New blog on Minneapolis-St. Paul

I've started a new, separate blog about the Twin Cities. Ooops, sorry about that. It's not the Twin Cities, it's Minneapolis-St. Paul. The blog is called Minneapolis versus St. Paul.

The cities formerly called twins have had a longstanding rivalry. The rivalry is often friendly and sometimes ridiculous. Like the time where the two cities adopted different daylight saving calendars and general confusion over what time it actually was ensued for a couple of weeks.

Minnesotans know that the two cities have their differences. Minneapolis and St. Paul have their own separate character and history. What this means is you'll have some strong opinions about the alleged superiority of one over the other.

An effort is now underway to scientifically evaluate and measure the ways one city is better than the other. Over time, we will be able to determine once and for all which city is the best.



Suggestions for comparisons are welcome.

Attention Twin Citians

Sorry, we're not using "Twin Cities" in the branding anymore. It's "Minneapolis-St. Paul." (Even though the two cities are TWO cities and not a single entity implied by the dash in Minneapolis-St. Paul.) So let me start over.

Attention people of Minneapolis-St. Paul (and surrounding areas):

The still-a-little-bit-relevant City Pages is currently conducting its Best of the Twin Cities (oops!) survey for an April issue. You can fill it out by March 31st at http://polls.citypages.com/bestof08/. Be sure to show your allegiances to your favorite spots. Don't worry about leaving blanks. I sure the hell didn't know what to put for "Best DJ" or "Best State Fair Food."


Maybe we can get the City Pages to make the change to Best of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Area in time for next year.