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Jan 31, 2025 · Musk Considers Suing Walz for Calling His Nazi Salute a Nazi Salute. Plus more Target DEI fallout, Dark Horse rides into the sunset, and good(ish) news for unions in today's Flyover news roundup.

Jan 29, 2025 · So, what’s going on with weed these days in Minnesota? A lot, actually. Hemp-derived products like gummies and seltzers have been legal for around three years now, some bars have added THC bubbly to their menus, weed stores have popped up all over town, and a THC-themed restaurant has come and gone. (RIP, Hi Flora!) Meanwhile, a new cottage industry is quietly thriving on the down-low, with ...

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Which Mpls Strip Club Did an (Allegedly) Drunken, (Allegedly) Uniformed Pete Hegseth (Allegedly) Visit in 2009? Plus a former Minnesotan uses her bully pulpit, housing costs on the agenda, and turning away refugees already in today's Flyover news roundup.

Jan 10, 2025 · It's the first RacketCast episode of 2025!. Before '24 ended, we reviewed the year in music, bozos, politics, and movies, though we didn't have time to bite off a biggie: food 'n' drink.So, for this ep, we recruited two great dining writer/reporters—James Norton (Heavy Table) and Justine Jones (formerly of Eater Twin Cities)—to hashbrown out the year that was, assess the state of the local ...

Dec 11, 2024 · File |. Clockwise from upper-left: Jason DeRusha explains Uptown; Kathy Cargill explains exotic sportscars; Zorbaz pizza explains… something; and the partying basement of Beast Barbeque.

Jan 31, 2025 · "When we heard that some of the area's best A&E writers were kicking off Racket, we knew we wanted in! As one of the first advertisers, The Walker is proud to support the talented, dedicated Racket staff."—Rachel Joyce of the Walker Art Center

Dec 17, 2024 · Jay Boller's Favorites ‘Oh Yeah, He’s Real’: My Wild Day at the MN Bigfoot Conference. This past Saturday, the fifth-annual gathering attracted around 500 cryptozoology enthusiasts to a hotel conference center in Grand Rapids.

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