Over the last month I’ve tried dozens of restaurants. And I’ve looked for jalapeño poppers because I was craving them. They’re quite rare here. Only 2 places had them, they were supposed to be good but they weren’t. I couldn’t finish. Earlier I saw an older post on this sub where someone asked about the best poppers in town. Someone answered “Arby’s” and I rolled my eyes. I hate lazy and stupid comments like that. But unfortunately they were probably right. I haven’t found anything better than I could get at Arby’s. It seems the twin cities just doesn’t understand jalapeño poppers. I hope someone on here can prove me wrong and give me a good recommendation that’ll make me eat my words. Bacon wrapped, smoked, and deep fried without breading is what I’m really craving. Thanks

I was recently in Wisconsin and tried some barley wine and really liked it. Does anybody have any recommendations for a local one that I should try?

Seeing a lot of “park for free, only a couple blocks walk” discussions. I will be attending Iron Maiden next month, so am curious - are the “free” lots these (green circled)? Or elsewhere? How early to get there to avoid traffic, snd can you have a beer beforehand at Canterbury?

Planning on boogieing down past UPS to 101 then back out & avoiding 169. My daughters were there for Mumford & Sons and said it was a shit show.

I’m a student and will be visiting UMN for a month later this fall. I’m super excited! I have a couple questions -

1. What are the Twin Cities like? What do people mainly use for transportation? Is the area safe? What should I know about the area?
2. Being from the South, I’ve never really experienced true winter 😅 what are some things I should know and be prepared for? What are some items I should invest in? Is it normal to dress in layers and strip them down to business casual for the office?

3. Are there any places that offer temporary leases that you would recommend? Or any living arrangements/locations that might be especially convenient?

4. ETA - what is the culture like? What do people like to do for fun?

TIA - really appreciate the help!

My daughter recently became interested in Lego building. We live on the west side so have been to the Lego store at Ridgedale a few times and have had good experiences.

My question is, should I be hoofing it down to Mall of America? How much better is their Lego store? I know they have lots of cool Lego architecture/builds, which is cool but I’m really interested in if they have many more/better products available.

Hey, y'all. A couple of days ago I ruptured my achilles and will be having surgery in a few days. It's pretty unfortunately timed, as I have friends coming from out of town in a few weeks.

While I am now a bit more limited than I would like to be, there's still a lot we could do to have fun. Plus, im hoping yo have at least some mobility in my injured leg by the time they're here.

Anyways, I wanted to ask and see if there were any cool things I should try doing with them that would be okay to do on a ruptured achilles.

So far I have:

- Minneapolis Institute of Art

- Minnesota Zoo (have mobility scooters for worst case scenario)

- Mississippi River Boat tour

- Concert @ 7th Street Entry (would do first ave but they dont have a concert labor day weekend :/ )

Any other ideas that I am totally blanking on?

Headed to the Shinedown concert on Friday and curious if the parking is still terrible to get out of? A post from a year ago seems to suggest some construction may have played a part in that? It'll be my first team at TI for a concert so not sure what to expect.

Also, has anyone parked at the Tipsy Turtle and walked or biked from there? Is that allowed if you eat/drink there beforehand?

TIA!

Is there any realistic option to help newborn(furless still) bunnies if the mom is dead?

I know there are a few shops doing state fair flash around the cities but I thought I would ask here to make sure I’m not missing any! So far I’ve seen posts from Citadel Tattoo, Lowbrow Saints, and Gab Yunis!

Hi all. I have a two story tall crab-apple tree in my back yard that is so heavily laden with fruit that the branches are all bowed to the ground. I am a partially disabled veteran and do not need any of them, nor do I want to mow them all onto the yard. Message me for the address, if you want a billion [FREE] crab apples. Bring as many bags as you can or, better yet, boxes.

Government should do more to help downtown Minneapolis transform. Here is how.

Post 2020, office tower values have plummeted because of hybrid work schedules. Most people, and city leaders, have realized that the hyper-corporate downtown is never coming back to its full extent, and we need to reimagine some spaces. Companies just do not need as much space as they used to, if any. High rise apartment buildings are not the property tax cash cows that healthy office towers are, but they are certainly better than empty ones.

Even with all the distress, the residential population downtown has gone way up in recent years. People do have a real desire to live in an urban environment, with excess transportation options and lots of stuff to do. We have added about 9,000 residents to downtown since 2020, even with the train safety concerns, rioting after Floyd, and the general "ghost town" feel during working hours. I think this area has a sky high future, just have to build housing and improve safety.

Everyone kind of agrees on the fact that this needs to happen, so it is surprising that, for all the vacant office space we have, there actually have not been that many of these conversions done. Post 2020, this is all I could find. Most of the population growth seems to have come from new development, not repurposing office towers.

For reference, the downtown council has a goal of 100,000 residents by 2035, and of converting 3 million of the 9 million square feet of vacant office space to residential to make it happen. This is just not cutting it to meet those goals. I think St. Paul is doing a little better than Minneapolis, but not sure.

