re: Minneapolis info

Only assuming age because one will be in graduate school, but North Loop is a great neighborhood for young professionals. A lot of apartment / condo rental options + loaded with restaurants, breweries, and cocktail bars. It's a well-put together neighborhood that doesn't really toe into pretentious. Bonus is, you're walking distance from Target Field and Target Center. Grad school friend can pop on the Green Line for East or West Bank stations.