I need to complain about a few idiotic things about Minnesota and the Twin Cities. (Minneapolis: neighborhood, pharmacy)

[iNviNciBL3]

Originally Posted by golfgal

Looks like he lives in St. Paul--pretty sleepy suburban area .

Our closest 3 Walmarts are all open 24 hours as is our Cub. Downtown Minneapolis rolls up the sidewalks after 6:00 PM except for the bars......

So no Downtown doesnt roll up its sidewalks after 6pm.

[golfgal]

Originally Posted by iNviNciBL3

So no Downtown doesnt roll up its sidewalks after 6pm.

so, yes, try to find an open grocery store or liquor store in downtown after 10:00 PM....

[chessgeek]

I believe MN also still has some White Castles and you will not find them in CA (not in northern CA). Our family only tried it once or twice when I was growing up in MN (BK and McD's were closer to our home). I would guess they are still there.

[uptown_urbanist]

Originally Posted by golfgal

so, yes, try to find an open grocery store or liquor store in downtown after 10:00 PM....

Lunds is open until midnight.

So how often did you say you go to Minneapolis again? Didn't you recently say that the only time you had a reason to go to Minneapolis, downtown or otherwise, was for the dentist? Perhaps if you spent more time downtown -- and in the other neighborhoods of the city -- you'd be more aware of their hours?

And in any case, OP said they live in Maplewood. You don't move to Maplewood if you want 24/7 hustle and bustle. Presumably that is part of the appeal.

[golfgal]

Originally Posted by uptown_urbanist

Lunds is open until midnight.

So how often did you say you go to Minneapolis again? Didn't you recently say that the only time you had a reason to go to Minneapolis, downtown or otherwise, was for the dentist? Perhaps if you spent more time downtown -- and in the other neighborhoods of the city -- you'd be more aware of their hours?

And in any case, OP said they live in Maplewood. You don't move to Maplewood if you want 24/7 hustle and bustle. Presumably that is part of the appeal.

I'm in Minneapolis plenty, but never for the dentist .

Move to the suburbs if you want 24 hour grocery stores, Walmarts, etc. Again, I can walk to our 24 hour Cub and our 24 hour Target if need be--our 24 hour Walgreens sure is nice if you need late night medication after going to the 24 hour Urgent Care too....liquor stores are only open until 10 or 11, whatever the law is, we only have 3 of those in walking distance though, too bad I guess. Love the 24 hour drive throughs at several of the fast food places because we can walk to those if need be too--they are great when the kids get back from a school activity after midnight and are hungry--you know how teens are, but maybe not because your kid is only 5.

The OP said St. Paul/Maplewood---which is hardly sleepy, but if you ventured out of your small neighborhood you would know that....

[trip_shakespeare]

Originally Posted by cubd1

I'm from out West, so here are a few things I notice about this place (I live in Maplewood/St. Paul) that are VERY DIFFERENT from the West (I'm from NV/AZ/CA):

1) Liquor stores closed on Sunday (WTF???).

2) Nothing is open late.

3) There are no grocery stores. Anywhere.

4) There are no fast food joints. Anywhere. (I don't eat fast food often, but it amazes me how few are here, considering the size of population).

5) Cub Foods, the main grocery chain here, has an AWFUL selection of alcohol. You can find a better selection at a gas station. (edit: turns out liquor can only be sold in special liquor stores, and some cities have one and only one city-owned store).

6) Almost NOTHING is open 24 hours.

7) The nearest Wal-Mart is a gadzillion miles away from the Twin Cities. Most aren't open 24 hours.

There are more grocery stores and fast food joints in the small town of Cottonwood, Az. -- pop. 10,000 -- than I've seen here. It's flabbergasting.

Takes some getting used to.

Sounds like you'd enjoy Robert street in West St. Paul. It's replete with big box stores and fast food joints. As a bonus, it is not pedestrian friendly at all.

[golfgal]

Originally Posted by trip_shakespeare

Sounds like you'd enjoy Robert street in West St. Paul. It's replete with big box stores and fast food joints. As a bonus, it is not pedestrian friendly at all.

How so? There are sidewalks along both sides of Robert Street and crosswalks and signals every few blocks

[Beenhere4ever]

Is this a troll? It is so full of fictions, I have to think it originated on another planet.

[trip_shakespeare]

Originally Posted by golfgal

How so? There are sidewalks along both sides of Robert Street and crosswalks and signals every few blocks

Sidewalks and cross walks - every few blocks - do not, in and of themselves, make for a pedestrian friendly street - especially when those sidewalks are not properly shoveled and set so far from the various stores that it is difficult, if not impossible, especially during the winter, for an elderly or disabled person to navigate.

[StanleyVegas]

Originally Posted by golfgal

Love the 24 hour drive throughs at several of the fast food places because we can walk to those if need be too