these are some of my favorite restaurants that opened this year, tell me about your favorite restaurants that opened this year!

Year. End. List. Year. End. List.

A friendly reminder that El Burrito Mercado has awesome stocking stuffers, tamales, and most everything else you need. And they need your business.

i find this: delightful!

Immigrant-owned and operated businesses along E Lake St are struggling under the ICE occupation. Please visit if you can, show support, have a meal or buy some gifts. This page has some good suggestions of places to visit: www.minneapolis.org/neighborhood...

It’s easy to swing by the grocery stores on Lake Street to pick up produce—it’s usually better and cheaper than what you’ll get at Cub We’ve been going to La Mexicana Supermercado on Lake & Bloomington ever since June 3, when they opened their doors to shelter people suffocating from pepper spray

i genuinely think google maps ruined the experience of driving—people think they’re entitled to get places in 21 minutes exactly or whatever the fuck the app says and they plan accordingly. leave a little early! take your time! chill!!!

Fascists love nothing more than sending troops into famously cold regions as winter sets in.

another great one from @publicnuisance.bsky.social: inside the lyn-lake "lavender district"

Icandy sat in the brush, heart pounding. He didn’t have time to think when he saw the Minneapolis Park Patrol officer fighting his way through bushes and trees down the steep hill to under the bridge on Burnham Road. He just grabbed his paint-stained, half-open backpack and ran.

My mom is about to be so excited

everyone go to lito's on lake because i NEED IT TO STICK AROUND OKAY

Yeah I like waymo. Waymo public transit, bike lanes and benches!

Don't just repost this and think "I did a politics." Put the number in your phone as a contact. The Goon Squad got their budget multiplied by 10x next year and not if - when you see them you're not gonna remember the tweet or the number so put it in your phone now.

An immigrant rights organization says they’ve received reports that four Somali residents and one Latino resident were arrested by federal agents Monday and Tuesday. Written by Katelyn Vue

This evening, a resident was kidnapped by agents with face coverings. They disguised themselves in masks and as Uber drivers. They even left kids abandoned inside a car in the freezing cold. 1/

good and cute snow day

Minneapolis has a new queer heavy music festival.

Photos from St. Paul today captured by MPR photojournalist Kerem Yücel. He filed them even after being hospitalized after being injured by a less lethal munition.

🚨 Monarca Alert! Federal activity at 609 Rose Ave E, Saint Paul MN 55117–seems like ICE surrounding a house for a warrant on 1 but 8 others inside who are vulnerable 11/25/25 9:30am Upstander Legal Observers needed—if you can go, GO

ICE's actions in Minnesota this last week are deeply disturbing. Masked agents in Northfield pulled a father out of a car at gunpoint and arrested him in front of his son. After, ICE claimed he attempted to drive over agents despite the fact that he was in the passenger seat.

profiled a few bands i really like for picked to click this year. first up is panel, who put out a grief record full of bops and hate talking about feelings as much as i do:

I did a journalism for @racketmn.com in the name of democracy—crisp, malty, refreshing democracy. You can't get this sort of local flavor anywhere else.

Good information on the street is invaluable, but I'll have no handwringing when folks turn out to observe/resist non-ICE actions right now. Other cops have an easy path to not be mistaken for ICE -- wear identifiable uniforms, no masks, and show badges. They can make this stop whenever they want!

my favorite (now annual!) racketcast episode of the year is here:

only took three city cast twin cities appearances for me to talk about my VHS collection and yell "all movies made today look bad and suck"

could not possibly co-sign both of these purchases harder

this interview made me feel nice

The @naomikritzer.bsky.social episode of the @racketmn.com podcast is really great! I had no idea what got Naomi into blogging about candidates! Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...

it was an absolute honor to talk with john waters this week :)

Let's bake a very seasonal THC cake together.

has anyone seen twin cities restaurants doing the same? this is a great resource

i made it inside mayor frey’s office where 13 members of MIRAC have been staging a sit in since 2:30 until he meets with them regarding their demands. they are expecting police soon “unfortunately, the mayor is not going to meet you” says he’s not in the office

Here is a quietly unhinged weekend travel guide I wrote for @racketmn.com about visiting The Driftless Bluffs to watch the leaves change…but really you’re there to search for Pepie the Lake Monster :) racketmn.com/driftless-bl... Ian

Maybe the real lake monster was the leaves we peeped along the way (or something like that?)

more and more people are coming to minnesota for reproductive or gender-affirming care. i talked to some of the pilots who can help 'em get here.

today is knox’s second adoptaversary :)

future grandchild: like shit, from an ass? me in 30 years: Swear to God. Then he demolished the White House

incredible update: @kylenelson.bsky.social drew up these stickers!!! would u like one? make a donation to CANMN on venmo + send me a screenshot + i’ll get one to ya🦅🇵🇸

greatest city on earth exhibit #5,298

"enjoyed" is not exactly the right word, but i did... devour this piece by @usefulnoise.bsky.social, who spent a day at the big christian MAHA convention in alexandria this weekend:

this week for @coyotemedia.org: I went to war-ravaged Portland to find out whether it’s still possible to get a decent macchiato there www.coyotemedia.org/portland-a-w...

this was a genuine delight to edit! hope yinz enjoy it!

the face of a happy camper who just spent a weekend bikepacking with their friends :)

It took me 5000 words, and Grok just... tweeted it out. racketmn.com/whats-the-de...

i've been to albi kitchen twice this week—it's great! you should go!

BRING BACK THE BONE STORE

Can y’all please be on the lookout for my bike? Last seen in Elliot Park. It is a black Biria bike with red pedals and stickers of local news orgs on the bottom tube. It also has a Brooks saddle and adapters for Wolf Tooth pogies on the handlebars.