My bands looking for a new bassist. Rock music. Dm me if interested!

Kare 11 and Wcco want me turn off adblockers which I refuse to do so this leaves me with Fox 9. I do subscribe to the Strib.

🍂 Happy first day of fall (Sunday)! 🍂

AROUND TOWN

• Western Saddle Club Horse Show (MN State Fairgrounds - All Weekend) 
• 2024 Oktoberfest (Gasthaus Bavarian Hunter - All Weekend)
• Art Block (All around Eagan - All Weekend) 
• J. White: Arikara Proper (All My Relations Arts - All Weekend)
• Art & Artefact: Murals From the Minneapolis Uprising (Katherine E. Nash Gallery - All Weekend)
• Oktoberfest (Waldmann Brewing - All Weekend)
• PryesFest (Pryes Brewing - All Weekend)
• Excelsior Apple Days (Downtown Excelsior - All Weekend)
• Scarecrows in the Gardens (MN Landscape Arboretum - All Weekend)
• Dakota Sacred Hoop Walk (MN Landscape Arboretum - All Weekend) 
• Amos Gill (House of Comedy - All Weekend) 
• Utepils Oktoberfest (Utepils Brewing - Friday & Saturday)
• Fair State Oktoberfest (Fair State Brewing - Friday & Saturday)
• Fulton Oktoberfest (Fulton Brewing - Friday & Saturday)
• IMS Sample Sale (International Market Square - Friday & Saturday)
• St. Mary’s Taste of Northeast Festival (St. Mary’s Orthodox Cathedral - Friday & Saturday)
• Ingebretsen’s Nordic Vintage Market (New City Church - Friday & Saturday) 
• Beastly Bash (MN Zoo - Friday & Saturday)
• 10th Annual Lantern Lighting Celebration (Lakewood Cemetery - Friday & Saturday)
• Chroma Zone Mural & Art Festival (Various locations - Friday & Saturday)
• Warehouse District Live (Downtown Minneapolis - Friday & Saturday)
• Minnesota Ukrainian Festival (Ukrainian Center - Friday & Saturday) 🇺🇦
• Oktoberfest (Delano Central Park - Friday & Saturday)
• Shakopee Food Truck Festival (The Landing - Friday & Saturday)
• Oktoberfest (Forgotten Star Brewing - Saturday & Sunday)
• Lakeville Arts Festival (Lakeville Area Arts Center - Saturday & Sunday)
• LoLa Art Crawl (Longfellow Neighborhood - Saturday & Sunday)
• Sever’s Fall Festival (Sever’s Festival Grounds Shakopee - Saturday & Sunday)
• Minnesota Renaissance Festival (The magical realm of Shakopee - Saturday & Sunday)
• ValleyScare (The haunted ValleyFair of Shakopee - Saturday & Sunday)
• Wild Fest (Rosedale Center - Saturday & Sunday)
• Twin Cities Mission Furniture & 20th Century Design Show (MN State Fairgrounds - Saturday & Sunday)
• Pathways & Queer Alchemy (Northern Clay Center - Saturday & Sunday) 
• A Brunch of Drag (LUSH - Saturday & Sunday)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

• State Capitol Complex Archaeology Tours (State Capitol 10am & 2pm)
• Mendota After Hours (Sibley Historic Site 6pm)
• Swing Dance Night (MOA 6:30-8:30pm)
• LFA 193 (Mystic Lake 7pm)
• Pints & Pups: Dach-toberfest (Broken Clock Brewing 7pm)
• Small Town Murder Podcast (State Theatre 8pm)
• Vibe Friday (Pimento 8pm)
• Dr. Oliver Tree DJ Set (Skyway Theater 8pm)
• Hipshaker MPLS dance party (Hook & Ladder 8:30pm)
• Sapphic factory: queer joy party (First Ave 9pm)
• Brat Rave: A Night Dedicated to Charli & Party Girl Anthems (Varsity 9pm)
• Dragged Out (Black Hart 9:30pm)
• FERAL DANCE (Uptown VFW 10pm)
• GOTHESS dance night (Mortimer’s 10pm)

