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Welcome to the Insider blog. The City VIP section will feature posts straight from the minds of Minneapolis celebrities, as well as some cool inside information from us. Also, the Insider Post area will spotlight a random member of the Minneapolis community, allowing them to share their unique perspective on the city. Read on and become an Insider.

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Thursday April 04, 2013

March Fadness: Spring Shopping Third Round

Wow. That's all we can say when we tallied up the votes for this round. SO MANY UPSETS! Check out who won below, and don't forget to vote on what piece of apparel makes it to the next round of this spring fashion tournament. You can see how it all started here.

NOTE: VIEW THE WINNERS HERE AND VOTE.

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MEN’S BRACKET  |  WOMEN’S BRACKET

WOMEN'S BRACKET

THE “OH GURRRL” REGION


(13) Eyelet Tea Dress vs (8) Oversized Blazer

DOWN GO THE SHOES! In one swoop of voting, the spring loafers AND the white sneakers are ousted. So now it's down to the eyelet tea dress and the oversized blazer. While they might look stunning together, you can only vote one through. Which will it be?

WINNER: EYELET TEA DRESS

THE “CLASSY CLOSET” REGION


(10) Spring Scarf vs (3) Washed-Out Cropped Jean

Here comes a tough matchup, with the spring scarf representing the last accessory in the competition. It'll be going up against the seemingly-unstoppable force known as washed-out cropped jeans. Who moves on?

WINNER: WASHED-OUT CROPPED JEAN

MEN'S BRACKET

THE RON BURGUNDY “I LOOK GOOD…I MEAN REAL GOOD” REGION

Flat Front Pant(1) Flat-Front Shorts vs (4) Polo Shirt

Nothing surprising here. The top-seeded flat-front shorts moves on to take on the strong polo shirt. It's a matchup of solid top vs solid bottom. But which one is the MOST solid? You choose.

WINNER: FLAT-FRONT SHORTS

THE DEREK ZOOLANDER “BLUE STEEL” REGION


(14) Aviators (7) Button Plaid Shirt

AND ANOTHER SHOCKER! Just like in the women's section, this matchup features apparel that knocked out BOTH shoe choices. The aviators are a spring classic, but can they take down the up-and-coming button plaid shirt? You decide.

WINNER: AVIATORS

 

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Thursday January 10, 2013

Minneapolis: The Only City Left in America

That’s it. Game over. Every other city in America can shut down their tourism areas now. Their efforts in 2013 will only prove to be futile. 

Why? Because Travel + Leisure’s Top Destinations of 2013 only had one city in the good ol’ US of A in it.

That city? Minneapolis. 

That’s right. Minneapolis was the lone American city to grace the list put together by Travel and Leisure of hot destinations to visit in 2013. Out of allllll the cities in the United States (San Francisco, Miami, New York, Austin…Boise?), Minneapolis topped the charts as THE place to visit in America.

Maybe it was because of our awesome attractions. Maybe it was because of our arts scene. Maybe it was our numerous sports teams. Or maybe it was our stylish rocking of fedoras and our forced, in-depth knowledge of the movie Fargo that won them over.

Nope. Turns out that our very progressive and robust food scene took the cake (pun absolutely intended).

Not only is the stomach the quickest way to the heart, but it’s apparently the quickest way to get on really prestigious lists. The magazine called Minneapolis “an unexpected foodie mecca in the American heartland.”

Just to give you an idea of what this list looked like, cities such as Basilicata, Nepal, Zambia and Amsterdam were ranked right there with Minneapolis.

So pack your bags and come on down to the City by Nature, a.k.a. America’s City (we’re working on the trademark). There’s a lot to do in every season, and you’re sure to always find something that strikes a chord that makes a destination unforgettable.

  • tripadvisorCheck out what other travelers say about Minneapolis on TripAdvisor.
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