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not to be dramatic but..... it's my birthday.....

submitted 12 hours ago • 8 comments

I'm a Day 1 subscriber to @racketmn.com and a big fan, so I loved going on their podcast to talk Twins with @jayboller.bsky.social and @biketrouble.bsky.social. We also talked about my weird career path and the media world, including some stories I've never told before. racketmn.com/racketcast-e...

submitted 19 hours ago • 4 comments

Talkin' Twins with @aarongleeman.bsky.social.

submitted 19 hours ago • 0 comments

"Real talk: If profit seeking is the only thing driving us to make decisions about civic life then we are cooked. Dinkytown is a microcosm of so much of what is wrong with our world right now."

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

This Dinkytown profile is a tremendous, deeply reported piece by @jayboller.bsky.social. One of my favorite parts is about public safety, with way more “here’s what @ward2.minneapolismn.gov is doing” than the argle bargle in a Strib op-ed or an All of Mpls hit piece. racketmn.com/dinkytown-mi...

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

This review might seem (and is) silly, but stick around for @katewagner.bsky.social's terrific analysis of modern-day chain restaurant aesthetics.

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Wanna read a looooooooooong deep-dive into the state of Dinkytown? Here ya go!

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

The biggest news of the day? Racket has its very first office.

submitted 14 days ago • 5 comments

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submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

Literally nuts how many concert and comedy tickets Racket members win, straight to their inboxes. It pays to subscribe: racketmn.com/products

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

love this series @biketrouble.bsky.social and @jasoncomix.meatjacker.social are doing for @racketmn.com

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Took a while, but check out this great David Lynch local angle we uncovered.

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

Our Taco 'Bout Politics tour of '25 Minneapolis mayoral candidates continues, this time with Rev. Dr. DeWayne Davis at Brito’s Burrito in Stevens Square.

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Did you know we have a dormant-yet-beloved series called Money Journal, where your neighbors overshare their finances? Email us to help revive it! racketmn.com/tag/money-jo...

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

This is crazy but true?

submitted 24 days ago • 1 comment

A terrestrial radio DJ... on a podcast?! Believe it.

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

Best place to get a sandwich? Same place you get your booze.

submitted 30 days ago • 1 comment

RACKET EXCLUSIVE

submitted 36 days ago • 2 comments

“Where are they? Will the family ever know what happened to their three boys?” asks detective Jessica Miller. “They wanted answers and had to live their whole life without having any.”

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

If for some reason you want to hear me speak, I do so here.

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

Our thoughts...

submitted 44 days ago • 2 comments

5 minute interview with a state senator pushing legalization of sports betting apps, not a single question about the harm that would be caused. https://youtu.be/d2CTuIzcSBo?si=gh9bgY-YJaZ8PB0R

submitted 47 days ago • 2 comments

Just imagine eating one of these badboys at Bull's Horn.

submitted 49 days ago • 1 comment

Magic is cool now. racketmn.com/the-magic-un...

submitted 50 days ago • 0 comments

Our annual exercise in plow name reviewing trudges ahead.

submitted 52 days ago • 2 comments

Did you know @startribune.com recently launched its very first episodic, narratively driven podcast series, "Ghost of a Chance"? Let's hear about it!

submitted 53 days ago • 1 comment

A pizza reporter's pilgrimage to the flavors and batshit insane marketing of his youth.

submitted 54 days ago • 1 comment

Hello to our many, many new followers! Here's a lil Racket sampler platter, all unlocked for your perusal:

submitted 59 days ago • 0 comments

I’m barreling down I-694 at 3 p.m. on a Wednesday to see if my memory of the pizza holds up, to see if all is still right with the universe.

submitted 59 days ago • 8 comments

We've removed the paywall on this guide to supporting local orgs and mutual aid groups in the Twin Cities:

submitted 59 days ago • 12 comments

this was a fun little walk down memory lane! thank you for asking me to contribute to the my first byline series @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social—i feel like one of the cool kids🤠

submitted 59 days ago • 0 comments

Not to be dramatic, but this is our biggest sale ever! Now through the end of January, get three months of Racket for just three bucks.

submitted 60 days ago • 0 comments

behold: the twin cities' first cannabis cooking column!

submitted 60 days ago • 2 comments

"The person is gone, but the phenomenon of Mitch remains, and that is heavily steeped in the fact he was such an incredibly sweet, generous Minnesota guy."

submitted 61 days ago • 2 comments

Should the grandkids show contempt towards others? How about turning contempt on themselves?

submitted 61 days ago • 0 comments

From the archives:

submitted 61 days ago • 1 comment

Can a headline alone be eligible for a Pulitzer?

submitted 63 days ago • 786 comments

We talked with locals to hear how music makers get paid.

submitted 63 days ago • 1 comment

I wrote this very long and hopefully very entertaining look at Mitch Hedberg's first and only movie.

submitted 65 days ago • 1 comment

It's back on the market...

submitted 68 days ago • 0 comments

Hit subscribe to our podcast, the only one in town that has gathered three food writers plus me.

submitted 68 days ago • 0 comments

While we’re on the subject of good Strib reporting, Susan Du has been relentless about watchdogging the city’s bullshit that there are enough beds for people without homes. Fie to the county for joining the city on the bs train.

submitted 70 days ago • 4 comments

Let's not kid ourselves It gets really really bad

submitted 68 days ago • 0 comments