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

• Log Run Half Marathon (Lowell Park Stillwater 7am)
• Gillette Children’s Walk and Roll (Vikings Circle 9am)
• Pop Your Trunk Flea Market (Lenox Community Center 9am-1pm)
• Disney Villains Drag Brunch (Union Rooftop 10am | 12:30pm | 3pm)
• 10th Annual Girls in Aviation Day (Flying Cloud Airport 10am-3pm)
• Wild Rice Festival (Harriet Alexander Nature Center 10am-4pm)
• Curious Collectors Day (Science Museum 11am-3pm)
• Columbia Heights Pride (Kordiak Park 11am-4pm) 
• Open Streets West Broadway (W Broadway Avenue 11am-5pm)
• Amazing Thailand Block Party (Amazing Thailand Uptown 11am-10pm)
• Surlyfest 2024 (Surly Brewing 11am-midnight)
• Oktoberfest (Wandering Leaf Brewing 12pm-10pm)
• Oktobierfest (Schram Haus Brewing 12pm-10pm)
• Clocktoberfest (Broken Clock Brewing 12pm-11pm)
• Linden Hills Fall Festival (Linden Hills Park 12-8pm)
• Oktoberfest (9 Mile Brewing 12-9pm)
• Oktoberfest (Ullsperger Brewing 12-11pm)
• Korean Culture Festival (MOA 1-5pm)
• Krewe Du Nord (Coliseum Building Parking Lot 2-8pm)
• BREWGRASS (56 Brewing 2-10pm)
• Oktoberfest (LTD Brewing 2-10pm)
• You Belong Fall Festival (Summit Brewing 3-8:30pm)
• Oktoberfest (Canterbury Park 4pm)
• Powderhorn Porchfest (Powderhorn neighborhood 4-10pm)
• ROCtoberfest (SLP Rec Center 5-9pm)
• Avant Garden (Walker 5pm)
• WFC 169: Pro Boxing, MMA, & Muay Thai (Treasure Island 6pm)
• Wine & Crime Podcast Live (Fitzgerald 8pm)
• Ballet 5:8 “La Llorona” (Ames Center 7pm)
• Morgan Jay comedy (Pantages 7pm)
• Queer Circus (Can Can Wonderland 9pm)
• Queer Cumbia Dance Party (Black Hart 9pm)
• InMotion: Monochrome (Icehouse 10pm)
• Crimes Against Ravers (Uptown VFW 10pm)
• The Assortment w/ DJ Michael Grey (Mortimer’s 10pm)
• Johnny Pemberton comedy (Sisyphus Brewing 10pm)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

• Twin Cities Veg Fest (Harriet Island Park 10am-4pm)
• Hamilton Drag Brunch (Crave Rooftop 11am & 1:30pm)
• Barbie Drag Brunch (Treasure Island 11am)
• Beauty and Bubbles Brunch (Roxy’s 11am)
• Slam Academy Sunday Dance Party (MOA 1-4pm)
• Hobbit Day (Inbound BrewCo 1-7pm)
• DayFunk - Daytime House Music Party! (Eat Street Crossing 2-8pm)
• Jeff Arcuri comedy (State Theatre 5pm & 8pm)

LIVE THEATRE

• Back to the Future: The Musical (Orpheum - All Weekend)
• Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Chanhassen Dinner Theatres - All Weekend)
• The Lehman Trilogy (Guthrie - All Weekend) 
• Lincoln’s Children (Crane Theater - All Weekend)
• Senorita Mariposa (Stages Theatre Co. - All Weekend)
• Peter and the Starcatcher (Lyric Arts Main Street Stage - All Weekend)
• Moonwatchers (Open Eye Theatre - All Weekend) 
• Zip Zap Circus Moya (Children’s Theatre Co. - All Weekend)
• Portrait of the Artist as a Young Gay Man (Illusion Theater - All Weekend)
• Rosette (Mixed Blood Theatre - All Weekend) 
• Scotland, PA (Theater Latte Da - All Weekend) 
• King Lear (Theatre in the Round Players - All Weekend) 
• The Reunion (Gremlin Theatre - All Weekend)
• Dial M for Murder (Yellow Tree Theatre - All Weekend) 
• No Country for Two Old Men (Dudley Riggs Theatre - Friday & Saturday)
• Survivors of the Fire (Art House North - Friday & Saturday)
• The Mushroom That Swallowed the Room Whole (Luminary Arts Center - Friday & Saturday)
• Prescription Hugs (Bryant Lake Bowl - Friday & Saturday)
• Swords & Sorcery: The Improvised Fantasy Campaign (HUGE Theater - Friday 7:30pm)
• A Walless Church (Pillsbury House Theatre - Saturday 7pm)
• A Night of Monologues on Days that began bad but got better (Bryant Lake Bowl 10pm)
• Behind the Sun (History Theater - Saturday & Sunday)
• On Golden Pond (Arts Center on 7 - Saturday & Sunday) 

