Feeling Minnesota
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- fooler
My wife is being heavily recruited for a job in Eden Prairie, MN (12 miles SW of Minneapolis). It's pretty much her dream job and comes with a very good relocation package.
We've lived in Portland, OR for the past 15 years and as much as I love this city we're ready for a change.
We've never been to Minneapolis and know nothing about the city except it's cold as shit in the winter and what we've seen in Purple Rain and old Twin/Tone videos.
Will this be a huge mistake? What's there to do there? Where's the cool parts of town. How's the creative community? What's the best agencies?Come on Minnesotans sell this to me.
- sureshot0
Purple Rain is one kick ass movie.
- bainbridge0
Minneapolis has a good design culture for some unknown reason.
It is like a igloo there in the winter though and will be until the earth fries up.
- cruddlebub0
if its her dream job does it really matter where you go? its not the middle east, and when its cold just wear some gloves and that?
hey, its a big deal sure thing, but don't let the cold and not knowing whats where etc worry you.
go for it, what do you really have to lose?
- utopian0
Winters are lovely...
- I'm pretty sure that photo on the right is Loveland Pass, Colorado or sure as hell looks like it.fooler
- jesus.sureshot
- other than the top left I don't believe any of these are minnesotahereswhatidid
- ok_not_ok0
You'll be O.K...
- robotinc0
I grew up in Minneapolis. Surprisingly the design/theater/arts community is pretty strong. Don't live in Eden Prairie though, stay in the city proper.
Winters are rough although i think global warming is helping out some. They don't seem as brutal as they used to be.
- Is Eden Prairie suburban hell?
fooler - This last winter was awfulhereswhatidid
- Is Eden Prairie suburban hell?
- fyoucher10
Oh yah, very cold in Minnesowtah dontchaknow. Lots of good agencies, you betcha -- Mono, Carmichael Lynch, Fallon, etc.
- bored2death0
I sure hope she's not being recruited by Target. Might want to read all the horror stories that coming out...
- best Target work is done by outside agenciesmonospaced
- She's in health care, A little more stable than our profession.fooler
- bainbridge0
Target has horror stories?
- mg330
- jaylarson0
The traffic down there sucks, rushhours are especially bad after a snow. But all things considered, you'll probably love it here. But living in EP might kinda suck.
- lvl_130
born and raised. i love minneapolis but got tired of the winters. tons of design there and has a great music scene. it's actually not too terribly different from size and it's going ons (maybe less hippie'ish), but like others have already stated: you do not want to live in EP. live in Minneapolis proper. if you can rent a place close to the chain of lakes you will be golden (basically uptown or south minneapolis)
've had two stints at target(the second was for 5 years). don't believe all the negative media hype as of late. and although a some of the cretive work is produced by outside agencies, a lot of it is produced in house by a lot of very talented and nice people. if you don't want to work in corporate there are a ton of agencies in town.
let me know if you have any other specific questions. good luck.
