Nice, lovely area. I was born and raised in Saint Paul, went to Arlington High School (which people don't believe me how ghetto it was or the storie I have) lived downtown, lived near O'Garas off of Hamline/Summit for awhile, lived in the Como area for awhile, and most recently lived down on W. 7th in those newer apartments by Davern. I prefer the Saint Paul lifestyle to Minneapolis, it's a big city, but it's also quiet and laid back most of the time. Plus it has my favorite bar in the world, The Happy Gnome. I'm no longer a resident though, I bought a house in Eagan with my now wife last year. Chose Eagan because I don't ever want to be any farther than that from Saint Paul. Nice to know there's another person on Hubski from the STP though. :)I live just off Grand Ave in St. Paul.
Amen to all of this! Absolutely love the Gnome. I'm originally from Rochester but moved up here in 2009 to go to school at Hamline. I was hoping to move closer to the Cathedral Hill area but I'm definitely liking where I'm at now. I have a buddy who's living over on West 7th right in that same area. Well if there's ever a Hubski meetup in the area at least we'll know there'll be at least two of us! :)I prefer the Saint Paul lifestyle to Minneapolis, it's a big city, but it's also quiet and laid back most of the time. Plus it has my favorite bar in the world, The Happy Gnome.
Yeah. It was a nice place to grow up and it's nice for families. Safe, decent schools, etc. Just a pretty boring place to be a teenager/young adult. A lot of the city feels like a suburb too, which can be annoying. It sounds like Mayo is really making a concerted effort to bring in young people and make it more of an urban center with better public transit. Hopefully that works out well. Are you from the area?