LIVE MUSIC

Friday, September 20

• The White Buffalo & Shawn James (Varsity 6pm)
• Huron John and DBMK (Amsterdam 6pm)
• What’s Going On - A Tribute to Marvin Gaye (Icehouse 6pm & 9:30pm)
• Irish Music Session (Dubliner 6pm)
• Afro-Cuban All Stars (Dakota 6:30 & 9:30pm)
• Oceanographer - Sir Valentine (Caydence Records 6:30pm)
• Hippo Campus (Electric Fetus 6:30pm)
• The Rosies, Babe Haven, & Ice Climber (Zhora Darling 7pm)
• Sand County, Toulouse, Jack Klatt (Palmer’s 7pm)
• James Rone & Friends (Strike Theater 7:30pm)
• Honey Island Swamp (Hook & Ladder 7:30pm)
• St. Vincent (Palace Theatre 8pm)
• Eric Hutchinson (Fine Line 8pm)
• Sceam & Soulside (Turf Club 8pm)
• Carsie Blanton w/ Matt the Electrician (Cedar Cultural Center 8pm)
• Zion Train (Trichome Lounge 8pm)
• Forest Ray, James Eugene Russell, Mary Cutrufello (Cloudland 8pm)
• Modern Classical Showcase (Berlin 8pm)
• STARSET IMMERSION (MYTH Live 8pm)
• Takin’ It to the Limit (CDT 8pm)
• Daniel Villarreal w/ Matt Jennings (Parkway Theater 8pm)
• Sondergard, Lim and Rachmaninoff (MN Orchestra 8pm)
• Big Salt (White Squirrel 8pm)
• Julie’s Bones (Acadia 8pm)
• BLK ODYSSY (7th St Entry 8:30pm)
• KLOUD (The Loft 9pm)
• CAMO & KROOKED + MEFJUS (Granada Theater 9pm)
• Tune Pals (Dubliner 9pm)
• Sugarhill Gang & the Furious Five (Cabooze 9:15pm)
• GB Leighton (Bunkers 9:30pm)
• Grand Lilac & Dot Operator (331 Club 10pm)
• Dani Erin w/ JoJo Green (Bryant Lake Bowl 10pm)

Saturday, September 21

• Valet (White Squirrel 1pm)
• Irish Diplomacy (Can Can Wonderland 3pm)
• K-Pop in the Sunset (The Commons 5pm)
• Sleeping with Sirens (Uptown Theater 6pm)
• Marc E. Bassy & Skizzy Mars (Varsity 6pm)
• Closer to Indigo (Kruse Markit 6pm)
• Kyrie Nova & the Defiant, Bloom or Bust, Admiral Fox, Littleton (Caydence Records 6pm)
• Pop Wagner & the Tavern Trio (White Squirrel 6pm)
• Academy Order, Count Spookula, Cult Sequence, & friends (Palmer’s 6pm-midnight)
• Extreme (Mystic Lake 7pm)
• Crash Test Dummies (Dakota 7pm)
• Innocent Band Real Roots Reggae (Pimento 7pm)
• LEPROUS (The Lyric 7pm)
• Sondergard, Lim and Rachmaninoff (MN Orchestra 7pm)
• New Talent Showcase 4 (Dubliner 7-11pm)
• Blood Tower, Gates of Dawn, Blood Sigil (Zhora Darling 7:30pm)
• MOVEMENTS (MYTH Live 7:30pm)
• Two Another (Amsterdam 7:30pm)
• Star of the North Jazz Orchestra’s Beatles Tribute (Hanifl 7:30pm)
• Hans Zimmer Live (Target Center 8pm)
• The Front Bottoms (Fillmore 8pm)
• A.A. Williams (7th St Entry 8pm)
• M. Ward (Fine Line 8pm)
• Great Lake Swimmers (Cedar Cultural Center 8pm)
• Wolf Blood, Feast of Lanterns, Lykoi Fel (Cloudland 8pm)
• Zacc Harris Group (Berlin 8pm)
• Sounds of Santana (CDT 8pm)
• Honey Please (Acadia 8pm)
• Wicked Garden (Mainstreet Bar 8:30pm)
• Salsa Brava (Trichome Lounge 8:30pm)
• William Clark Green (Turf Club 9pm)
• SIDEQUEST (Studio B 9pm)
• EMALKAY (The Loft 9pm)
• The Good the Bad & the Funky (Bunkers 9:30pm)
• The Crimson Boys, Tomboyy, Super Flasher (331 Club 10pm)

