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July 10, 2026

Top 5 Vintage Shops, Grocery Rave, and Video Stores Are So Back

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Top 5 Vintage Shops, Grocery Rave, and Video Stores Are So Back

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You don’t have to rewind time to rent physical copies of movies. Contributor and Racket co-owner Em Cassel tells us about Saturn Video, which hopes to combine video rentals with a cafe for the ultimate third space. We also pick our top five vintage stores to fit any aesthetic you’re looking for. Plus, the Trader Joe’s vs Aldi rave at First Ave is an April Fools’ joke turned real. We play a game with the (also real) DJ Hampster Dance.

Learn more about the topics discussed in today's episode:

⁠Become a City Cast Twin Cities Neighbor⁠

⁠Saturn Video Instagram⁠

⁠Does Minneapolis have a 'Video Rental Guild'? If So, Saturn Video Is Its Newest Member.⁠ (Racket)

⁠The Video Store MPLS: Bringing Brick-and-Mortar Movie Rentals Back to the Twin Cities⁠ (Racket)

⁠Trader Joe’s vs. Aldi Rave ★ First Avenue⁠

⁠Love Token⁠

⁠B. resale⁠

⁠Moth Oddities⁠

⁠The Mall of St. Paul⁠

⁠Time Bomb Vintage⁠

If you enjoyed this interview with Sam Holt, the Senior Partner Development Manager for TaskRabbit, learn more here.

Learn more about the sponsors of this July 10th episode:

⁠The Cedar Cultural Center⁠

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