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Twin Cities one of the youngest (in spirit) metros in the country, study says

By Aaron Rupar Fri., May 17 2013 at 5:30 AM
Categories: Lists
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the Twin Cities Facebook page
According to RealAge Test data, Twin Cities residents are some of the healthiest, most rested, and calm people in the country.

SEE ALSO: Minneapolis has one of the nicest tree canopies in the country, U.S. Forest Service study says

And as a result, our metro is one of America's youngest -- at least in spirit.

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Minneapolis is one of America's top sports cities, study says

By Aaron Rupar Thu., May 9 2013 at 8:47 AM
Categories: Lists, Sports
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Our teams might not be very good, but we mostly love 'em anyway.
Sports, sports, sports -- is your whole life just sports?

SEE ALSO: Former Viking Ray Edwards's last two boxing matches have been unintentionally hilarious [VIDEOS]

Well, if it is, you're living in one of the right places. According to a study put together by Nerd Wallet, Minneapolis is the county's 6th-best sports city.

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Bicycle

Minnesota drops two spots on list of most bike-friendly states

By Andy Mannix Thu., May 2 2013 at 11:12 AM
Categories: Bicycle, Lists

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Time to bring in a bunch more of these things.
It's time to get it together, Minnesota.

In its annual list of bike friendly states, released Wednesday, the League of American Bicyclists ranked Minnesota number four in the country, a two-spot drop from 2012. Washington state held onto its number-one position, while Colorado and Oregon leap-frogged us.

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Minneapolis is America's best bike city
Nice Ride adds 24 new stations for 2013 season

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St. Cloud State and MSU-Mankato rank among universities with worst professors, study says

By Aaron Rupar Wed., May 1 2013 at 1:08 PM
Categories: Education, Lists
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Both of these MnSCU schools have proud hockey traditions, but aren't necessarily known for academics.
 Okay, so nobody was about to mistake either of them for Harvard or Stanford in the first place. But still, it's disappointing to see both St. Cloud State and MSU-Mankato on The Center for College Affordability and Productivity's list of the 25 universities with the worst professors.

SEE ALSO: Jim Fetzer, UMD professor emeritus, thinks U.S. government was behind Newtown shooting

The list is based on data culled from RateMyProfessors.com, which allows students to rate professors based on helpfulness, clarify, and easiness, then combines the helpfulness and clarify metrics for an overall score.

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MSU-Mankato, St. Cloud State
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Minneapolis is one of the nerdiest cities in the country, study says

By Aaron Rupar Thu., Apr. 11 2013 at 12:23 PM
Categories: How We Live, Lists
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Image by Tatiana Craine -- photo from jimw's Flickr
If Movoto's study can be believed, Minneapolis is the nerd capital of the Midwest.
A new study by Movoto concludes that Minneapolis is one of the nerdiest cities in the country.

SEE ALSO: Mpls still third-most literate city; St. Paul re-emerges from stone age

That's well and good, but here's the real question: Is that something to be proud of?

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How We Live

Twin Citians feel safer than residents of any other metro

By Aaron Rupar Mon., Apr. 8 2013 at 8:33 AM
Categories: How We Live, Lists
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the Twin Cities Facebook page
Enjoy solo late-night strolls? You've come to the right city.
A new Gallup Wellbeing study finds that Twin Cities residents feel safer walking alone at night than residents of any other large metro.

SEE ALSO: Whatever happened to the downtown Minneapolis mobs that beat people senselessly?

Throughout 2012, Gallup called residents of the nation's 50 largest metros and asked them whether they "feel safe walking alone at night in the city or area where you live?" Eighty percent of MSPers said they do feel safe. The second most safe-feeling city was Denver, with 78 percent of folks they aren't worried about anything going amiss when out and on foot at night.

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The Economy Sucks

Twin Cities still a top 10 metro for new college grads, study says

By Olivia LaVecchia Fri., Mar. 22 2013 at 12:19 PM
Categories: How We Live, Lists, The Economy Sucks
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borman818 via Flickr
College students are used to this (just messier). Who needs a swank one-bedroom?
 According to the listings site Rent.com, the best place for a recent college graduate in search of a decent paycheck and an affordable place to live isn't one of the much-buzzed about cities for bright young things, like Austin or San Francisco.

Per the website's numbers crunching, top cities actually include Denver, Houston, and -- like last year -- us.

See Also:
- Minneapolis is one of the best cities for 20-somethings, says PayScale
- 43 percent of Minneapolis lives alone (that's 16 percent higher than the national average)

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College Graduates, Forbes, Housing, Lists, Livability, Rent, Rent.com, The Rent is Too Damn High
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Twin Citians among best budgeters in the country, study says

By Aaron Rupar Fri., Mar. 22 2013 at 5:30 AM
Categories: Lists
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the Twin Cities Facebook page
Hypothesis -- all the dough we're blowing on local beer is more than made up for by the money we save riding bikes instead of driving.
Regardless of what you think about how our state government spends money, a new study indicates Twin Cities residents are some of the most fiscally responsible around.

SEE ALSO: Mpls reps the U.S. on this morning's Today Show as one of 13 hot destinations in 2013 [VIDEO]

According to Card Hub's "Best & Worst Budgeters in the U.S." study, Minneapolis (by which they really mean "Twin Cities" -- take that St. Paul!) is home to the fifth-best budgeters in the country.

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How We Live

Minnesotans still have third-highest well-being

By Aaron Rupar Thu., Feb. 28 2013 at 10:09 AM
Categories: How We Live, Lists
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In the Midwest, Minnesota is the place to be... and it's not even close, according to the study.
You can say this about Minnesotans -- in general, we don't think our lives suck.

SEE ALSO: Minneapolis sixth-horniest city; St. Paul considerably less aroused, study finds

This year's version of Gallup-Healthways' Well-Being Index pegs Minnesota at third for the second consecutive year. Last year, we came in behind Hawaii and North Dakota. But this year, Colorado comes in behind Hawaii, with NoDak experiencing a precipitous fall all the way to 19th, possibly because of all the sexually frustrated dudes up there.

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Mpls still third-most literate city; St. Paul re-emerges from stone age

By Aaron Rupar Thu., Feb. 7 2013 at 9:20 AM
Categories: Lists
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Image by Tatiana Craine -- photos from Twitter accounts of nSeika, *clairity*, and IrishFireside.
St. Paul residents haven't forgotten how to read after all.
Central Connecticut State University's annual literacy survey shows Minneapolis holding steady as the third-most literate city in the county, once again behind first-place D.C. and second-place Seattle.

LAST YEAR'S RESULTS: Minneapolis 3rd most literate city; St. Paul slipping back into stone age

Apparently, St. Paul residents read a lot more last year than they did in 2011, as after a one-year sojourn in the stone age (i.e., out of the top 10), the capital city is back up to sixth place.

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