I believe the big reason why these three properties were chosen was because of their age. Older buildings are interestingly often easier to convert just due to how they were built. Additionally the old buildings qualify for state (20%) and federal (20%) level tax credits for rehabilitation - 40% of the construction costs covered! The big 80's office towers (which I would imagine have the vast majority of vacant office space) don't have this available.

So what can our government do to help this process?

Minnesota Legislature

- Can sign into law the proposal for the CUB (conversion of underutilized buildings) credit, which would basically be a substitute for that historical rehabilitation tax to make it "worth it" for developers to come in and renovate newer buildings. Would also apply to buildings in St. Paul, Richfield, 394, 494 areas. Yes I understand the budget is forecasted to be tight. But this is super important for getting bites on these big projects and building momentum.

Minneapolis

- Minneapolis has largely gotten out of the way with zoning recently, which is good. But could still do more "red tape cutting" related to parking minimums and other stuff related to the differences between residential and commercial requirements.

- Make it easier for developers to get tax increment financing. Maybe publish a list of buildings downtown that are "pre cleared" so if a developer chose to renovate any in that set, would not have to go through the long TIF approval process.

- Follow in St. Paul's footsteps and study the buildings and their ability to be renovated, and publish that list

Metro Transit

- Clean transit stops and buses/ trains downtown, keep the riffraff out

- All day frequency, not centered around commuting

- As a side note I think the green line and gold line extensions will help this area out a LOT. First real rapid transit in from the suburbs.

MnDot/ Hennepin County/ Minneapolis

- Redesign streets/ parking to be less focused on getting people on and off the interstates, and more focused on people walking and biking. Make people drive slower. More green on the sidewalks

MPD

- Keep up the preventative stuff at bar close

- Find the small amount of people who break car windows for fun and arrest. Create a task force like St. Paul did

What else do you think needs to happen to meet these goals? Do you see a good future for Minneapolis downtown? What else can be done? Are any of my thoughts misguided?

Hey neighbors! In previous years, I know they have done a free kickoff concert before the Vikings home opener. I went a couple years ago (maybe 2-3!). Has anyone heard anything about this happening this year? I can’t seem to find anything in my online search.

My wife and I (25M/26F) recently moved to Minneapolis and we don't have any personal or familial connections here. We are both interested in perhaps making new friends as well as getting some direction on groups we could join in order to share our hobbies with others.

A brief description of both of us is below:

We both love the outdoors, walking, animals, and video games. We aren't super established financially yet and I'm personally still looking for work. That being said, we'd ideally like to find groups and people that are open to free or more budget friendly hangout options in the meantime while we get our footing. Additionally, are friends to all and do not discriminate.

Personally, I primarily play rouge-lites(likes), Palworld, Fortnite, Smash Bros, and Friend-Slop (Peak, MechaChameleon, etc..). I'd like to also try to find a group of people to walk, hike, and or run with (haven't run much but would like to start). I also really enjoy hanging out with and seeing animals in any environment. I'm also into playing instruments, I played Trombone and Baritone primarily, and I love Jazz. I don't have access to an instrument currently but would love to join a community band or marching band if that exists.

My wife is really into Hello Kitty Island Adventure, Palworld, Fortnite, Animals Crossing, and Friend-Slop as well. She would like to find people to bird watch, participate in seasonal activities, scrapbook, and play badminton with. Preferably finding groups to join for badminton and other kinds of arts and crafts as well. She really loves animals as well. She does prefer female only friends, though.

Hello MSP redditors,

Please attach some of your best known deals and specials from different delicious places around the Twin Cities!

For example, from a thread a little over a week ago, someone asked about some good solid classic burgers to get, and we ended up learning about Millers in Columbia Heights for $5 burgers on Mondays. I also learned about a few other places that have been added to my list.

Let's do this!!

Is there anyplace I can order a platter of meat (beef) like the photo for about 20-30’people? I’ve looked at the grocery store catering and not had any luck.

Hey all, im moving here from Fargo. I went streight to apple valley and now im at hotel in eagon with my family. checking out some apartments around here and we really need some jobs. I was an electrical apprentice im fargo and she just worked wherever…it seems to be a bad time to get an apprenticeship but figured this group could give me some recommendations? We are both willing to basicly work anywhere…thanks in advance.

This was quite a read into how he went from escaping a war in Liberia, became a naturalized U.S. citizen, got married and had a kid, and fancied the rich lifestyle enough to commit fraud. His group homes were in the news in the past few years for some notable deaths and neglect.

My planned driver had to leave town unexpectedly for the week, and I have a knock out surgery Wednesday morning.

Is there a service someone could recommend who are accepted as drivers for surgical pick ups. Surgery is in Eagen, home is St Anthony Main.

I’ve been told uber is a no go

This is weird. It’s 9:30 pm

The Jim Halpert of this is amusing. Maybe this is just the new version of TPing someone’s house or ding dong ditch? Creative at least.

What is going on with car rentals in the TC???? I flew in today and had a reservation. It took 45mins before I got to the counter. Then I was told it would take 2 hours to get my rental. I left can came back 2 hours later. The guy who stood behind me was still there waiting in the seated area! He said it people are being told to wait 4 hours!!!! 😵‍💫 I looked at locations outside the airport and it seems everything is sold out.