Triple in Size

‘I wanted to have a cat furniture superstore, and I’ve finally achieved it,’ owner Darryl Michaelson beams. 

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Text • Keith Harris

The Movies Have Gone to… the Cats???

The Movies Have Gone to… the Cats???

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

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Text • Jessica Armbruster

Not Dying, Turns Out: Emmer Alive But Not Kicking (His Bum Foot)

Not Dying, Turns Out: Emmer Alive But Not Kicking (His Bum Foot)

Plus crowdfunding a North Side mall, clearing out the Pig's Eye Park encampment, and people fucking with Flock cameras in today's Flyover news roundup.

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Text • Jay Boller

FINE! We’ll Review Kwik Trip’s New SPAMwiches.

FINE! We’ll Review Kwik Trip’s New SPAMwiches.

We need to stop doing this.

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Text • Em Cassel

Racket’s Year in Review: August 2025-July 2026

Racket’s Year in Review: August 2025-July 2026

Let’s dig into the facts and figures from Racket’s fifth year of operation.

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Text • Keith Harris

New Month, Same Ol’ Your Complete Concert Calendar: Aug. 4-10

New Month, Same Ol’ Your Complete Concert Calendar: Aug. 4-10

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

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Text • Keith Harris

The City of Minneapolis Has a Good Idea?

The City of Minneapolis Has a Good Idea?

Plus new concentration camp a-comin', new Her drama, and new DFL volunteers in today's Flyover news roundup.

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Text • Jessica Armbruster

Weed Weviews: 4 Things I Tried in July

Weed Weviews: 4 Things I Tried in July

I found a 10 mg gummy that will knock you on your ass.

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Text • Jay Boller

Kratom Clampdown: MN Kinda, Sorta Regulates Trendy, Dangerous Gas Station Drug

Kratom Clampdown: MN Kinda, Sorta Regulates Trendy, Dangerous Gas Station Drug

Plus St. Paul needs a mayor, RIP David Rivkin, and b-ball bigot booed in today's Flyover news roundup.

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Text • Em Cassel

A Farm Stop, a Candy Shop, a Bakery, and a Brewery All Opened in July

A Farm Stop, a Candy Shop, a Bakery, and a Brewery All Opened in July

Plus lots of announcements for what's coming soon in the Racket Restaurant Roundup.

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Text • Racket Staff

Artcrank, Kehlani, Pickup Truck Opera: This Week’s Best Events

Artcrank, Kehlani, Pickup Truck Opera: This Week’s Best Events

Plus Fringe Fest kicks off, Uptown Art Fair returns to Uptown (kinda), and Malcolm Yards and Hook & Ladder celebrate b-days.

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Text • Matthew Cunningham-Cook

Is Angie Craig Fighting for Minnesota or the Crypto Industry That’s Enriching Trump?

Is Angie Craig Fighting for Minnesota or the Crypto Industry That’s Enriching Trump?

The crypto industry spent over $1M getting Craig reelected. In turn, she has become its best friend in Congress.

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Text • Keith Harris

Open Thread Free-for-All: Everything Is Permitted

Open Thread Free-for-All: Everything Is Permitted

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

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Text • Patrick Strait

Pro Wrestling Hall of Famer ODB Is Bringing the Meat to Bobby and Steve’s

Pro Wrestling Hall of Famer ODB Is Bringing the Meat to Bobby and Steve’s

TNA veteran Jessie Kresa has been slapping meat for 25 years, both in the ring and from a food truck. 

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Text • Jessica Armbruster

Freeloader Friday: 123 Free Things To Do This Weekend

Freeloader Friday: 123 Free Things To Do This Weekend

Stay cool out there, folks.