Sunday, September 22

• Marimba Matt (Can Can Wonderland 3pm)
• Church of Cornbread (Palmer’s 5pm)
• Joe Tougas and Ann Fee (Dubliner 5pm)
• Lord of the Lost (Amsterdam 6pm)
• Miguel Espinoza Fusion (Granada Theater 6pm)
• JazzMN Orchestra: Delfeayo Marsalis (Dakota 4pm & 7pm)
• Descendents (Palace Theatre 7pm)
• Andrew Broder & PEOPLE (Berlin 7pm)
• Jasper Lepak & Kashimana (Icehouse 7pm)
• The Real Chuck NORAD (331 Club 7pm)
• Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (CDT 7pm)
• Gollylagging, Despondent, & Linus (Underground Music Cafe 7pm)
• Amelia Moore (7th St Entry 7:30pm)
• Debashish Bhattacharya Trio (Cedar Cultural Center 7:30pm)
• Donna The Buffalo (Parkway Theater 7:30pm)
• Sunday Trad Session (Dubliner 8pm)
• Singing Tony (Cabooze 8pm)
• Briefcase (White Squirrel 9pm)
• Dr. Mambo’s Combo (Bunkers 9:30pm)

SPORTS

• Boston Red Sox VS Twins (All Weekend) ⚾
• Indianapolis Indians AT Saints (All Weekend) ⚾
• Palmer VS Amazons (Saturday 11am) 🏉 
• Sporting KC VS Loons (Saturday 8:30pm) ⚽
• Houston Texans AT Vikings (Sunday 12pm) 🏈
• Phoenix Mercury AT Lynx (Sunday TBD) 🏀

MOVIES

• Transformers One
• Wolfs
• A Different Man
• Never Let Go

FARMERS MARKETS

• Lyndale Farmers Market (Friday 7am-1pm | Saturday & Sunday 6am-1pm)
• Signal Hills Farmers Market St. Paul (Friday 8am-12pm)
• House of Hope Farmers Market St. Paul (Friday 1:15-5pm)
• St. Paul Farmers Market Downtown (Saturday 7am-1pm | Sunday 8am-1pm)
• Richfield Farmers Market (Saturday 7am-12pm)
• Hopkins Farmers Market (Saturday 7:30am-12pm)
• Mill City Farmers Market (Saturday 8am-1pm)
• Midtown Farmers Market (Saturday 8am-1pm)
• Highland Park Farmers Market (Saturday 8am-1pm)
• Bloomington Farmers Market (Saturday 8am-1pm)
• Fulton Farmers Market (Saturday 8:30am-12:30pm)
• Northeast Farmers Market (Saturday 9am-1pm)
• Kingfield Farmers Market (Sunday 8:30am-1pm)
• Linden Hills Farmers Market (Sunday 10am-1pm)

APPLE ORCHARDS

• MN Landscape Arboretum AppleHouse (MN Landscape Arboretum - Daily 9am-6pm)
• Apple Jack Orchards (Delano - Daily 10am-5pm)
• Fall Harvest Orchard (Montrose - Friday through Sunday 10am-6pm)
• LuceLine Orchard (Watertown - Friday 10am-5pm | Saturday & Sunday 10am-6pm)
• Minnetonka Orchards (Minnetrista - Daily 10am-5pm)
• Aamodt’s Apple Farm (Stillwater - Daily 10am-6pm)
• Afton Apple Orchard (Hastings - Daily 10am-6pm)
• Ferguson’s Minnesota Harvest (Jordan - Daily 10am-6pm)
• Deer Lake Orchard (Buffalo - Friday through Sunday 10am-6pm)
• Pleasant Valley Orchard (Rockford - Daily 10am-6pm)
• Sunrise River Farm (Wyoming - Daily 10am-6pm)

