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Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hennepin County
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Minneapolis is one part of the Twin Cities applied to the area. St Paul located on the east side of the Mississippi River being the other. These two cities do not like each other and compete with each other at everything you can think of.
There are plenty of IT opportunities in Minneapolis so this would be a location where you would be able to stay and find other opportunities if going there as an IT contractor when that completes.
Summertime in Minneapolis is beyond great with the finger lakes and other natural beauty in the surrounding area. Wintertime in Minneapolis is a much different story in Minneapolis. Winters are as horrible as they can be. Expect horribly cold temperatures, blustery winds and blizzards are common from October thru March.
There are several activities to keep you busy while you are there. All 4 major leagues have teams with the Twins, Vikings and Timberwolves playing in downtown Minneapolis and the Wild play their NHL home games in downtown St Paul. Other activities include summertime at Lake Harriet and Lake Calhoun, lots of weekend festivals during the summer.
Currently, the Minneapolis City Council has decided to disband the police department. What this means for the future is there will be no public security and experts expect crime to increase by at least 3 times what it presently is. Already officials in Minneapolis are giving citizens the same guidelines that are given to government officials and corporate executives when they travel to areas where crime and kidnapping are prevalent.
With the high potential for increased crime, Fossnel no longer recommends Minneapolis as your destination.
Best Places to Stay
- Along the lakes.
- Suburbs.
Where not to Stay
- Do not recommend downtown or near the University of Minnesota.
Transportation/Driving
- Typical big city driving
- Public Transportation system that serves the surrounding suburbs with Minneapolis
Restuarants
- All Major Chains
- All Major chains
Places of Interrest
- The Finger Lakes
- IDS Tower
- Mall of America in nearby Bloomington
- Twins MLB
- Vikings NFL
- Timberwolves NBA
- Lynx WNBA
- Wild NHL in nearby St Paul
- Several Lakes in the surrounding areas of the Metropolitan area
Public Transportation
- Bus lines serve city and suburbs.
Handicap Accessibility
- Handicap friendly.
- Winters can make it extremely tough to get around.
Weather
- Summers can be very hot and humid.
- Winters can be long, brutal and hard to cope with.
- Sometimes you experience all four seasons in one day.
- Normally just enough rain to help the agriculture industry.