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2025年1月24日 · Graduate Labor Union Finally Reaches Agreement With U of M Plus a new mayoral candidate for Minneapolis, Trump's federal hiring freeze impacts MN vets, and Open …

Minneapolis’s ‘Drag Race’: An Inside Look at Drag Discovery, Lush’s Weekly Open-Stage Competition From the dressing room to the stage, meet the local drag artists competing to be …

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 …

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2025年1月13日 · Welcome back to the Playlists, Racket’s (formerly weekly, as of 2025 a more reasonable biweekly) compilations of the best new music, as I hear it. It’s always fun to start …

4 天之前 · News Weed in MN: What’s Really Going On? We spoke to journalists, business owners, and advocates about where THC bubbly, flower, and the law is headed toward in 2025.

2025年1月10日 · 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 …

2025年1月9日 · Comedy 5 Twin Cities Comics to Watch in 2025 Whether they're tragically hitting a raccoon with their car, riffing on lasagna, or embarrassing themselves at the car mechanic, …

4 天之前 · Loppet Winter Fest, Tim Heidecker, Green Room Turns 2: This Week’s Best Events Plus week two for the Winter Carnival and Great Northern, Red Bull's Heavy Metal at the …