LINKS

• Minnesota DNR Fall Color Finder: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/fall_colors/index.htm
• Comedy Events (curated by u/Uzxxlu21): https://www.reddit.com/r/Minneapolis/comments/1fi62na/this_week_in_comedy_september_16th22nd/
• Reddit Twin Cities Social Meet-Ups: https://www.reddit.com/r/twincitiessocial
• Racket MN Event Calendar: https://www.racketmn.com/category/events/
• Meet Minneapolis Event Calendar: https://www.minneapolis.org
• MPLS Art Events: https://www.mplsart.com/calendar/upcoming
• Minnesota Monthly Event Calendar: http://www.minnesotamonthly.com/Calendar/
• MSP Magazine Event Calendar: http://mspmag.com/search/event/events-calendar/#page=1
• Minneapolis Northwest Event Calendar: https://www.minneapolisnorthwest.com/events/
• Minnesota Parent Event List: https://www.minnesotaparent.com/calendar/
• Family Fun Twin Cities: https://www.familyfuntwincities.com/family-fun-events-calendar/
• Minneapolis Parks & Rec Events: https://www.minneapolisparks.org/event-calendar/month/?tribe_eventcategory%5B0%5D=316
• St. Paul Parks & Rec Events: https://www.stpaul.gov/calendar/parks-and-recreation-events
• Three Rivers Park District Event Calendar: https://web2.myvscloud.com/wbwsc/mnthreeriverswt.wsc/search.html?display=Calendar&module=event&_csrf_token=cU716Z6D0C1B2B2C3C2L454I5R604U581V665Z566H046Q3U595K0B5U4U6L4N1F0E3S6K4U055R5P4J576D734L5C576Q73535P6D015S4R504J09664Q5G5708564N5S
• Trivia Mafia Schedule: https://www.triviamafia.com/schedule 
• Music Mayhem Schedule: http://www.musicmayhem.net/live-show-locations.html
• Get a Clu Trivia Schedule: https://www.getaclutrivia.com/home/#weekly-trivia-schedule

If you have any events to add, drop them in the comments! 

Hi All, when you taught your kids to drive, where did you take them? Any good places to test out turning, parking, and accelerating without being on busy streets? Im mostly concerned with their first few times behind the wheel before we brave the open road.

Anyone know what happened to all the Which Wiches around the cities? I swear I saw one open not that long ago, but Google says they're all closed, and it's unclear when that happened.

Does anyone know if they pollinated the recent corpse flower bloom? I know the fruit are poisonous to us, but I was just curious.

Does anyone have experience with MNBID auction? when I check the sold vehicles, most of them were sold higher than the KBB value, I can even buy the same vehicles from dealers for $2k-3k less than the winning bids while they can't test drive. It doesn't make sense to me

Pretty simple: I have a bunch of cement blocks (bricks, edging etc) that I don't want. I have no idea how to get rid of them and the information I've found on google is not very clear. Any advice would be helpful. Thanks! (Located in Minneapolis NE)

Hello there, I need some help please,
I have tried to get to work through public transit however, if any of the 2 prior buses are not on time by a single minute, then I miss my 3rd bus which gets me to Eden Prairie (Work). I just need help getting a carpool from downtown Saint Paul (my location) to downtown Minneapolis. I then can get that bus to Eden Prairie (Work). This would only be temporary as my vehicle is out of commission for about 2 months. This would be just for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday morning. I have tried to get to work, and I always miss the 3rd bus by minuets. I can compensate with gas, or we can work on whatever you need. I just need help getting to Minneapolis for a bit so I can get my car back. Please help me out here, I turned my life around completely since I started working here, I have 3 years sobriety under my belt and this job (which is my dream job) keeps that in check, I have no friends or family out here and have tried to reach out to resources for help. I'm begging for some help here, and I'm at my wits end. If you have any resources or info that can help with this, I would appreciate it very much. Thank you

I hear a lot of different things from to just rip it up and don't park at any impark lots to pay it because they will send collections after you and it'll cost way more than just paying it. what have you all done?
https://imgur.com/aNWLRdI

Context: I yolo parked at their lot in St Paul because there was no street parking while i ran in to pick up food.

What are some of the more adult things to do at Ren Fest? Are there any hidden pubs or areas with out kids? Or what are some of the best pubs to go to where there will be troops or other shows?

Just curious if anyone knows how early we should get there to get the giveaway poster?

