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Wanna Own a Home in Your 30s? Minneapolis Is a Good Place to Be.

Wanna Own a Home in Your 30s? Minneapolis Is a Good Place to Be.

Plus screen-addicted seniors, cougars make a comeback, and a cool manhole cover in today's Flyover news roundup.

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Text • Keith Harris

For This Week’s Open Thread, How Do You Use Mass Transit?

For This Week’s Open Thread, How Do You Use Mass Transit?

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

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Text • Kirstie Kimball

Bangkok Sweetheart’s Rolls Are a Sensation. These Are the Best Ones to Order Right Now.

Bangkok Sweetheart’s Rolls Are a Sensation. These Are the Best Ones to Order Right Now.

If you brave the long lines or successfully navigate the cutthroat preordering system, here's what you should get.

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Text • Jessica Armbruster

Freeloader Friday: 103 Free Things To Do This Weekend

Freeloader Friday: 103 Free Things To Do This Weekend

Movies, markets, Halloween, and more.

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Who Is Potential MN Gov. Amy Klobuchar? Let’s Ask Author Amy Klobuchar.

Who Is Potential MN Gov. Amy Klobuchar? Let’s Ask Author Amy Klobuchar.

Plus suspicious Klobes mailers, the mysterious killing of Joe Eder, and what if we legalized sleeping in cars in today's Flyover news roundup.

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Text • Keith Harris

On the Big Screen This Week: Hitchcock, Hamaguchi, and More Fests Than You Can Handle

On the Big Screen This Week: Hitchcock, Hamaguchi, and More Fests Than You Can Handle

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

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Text • Anna Thompson Hajdik

‘Sweet Land’ at 20: Exploring the MN-Made Movie’s Still-Relevant Immigrant Themes

‘Sweet Land’ at 20: Exploring the MN-Made Movie’s Still-Relevant Immigrant Themes

The filmmaker and author reflect on taking the short story from film to screen, and celebrate its anniversary this weekend with a screening at the Main.

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Text • Keith Harris

Why Are We Suddenly Talking About ‘Somali Gangs’ All the Time?

Why Are We Suddenly Talking About ‘Somali Gangs’ All the Time?

Plus running from Trump, rewarding Nick Shirley, and a weak-ass WSJ hit piece in today's Flyover news roundup.

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Text • Jay Boller

Best Budget Bites: $7 Burger Basket From Como Tap

Best Budget Bites: $7 Burger Basket From Como Tap

Is it possible to find a cheaper burger basket ANYWHERE?

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Text • Nick Schaub

A Very Early Preview of the Very Delayed Green Line Extension

A Very Early Preview of the Very Delayed Green Line Extension

Will this light rail put us on the map like Brockway, Ogdenville, and North Haverbrook?

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Text • Jessica Armbruster

Twin Lakes Has 134 Residents and Almost as Many Scandals

Twin Lakes Has 134 Residents and Almost as Many Scandals

Plus data centers still suck, MN stays swampy, and a fire at Resource Mpls in today's Flyover news roundup.

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Text • Keith Harris

A REALLY Loaded Saturday in Your Complete Concert Calendar: Oct. 20-26

A REALLY Loaded Saturday in Your Complete Concert Calendar: Oct. 20-26

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

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Text • Em Cassel

Did You Know a Hockey-Themed Coffee Shop Opened in the Old Annie’s Parlour Space?

Did You Know a Hockey-Themed Coffee Shop Opened in the Old Annie’s Parlour Space?

Two For Tripping wants to revitalize Dinkytown with breakfast and banana bread lattes.

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Text • Jay Boller

Extra! Extra! Peggy Flanagan’s Long-Dead Grandpa Never Charged With Murder.

Extra! Extra! Peggy Flanagan’s Long-Dead Grandpa Never Charged With Murder.

Plus Obama defends Omar, Eau Claire hits the market, and RIP Modern Times in today's Flyover news roundup.

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Guavas Cuban Cafe Is a Little Slice of Miami on Chicago Avenue

Guavas Cuban Cafe Is a Little Slice of Miami on Chicago Avenue

Meet the Venezuelan chef with some of the best Cuban food in south Minneapolis.

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Drop Deadlift Gorgeous, Cindy Lawson, Pumpkins and Powerdrills: This Week’s Best Events

Drop Deadlift Gorgeous, Cindy Lawson, Pumpkins and Powerdrills: This Week’s Best Events

Plus where to celebrate Halloween this weekend with your dog and/or kids.

