I have a group of friends in town staying in the Bloomington area, and am looking for some great cocktail bars for them to visit.

I was going to recommend foshay/Prohibition.. but was looking for other places closer than that

There was a policeman who bought me ihop after I was racially profiled and at the Best Western by MOA, back in May or June.

He looked mixed with white & Asian(?), jet black hair, really light brown/golden eyes, maybe a foot taller than me (so 6 foot 2 inches), he was maybe mid to late 20s, longer oval face, calm demeanor, and seemed like he was a known officer at the ihop.

I wanted to pay him back when I get back to Minnesota next month, but I never got his name.

Help me out?

Hi all!

So I am looking to buy my own condo after renting for almost 30 years. The reason I need to buy is that I keep having to deal with housing discrimination based on my disabilities. Every single reasonable accommodation request I make is a fight with shitty landlord after shitty landlord. So I need to be able to just decide when people are coming into my home.

Here’s my question: how disability friendly would you say Bloomington is? Is there any paratransit? Are people generally nice when encountering someone who wears legs braces or uses a walker or a wheelchair? Or do they stare or yell slowly at us because they assume we have an intellectual disability? I mean—obviously some people are going to be like that, but is there any disability awareness at all? Will I be treated like a leper?

I cant do active stuff except swimming, and I figured I could just pop over to the southdale ymca for the pool. And I’m sure there are plenty of places I could just go sit and look at nature. I’m mainly concerned about the “culture” of the burb.

Thank you for any insights!

Has anyone ever tried Valeo's Pizza in Bloomington, MN? Heard they make everything from scratch with clean ingredients. How is it?

Anyone know if the Bloomington Social Security office on American Blvd is usually very busy? Thanks in advance for replies.

If you know of any Democrat friendly watch party for tomorrow Debate, could you please post it here. TIA

I used to work at the big Holiday Super Store on Lyndale Ave back in 1987. There was a home improvement store right across the street. Does anyone remember the name?

I heard that car again at 5am this morning. Anyone get that license plate?

We are traveling to Bloomington and visiting the mall of America. What else is there to do ? Both for family and adults. Will be visiting from 12/8 to 12/13. So far I have the mall, the aquarium in the mall, and we are staying at great wolf lodge. Thank you !

Average monthly cost of a studio apartment for 1 person including all utilities? I will likely only be in the apartment 2-3 times a week.

Anybody have any suggestions for good chicken wings with in a 10/15 min drive of south Bloomington?!

I've been getting a lot of people this summer knocking on my door trying to sell me crap I don't want. EcoShield is the worst, having been to my house 5 times already this year. I put up a No Solicitors sign, but they all ignore it like it isn't even there. I even had a guy claiming to be a pastor advertising his church who walked around my house, up onto my back porch, and knocked on my back door.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Is anyone else dealing with this crap? Are they required to have a solicitors license or something? This is my third summer living in Bloomington and I didn't have this problem the last two years.

We recently moved to Bloomington and I'm having a hard time figuring out which gyms are geared towards families. I mostly want some weight machines for mild strength training, some activities for kids, and an indoor pool would be a nice bonus. Any suggestions?

Wondering what there's to do for adult entertainment in Bloomington. Gonna be there from the 21st until the 26th. Let me know.

I hope this finds the person reving his/her engine up and down Nicollet. I'm really close to stepping it up if you don't stop. You should learn the lesson not to shit where you live/eat. I've already talked to the traffic Sargent and just need your license plate. You own a black BMW. Please stop!

Any dispensarys near mall of america sell bud or pre rolls with out a medical card? I'm 21 plus just coming down for a trip.

Looking for recommendations for an Appliance repair tech to take a peek at my gas dryer that just started having issues.

My girlfriend lost a wallet this morning in the Normandale Village area. If anyone finds anything, please reach out to me.

Hello,

I will be moving to Bloomington in 1.5 month from Michigan. I rented a studio apartment at Indigo. Tell me more about the community. The description of the building says it near the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Any hike trails or bike 🚲 trails?

My kids (m-10, f-8, f-5) want to visit the MOA's Nickelodeon Experience, so my wife and I booked a hotel with a pool near by for a short-vacation during the July 4th holiday this year. We'll have all day July 4, 5, 6, & 7 for family activities. The Twins play at home every night (or day) during our visit, and we got tix to the afternoon game on July 4th. There are enough attractions in the MOA to fill the remaining 3 days, no problem. If it matters, we live in suburban St. Louis and have done plenty of jump parks, arcades, laser tags, bowling centers, zoos, aquariums. We have also lived in big cities like Boston, Chicago, and Detroit, so we are no stranger to driving or keeping ourselves safe in major cities.

3 questions:

Have we made a horrible decision to visit during the 4th of July holiday weekend?

Are there any kid-friendly, can't-miss adventures we should be considering? (no hiking or state parks; the 5yr old isn't ready.)

Where should we go watch fireworks? (I don't mind driving up to 45 min to avoid massive crowds.)

Anybody know a nice relatively cheap breakfast spot in Bloomington?

We're moving to Bloomington in two weeks and we've got two adults who work from home and a kid who watches a lot of online videos. We've currently got a 300 Mbps connection which usually works fine, but can get a little slow in the evenings.

Any recommendations for providers at speeds similar or faster?

Near Lyndale Ave - sometimes the air smells fine, sometimes it smells like a turtle tank outside. Seems to be no rhyme or reason to when it happens. Anyone know why?

for the last year or so, every time i do the dishes or wash my hands or take a bath it stinks of something foul, not as bad as well water but still pretty pungent, it never stunk before