Hello, folks! In the process of moving + combining households with my partner, and we're in need of some pieces of furniture... so are posting here in hopes that you guys might have some recommendations on best thrift shops that might have a particularly bountiful selection of furniture!

Stuff like: Computer Desks, TV Stands, Dressers, Coffee Tables, Lamps, Bookshelves, maybe a decent Couch??

I know these kinds of places can often just be a "luck of the draw" kind of deal, but would love to know the go-to spots around the metro (20 mile radius??) that you've had luck with in the past! Thanks 🤘🏻

Hello! Relatively new homeowner here in St. Paul, and we’re looking to replace the upstairs carpet with hardwood flooring (not LVP). There are not magical hardwoods under the carpet (we checked immediately) but there is a subfloor. It’s about 360 square feet of space that would need to be refinished.

Any recs for contractors or companies to go through? We are on a budget and have discussed doing the floors ourselves but I’d like to price out our options first and would much prefer to hire this out if possible!!

Anyone/place to avoid? Anyone/place that we should give our business to?

Please fill this out, it would be most helpful

https://survey.sogolytics.com/survey1.aspx?k=RQsSQXTYYsRsPsPsP&data=&lang=0&Uid=354135767

Thank You

Before moving here, I (29M) basically checked this subreddit everyday for 3 months and asked friends who lived here just to see what to expect. Now that I've been here for a year, I have some opinions on commonly said things about the TC. For context, I previously lived in DFW, Los Angeles, Taipei, and I only knew one person here before moving. No one asked for my opinion but I'm giving it anyways (very un-Minnesotan!!!).

Overhyped

• Traffic - traffic is easy mode here. Besides a few interchange choke points and spots of construction, traffic isn't bad.
• How cold it is - Barely overhyped. Yes it's cold as fk here but having good winter gear makes it ok. I am a firm believer of the phrase "there's no bad weather, just bad clothing" after moving here. We even kept up our daily runs when it was 15 degrees outside... which was interesting. The phenomenon of nose drip freezing on your face is not something I expected but I'd rather run in the cold than in the heat. We'll see how I feel about this when a real winter hits
• How hard it is to make friends - It's the same amount of difficulty as other US cities. Making friends as an adult is hard. I feel like people in every city claim making friends is hard, then people who also have problems say the same thing to corroborate that story, then evidence is gathered assuming the conclusion is true (i.e "it's hard to make friends here because the winters are bad"). My only advice for people having trouble making friends - learn how to host and cook for people with a variety of dietary restrictions.

Underhyped

• Food - I don't think I have a refined palette enough to judge food quality of many different cuisines. But for a metro population of this size, it punches above it's weight. There are some cuisines that I wish were better represented that I'll mention later, but I think people undersell how good the food is here. Favorites so far: Cheng Heng, Ariana, Diane's Place, and Laune Bread.
• How active people are - People here seem to love being outside as much as people in Los Angeles. Even though the weather isn't as good here, there's still many people walking, biking, hanging out in beaches and parks. And in the winter, I still see many people outside ice skating, running, biking, walking, etc. which is something I was not expecting.
• The parks system - 11/10 no notes.
• Amount of sunlight in winter - THIS IS BY FAR THE WORST PART ABOUT WINTER. The sky getting dark at like 3:30pm is so sad. The cold wouldn't be so bad if there was more daylight. Y'all don't talk about this enough. I was not prepared
• Fresh Thyme Market- I love this place. It's basically Sprouts but the sales are better.
• Amount of diversity/immigrants here - I thought it would be mostly a bunch of Norwegian people here but it is way more diverse than I was expecting. The other day I played volleyball with some Hmong, Somali, South Asian, and German people and I was like damn I love Minnesota.

Correctly rated

• Chinese/Taiwanese/Korean food - Firstly, it's not fair to compare most places in the US to Los Angeles/Dallas for Chinese/Taiwanese/Korean food. The sentiment I got from people here is that it's not great here and there are only a few spots to check out. And yea... it's just ok. Sole Cafe and Tea House are good though but that's about it out of all the places I have tried. There are basically no Taiwanese places here from what I understand but Taiwanese food isn't well-represented in most of the US anyways. It has forced me to be better at cooking though so that's good?
• Bikeability - I bike for most of my errands and it's about as good as I thought given what people were saying. It's like 3 steps above places like Los Angeles and Dallas. The fact that I can bike to different suburbs mostly on trails is wild to me. However, there are some bike lane designs that are so obviously dangerous, particularly at intersections, that make me scratch my head as to what the thinking was in the design. Also drivers here are so much nicer to bikes and pedestrians than Los Angeles. They definitely are not perfect. But one time an older man swerved into the bike lane and almost hit me (at a low speed so not anything catastrophic even if he did). He then stopped, rolled down the windows and said sorry and good morning with a big smile lol.
• Minnesota Nice - yea people are very nice here and non-confrontational. No notes.