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What Craft Beer Bubble? New South Minneapolis Brewery Soft Opens This Weekend.

What Craft Beer Bubble? New South Minneapolis Brewery Soft Opens This Weekend.

Plus MN man can't stop winning backyard ultras, a swanky new North Loop game club, and peeper returns to the streets in today's Flyover news roundup.

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RacketCast, Ep. 63: Let’s Take a ‘Midwestern Death Trip’ Feat. Author Meaghan Garvey

RacketCast, Ep. 63: Let’s Take a ‘Midwestern Death Trip’ Feat. Author Meaghan Garvey

A first-time Chicago author reports on her wild ride through the Upper Midwest.

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Text • Keith Harris

For This Week’s Open Thread, Tell Us Where You Get Your Restaurant Recommendations

For This Week’s Open Thread, Tell Us Where You Get Your Restaurant Recommendations

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

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Text • Dan Suitor

Your Favorite Movie Nerd’s Favorite Movie Label Sets Up Shop In Dinkytown

Your Favorite Movie Nerd’s Favorite Movie Label Sets Up Shop In Dinkytown

Vinegar Syndrome co-founder Ryan Emerson talks preserving lost films, his MN connections, and the 'renewed and growing enthusiasm' for owning movies in a physical form.

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Text • Jessica Armbruster

Freeloader Friday: 113 Free Things To Do This Weekend

Freeloader Friday: 113 Free Things To Do This Weekend

Art-making sessions, spooky artist markets, dog Halloween, and the Saint Paul Art Crawl.

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Text • Em Cassel

Summit Brewing Finds New Lender, Avoids Foreclosure

Summit Brewing Finds New Lender, Avoids Foreclosure

Plus a closer look at local gangs, a series of celeb sightings, and it's tunnel-cleaning time in today's Flyover news roundup.

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Text • Keith Harris

On the Big Screen This Week: TCFF, Creepy Tech Sociopaths, and Masturbating Nuns

On the Big Screen This Week: TCFF, Creepy Tech Sociopaths, and Masturbating Nuns

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

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Text • Keith Harris

‘Pro-Choice’ Michele Tafoya Thinks Minnesota Should Limit Abortion Rights

‘Pro-Choice’ Michele Tafoya Thinks Minnesota Should Limit Abortion Rights

Plus another council-mayor clash in Mpls, local rocker needs brain surgery, and we're doomed in today's Flyover news roundup.

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Text • Max Rivlin-Nadler

Ex-NYC Mayor Eric Adams Promised to Pitch a Wisconsin Data Center With ‘Rigor.’ His Failure Was Spectacular.

Ex-NYC Mayor Eric Adams Promised to Pitch a Wisconsin Data Center With ‘Rigor.’ His Failure Was Spectacular.

New York City-based media outlet Hell Gate went to Wisconsin Rapids to trace the footsteps of Adams, whose 'sneaky' plan to build community trust imploded in spectacular fashion.

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Do Twin Cities Food Content Creators Have a ‘Disclosure Issue’?

Do Twin Cities Food Content Creators Have a ‘Disclosure Issue’?

The law requires influencers to disclose when they receive money or free meals from restaurants. As for whether they do…

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Text • Jessica Armbruster

Hero Clams Keep Minnesota’s Drinking Water Safe

Hero Clams Keep Minnesota’s Drinking Water Safe

Plus an Iron Range elementary school goes on a book banning spree, award-winning young adult novel 'Hatchet' get's a movie deal, and more about that fire on Franklin in today's Flyover news roundup.

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Text • Keith Harris

Easily the Most Marsalises I’ve Ever Listed in Your Complete Concert Calendar: October 13-19

Easily the Most Marsalises I’ve Ever Listed in Your Complete Concert Calendar: October 13-19

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

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Text • Carly Pruszinske

Was Love Waiting for Me at Dave & Buster’s Singles Night?

Was Love Waiting for Me at Dave & Buster’s Singles Night?

It would take me nearly a year to find out. Let me explain...

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Text • Jay Boller

Somali-American Minnesotans, in Their Own Words

Somali-American Minnesotans, in Their Own Words

Plus bad news for 2040 Plan fans, conflicts of interest in the AG race, and a double dome goes up for sale in today's Flyover news roundup.