Jessica Armbruster

3 days ago | racketmn.com | Jessica Armbruster

Welcome back to The Flyover, your daily digest of important, overlooked, and/or interesting Minnesota news stories. It’s been over 24 hours since south Minneapolis Mexican restaurant Las Cuatro Milpas was raided by the FBI, ICE, DEA, and ATF, with the aid of MPD and the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office. At least 100 community members, including our colleague Em Cassel, showed up to witness events. No arrests were made during the raid, though a handful of boxes were removed from the premises.

1 week ago | racketmn.com | Jessica Armbruster

Welcome back to The Flyover, your daily digest of important, overlooked, and/or interesting Minnesota news stories. Last weekend marked the five-year anniversary of the police murder of George Floyd, and the protests that ensued. While Racket and other publications around town published a variety of stories last week, including pieces on George Floyd Square’s volunteers, the artists of the movement, and corporate accountability, today we’ve got two photography collections to share.

3 weeks ago | racketmn.com | Jessica Armbruster

Welcome back to The Flyover, your daily digest of important, overlooked, and/or interesting Minnesota news stories. When the owners behind Hey Y’All Tipsy Taco Bar announced their concept for the former Betty Danger’s space (2501 Marshall St. NE, Minneapolis), the reception was mixed. Folks seemed happy that the Ferris wheel would live on, but paying $7 to $10 for a single taco seems awfully steep.

4 weeks ago | racketmn.com | Jessica Armbruster

Freeloader Friday is your weekly guide to having fun no matter what your budget looks like. Each week we have a list of 100% free events like gallery parties, music, and films in the park, as well as free admission events like special happy hours, markets, and more. For our picks of the week's best events, price be damned, click here. Mere KatsWith Rebecca Lake Fritz. 6-8 p.m. White Squirrel Bar, 974 W. Seventh St., St. Paul. Sugarcoat, Mishi Mega, Linus10 p.m. 331 Club, 331 13th Ave. NE, Minneapolis.

1 month ago | racketmn.com | Jessica Armbruster

Minneapolis is an art gallery town, but unless you have some natural connection to the scene, you might not know this. Galleries can be intimidating for the uninitiated. And that might come down to clichés: Artists are overly academic, these types of spaces are for rich collectors, normal people don’t belong here, etc. Sure, there may be some truths above. But guess what? Most galleries are nothing like that.