Comments on: 8 ways to spend your time in Minneapolis and St. Paul http://matadornetwork.com/trips/beyond-the-mall-of-america-8-other-ways-to-spend-your-time-in-the-twin-cities/ travel culture worldwide Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: maisie http://matadornetwork.com/trips/beyond-the-mall-of-america-8-other-ways-to-spend-your-time-in-the-twin-cities/#comment-4430 maisie Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:50:53 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=3403#comment-4430 also... the best middle eastern food in town can be found at holy land deli and grocery store. as well if you are into vietnamese or hmong food there are a number of restaurants around. also… the best middle eastern food in town can be found at holy land deli and grocery store. as well if you are into vietnamese or hmong food there are a number of restaurants around.

]]> By: maisie http://matadornetwork.com/trips/beyond-the-mall-of-america-8-other-ways-to-spend-your-time-in-the-twin-cities/#comment-3700 maisie Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:49:29 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=3403#comment-3700 hey you guys, as a minneapolis native i want to confirm all of these suggestions and add a few more- the bedlam theater is a great cooperative over on cedar riverside right by the light rail tracks and again, it is right by the hard times where you can go get a dollar cup of coffee. if you want food, again, go kick it at the seward cafe and drop off your used and still beautifuls in their lovely free box. also the twin cities are famous for their coop grocery stores-- the seward coop is a block towards the river from the cafe, as well as the wedge coop and linden hills. spyhouse (on 27th & nicollet) is a sweet little coffee shop although caffetto (24th&lyndale, past hum's liquor) is my very favorite in uptown. about the lakes... in the summertime there are free concerts in the lake harriet bandshell a few nights a week. also in the summertime the walker art center hosts monday night movie and music... usually an old school movie and a young local band play, also for free, in loring park (across from the walker sculpture gardens, separating uptown and downtown). the cedar cultural center is famous for the variety of shows and also well as the anarcho-etc scene mentioned by a commenter above the twin cities also has a serious fire arts and drum community. if anyone has questions please feel free to write! hey you guys,
as a minneapolis native i want to confirm all of these suggestions and add a few more-
the bedlam theater is a great cooperative over on cedar riverside right by the light rail tracks and again, it is right by the hard times where you can go get a dollar cup of coffee. if you want food, again, go kick it at the seward cafe and drop off your used and still beautifuls in their lovely free box. also the twin cities are famous for their coop grocery stores– the seward coop is a block towards the river from the cafe, as well as the wedge coop and linden hills.
spyhouse (on 27th & nicollet) is a sweet little coffee shop although caffetto (24th&lyndale, past hum’s liquor) is my very favorite in uptown.

about the lakes… in the summertime there are free concerts in the lake harriet bandshell a few nights a week. also in the summertime the walker art center hosts monday night movie and music… usually an old school movie and a young local band play, also for free, in loring park (across from the walker sculpture gardens, separating uptown and downtown). the cedar cultural center is famous for the variety of shows and also well as the anarcho-etc scene mentioned by a commenter above the twin cities also has a serious fire arts and drum community. if anyone has questions please feel free to write!

]]> By: Alouise http://matadornetwork.com/trips/beyond-the-mall-of-america-8-other-ways-to-spend-your-time-in-the-twin-cities/#comment-2888 Alouise Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:15:37 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=3403#comment-2888 I gotta say I can relate to this article. I live in Edmonton and I work at a hotel, and the only thing people seem to ask about is West Edmonton Mall. It's nice to see a giant mall if you're not used to it of course, but it's really tedious to be known as the city with that big mall - which I'm sure people in Minneapolis can relate to. Thanks for these other suggestions. I gotta say I can relate to this article. I live in Edmonton and I work at a hotel, and the only thing people seem to ask about is West Edmonton Mall. It’s nice to see a giant mall if you’re not used to it of course, but it’s really tedious to be known as the city with that big mall – which I’m sure people in Minneapolis can relate to. Thanks for these other suggestions.

]]> By: Hal Amen http://matadornetwork.com/trips/beyond-the-mall-of-america-8-other-ways-to-spend-your-time-in-the-twin-cities/#comment-2643 Hal Amen Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:50:41 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=3403#comment-2643 Minnesota's one of the few states I haven't visited--I need to get up there! Thanks for this, Valerie. Minnesota’s one of the few states I haven’t visited–I need to get up there! Thanks for this, Valerie.

]]> By: jessiev http://matadornetwork.com/trips/beyond-the-mall-of-america-8-other-ways-to-spend-your-time-in-the-twin-cities/#comment-2666 jessiev Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:13:20 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=3403#comment-2666 i LOVE the twin cities. there's so much more theater than just the guthrie - theatre de la jeune lune, children's theatre co, stages theatre co, heart of the beast puppet theater, and WAY more. lots of great music! and art museums. and TONS of culture and shopping in great quaint non-chain stores. OH.,i just made myself homesick! thanks for the fun article. i LOVE the twin cities. there’s so much more theater than just the guthrie – theatre de la jeune lune, children’s theatre co, stages theatre co, heart of the beast puppet theater, and WAY more.

lots of great music! and art museums. and TONS of culture and shopping in great quaint non-chain stores. OH.,i just made myself homesick!

thanks for the fun article.

]]> By: Julie http://matadornetwork.com/trips/beyond-the-mall-of-america-8-other-ways-to-spend-your-time-in-the-twin-cities/#comment-3619 Julie Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:35:02 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=3403#comment-3619 I've heard nothing but good things about the art scene in the Twin Cities. And Melissa Gilbert playing Ma in Little House on the Prairie? I can totally see that. I’ve heard nothing but good things about the art scene in the Twin Cities.

And Melissa Gilbert playing Ma in Little House on the Prairie? I can totally see that.

]]> By: panoptican http://matadornetwork.com/trips/beyond-the-mall-of-america-8-other-ways-to-spend-your-time-in-the-twin-cities/#comment-2683 panoptican Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:50:58 +0000 http://matadortrips.com/?p=3403#comment-2683 I would add to the eat section a visit to the Cedar/Riverside area of town (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar-Riverside,_Minneapolis). As you mentioned, there has been a rather sizable East African immigration to Minneapolis (primarily from Ethiopia and Somalia) and the bulk of those immigrants are living in the Cedar/Riverside area of town on the West Bank of the University of Minnesota campus (some people even refer to that area of town as Little Somalia. East African restaurants, including the well known Blue Nile, can be found in this neighborhood. As a bonus, the Twin Cities most notorious anarcho-vegetarian restaurants are in this neighborhood. Hard Times Cafe and Seward Cafe are two places that everyone should visit. I would add to the eat section a visit to the Cedar/Riverside area of town (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar-Riverside,_Minneapolis). As you mentioned, there has been a rather sizable East African immigration to Minneapolis (primarily from Ethiopia and Somalia) and the bulk of those immigrants are living in the Cedar/Riverside area of town on the West Bank of the University of Minnesota campus (some people even refer to that area of town as Little Somalia. East African restaurants, including the well known Blue Nile, can be found in this neighborhood.

As a bonus, the Twin Cities most notorious anarcho-vegetarian restaurants are in this neighborhood. Hard Times Cafe and Seward Cafe are two places that everyone should visit.

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