Edit: Bolded something for people who jump to conclusions without reading the entire thing

Edit 2: Taiwanese food is not Thai food. Taiwanese food is from Taiwan. Thai food is from Thailand. C'mon y'all

With WiFi and booth seats to do studying

I have 4B–4C hair and am mostly looking for someone comfortable with doing protective styles like crochet braids, weaves, etc. They don’t need to be queer themselves, just non-judgmental! I’m willing to drive a good distance away from Minneapolis/St. Paul if necessary.

Teachers- what are your thoughts on big name centers? Primrose, kindercare, Gardner school, etc. Minnesota specifically. In need of a new job so just wondering if those are worth considering. Also, if not those how do people find a good place to work? I've been a toddler teacher for 8 years, have a degree, etc. I don't want to work in a church setting but I can't figure out how to find the right fit for me!

Any other related jobs would be welcome too, thank you!

I have an extra ticket (General Admission) for the sold out Hippo Campus show tonight and they're not allowed to be sold, so let me know if you would use the ticket!

Greetings Minnesota Technology Enthusiasts!

Free Geek Twin Cities is preparing to do something that has never been done before, and you are all invited to come see it.

This Saturday (9/21) the retro room will have a demonstration of an IMSAI 8080, a 1970s computer that is rarely seen outside of a museum. This computer was a donation that we have restored back to working condition. It has been tested with code that will play Fool on the Hill, but we have written some new code to make it play the Mario theme song!

If you aren’t sure what I’m talking about, here is the video from first time we made it sing: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/pFczLg9AixZYa2SY/

If that looks cool, stop by Free Geek Twin Cities this Saturday and tell the person at the front that you’re there to see the retro room. Retro volunteering is open from noon to 5, but coding is expected to start sometime between 2:00 and 2:30. And if the room is full, you can volunteer while you wait for your chance to see something that you’ll never see anywhere else!

Free Geek Twin Cities Retro Team

2537 25th Ave S

Minneapolis, MN 55406

with the chilly temps finally coming, my partner and I (as well as the entire metro i'm sure) are trying to go to an apple orchard this weekend. Any recommendations? we are willing to drive pretty far out to avoid the masses. Aamodt's is our usual place but I don't think I can deal with the crowds anymore. Thanks!

Apparently the Vikings invited several UK journalists - including one of the sports writers for The Times - to come visit last weekend. Since the Vikes are playing in London in early October, I guess they thought they'd give the writers a taste of what (American) football feels like in the US. This is the result.

Original Link: https://www.thetimes.com/sport/article/nfl-us-sport-minnesota-vikings-twins-mlb-f2bhkwbrr

Archived Link: https://archive.ph/BBrfH

Clearly Goldy did not do a head-spin last weekend, or at least not one the author observed. Wanna talk about "razzmatazz" in Minnesota football, how can you miss that? 🤣

Edit: here's a great easy read summary from the NWS that gets updated. Twin cities area: https://www.weather.gov/mpx/weatherstory

Make sure you have your vehicles in a garage or parking ramp this evening. If you drove into work and can leave early you may want to as you could possible be stuck in traffic with hail

3-8 pm 60+ mph winds with large hail and possible tornados possible. That cold front is going to move in hard!

Of course stay turned for updates. This is a 9am hour post and updates will happen before the evening by our weather authorities.

https://kstp.com/weather/

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/minnesota-weather-severe-storms-sept-19-2024/

Hey y’all! I’m (27M) newish to Blaine… moved here in March, but travel all over MN,ND, and SD for work. Looking for ideas on how to meet people and make friends. Unfortunately I either work from home or on the road, so I don’t have an office as an epicenter. I’m trying to get more active through walking,running, and maybe some biking before it snows. I love card games, board games, and bar trivia.

I’m open to ideas, please help?

Small town guy originally from NW Illinois trying to get used to suburbia.