Minneapolis

I believe there is a large fiscal impact on cities that host Super Bowl events. In 2015, Glendale Arizona hosted Super Bowl XLIX. This week-long event gave the local economy a $720 million increase. An estimated $295 million was flowed into the local economy by domestic and international visitors from January 24th to February 1st. The overall economic impact an NFL championship game has a rippling effect on the local community. Visitors spend money throughout the host’s city, which circulates…

In both criminal justice and security management fields, research is vital in determining the underlying cause of crime and the preventative measures necessary to deter crime and future threats. Research data helps to identify, confirm or possibly predict future criminal acts. When security research is conducted within private or government entities, authoritative figures can use the studies to not only plan a course of action, but to also lessen the bias and generalizations that usually occur…

award winning movie, ‘Purple Rain’. ‘The movie was indeed not an autobiography of Prince’s life but it was as close as the director could get. In the movie, Prince was a young, African American man, who was an up and coming musician. He was from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He meets a woman named Apolonia, she was an aspiring singer to him, she also was not just a singer to him, and he fell in love with her. A good friend of his soon .interfered with their relationship. There are outstanding things…

letter as blogger is public and I want to respect their privacy. So there I was, leaving the picturesque mountains of Western Canada and heading towards the good ol' US of A. My first stop on my journey through the Mid West was Minneapolis, Minnesota. My time in Minneapolis was disappointing overall, but it served as a good introduction for the rest of my time in America. The highlight of my time here was staying in a hotel after 3 weeks of camping and staying in hostels! I managed to get a…

amount of patrolling for specific areas. The Minneapolis Hot Spot Experiment came about to either validate the findings of the Kansas City Preventative Patrol Experiment or to show its flaws. In early 1995, Lawrence Sherman and David Weisburd chose to conduct an experiment of crime based on Minneapolis addresses. Said experiment had a goal of crime prevention and reduction in “high-crime” areas within the metropolitan Minneapolis region. The Minneapolis Police Department line of attack was…

The Wedge first started operations in the basement of an apartment in south Minneapolis. As the business evolved, it attracted members and have become one of the most successful co-op grocery store in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. One of the many reasons which led them to become so successful is the community and the leadership team over the years. The Wedge serves mainly the neighborhood in the south Minneapolis area, but they have members from all over the Twin Cities metropolitan area.…

advocating for gauze masks more than doctors that only recommended masks to be used in hospital settings or on persons suspected to be sick. People wanted to use masks at all times leading shortages of these masks . Finally both Saint Paul and Minneapolis gave physicians free inoculation to give to their patients, and teachers that were out of jobs due to closing of the schools started volunteering to educate the sick and healthy on sanitary habits of not drinking water out of public cups,…

Flyover states stretching across the Midwestern region of the United States are typically overlooked as possible destinations for travelers, stereotyped for offering nothing more than endless farms and fields. It’s within these states, however, that travelers will discover the ideal destination for a weekend getaway with the perfect balance of relaxation and adventure. Pella, Iowa This charming town in Marion County, Iowa continues to uphold the traditions of its deep Dutch roots. The village…

"Every time I ask people to leave, they ask me, 'Where am I going to go?' " (Homelessness increases despite the decade-long push to end it in Minneapolis, Hennepin County). Homeless people don’t have a warm, safe shelter to stay. People can’t do anything because there aren’t enough shelters to provide for homeless people. Homelessness affects the Minneapolis transit station, the government because…

in high school. They decided to seek an adventure that summer by doing something that has never been done before. This was the first time an all-water trip had ever been made from Minnesota to the North Atlantic Ocean. Their plan was to start in Minneapolis and go to York Factory at the Hudson Bay. They canoed up the Minnesota River and its tributary, the Little Minnesota River to Browns Valley, Minnesota, portaged to Lake Traverse and descended the Bois des Sioux River to the Red River of the…