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Rack to School: Racket’s Fall Membership Drive—Prizes Galore! Arbitrary Goals! FINAL DAY!

This season, we're forecasting outrageous savings on Twin Cities news/arts/culture coverage.

Freeloader Friday: 90 Free Things To Do This Weekend

Dog parties, parking lot Oktoberfests, bike parties, art crawls, and more.

Beats Per Minute, the Head-to-Head Beatmaker Battle, Is Back

Dimitry Killstorm's hip-hop contest returns this weekend after a four-year pause.

Strib Newsroom Leaders ‘Blindsided’ by CEO Grove’s Big Book Deal

Plus Mickey's big comeback, how the DFL secures its bag, and agate hunting in today's Flyover news roundup.

Land of 10,000 Games: Inside the Twin Cities Tabletop Gaming Boom

Some of the most exciting, challenging new games around might have been designed by a small company located right in your neighborhood.

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We’re Talking Sales, Deals, and Best (or Worst) Buys on Today’s Open Thread

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

PJ Harvey Can Get Away With Anything

At the Palace, the British rocker made gripping theater of an epic poem written in archaic regional dialect. Let's see you try that.

Wanna Buy an Abandoned U.S. Border Station for $99K?

The remote site hasn't been active in almost 20 years—bring your ideas.

Uh Oh! The Movie Listings Are Starting to Get Spo-o-o-o-oky!

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

Happy 40th to a ‘Mats Masterpiece: Let’s Visit the ‘Let It Be’ House

Plus Minnehaha Dog Park drama, the freetweetin' Bob Dylan, and zany bike racks multiply in today's Flyover news roundup.

Why Can’t This Lady Spend $19.95 On a $2 Bill? Walz, Probably.

Plus crime-fighting bubbles, lobbying is still big business, and a crafty lady looks into the Lynx's crochet policies in today's Flyover news roundup.