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Dejected MN Job-Seekers and Other Twenty-Somethings Unload to the Times

Plus deporting refugees to random countries, Demuth drags Swifties, and get ready to vote in today's Flyover news roundup.
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Give Me One Good Reason Why You Shouldn’t Listen to These Lovingly Curated New Music Playlists

Sorry I don't love yr new indie rock boyfriend. On the title track of an EP Kaatwalk dropped in (when else?) June, Kathleen ...
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Let’s Freak Out About Kids and Technology in This Week’s Open Thread

This is your Open Thread after all. What do you have to say about all this, David Thomas of Pere Ubu? Plus Slam Academy ...
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Fart of the Deal: Company Offered MN Prison for $75M; ICE Paid $495M a Year Later

Plus Slam Academy closing, Nicollet opening, and two ordinances head to the mayor's desk in today's Flyover news roundup.
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My Favorite New Movie Is About a Couple Who Invite a Filmmaker Into Their Home, Then Things Get Complicated. No, Not That Movie.

But I was even more taken recently by a film that shares similar themes: the Korean master Lee Chang-dong's latest, Possible ...
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5 Things to Know About Izakaya Kazama, the Cozy Japanese Tavern on Nicollet Avenue

Izakaya Kazama comes from chef Matthew Kazama of the absolutely wonderful Ramen Kazama, which he’s helmed on the corner of ...
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Feds Are Spying on Us Even More Than We Thought

Plus Tafoya had a bad take in 2023, Sisyphus lease woes, and a fourth floor ice rink in todays Flyover news roundup.
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Report: There’s No Better Place to Park in the Whole U.S.A. Than Right Here in the Twin Cities

In a report that will truly shock NextDoor posters across the metro area, Zutobi has selected Minneapolis as the best city ...
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You Know What’s Cooler Than Visiting a Train Museum? Visiting FOUR Train Museums!

To anyone who doesn’t know—and from asking around, that’s virtually everyone—the Twin Cities has four, count them, FOUR, separate train-centric museums. In St. Paul, there's the Minnesota ...
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Anna Rosenquist

Anna Rosenquist has spent 10 years as a technical writer and is thrilled to publish her first piece of writing that someone might actually enjoy.
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‘Wandering Around, Tremoring, Just Like Anyone’: Maria Bamford’s New Yorker Interview

After premiering at Sundance earlier this year, and serving as the opening night film at the Minneapolis-St. Paul ...
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Wanna Own a Home in Your 30s? Minneapolis Is a Good Place to Be.

Welcome back to The Flyover, your daily digest of important, overlooked, and/or interesting Minnesota news stories. As a homeowning 35-year-old myself, I've long crowed to friends on the coasts about ...