What Is Winter Actually Like in Downtown Minneapolis? A Guide for Your First One
Moving to Minneapolis before winter? What the cold is really like downtown, the gear that matters, and why heat, WiFi and laundry included changes the math.

Moving to Minneapolis before winter? What the cold is really like downtown, the gear that matters, and why heat, WiFi and laundry included changes the math.

The 2026 Twin Cities Marathon starts October 4 beside U.S. Bank Stadium. Here is a furnished downtown Minneapolis studio a short walk from the start line.

Furnished studios at Oaklands on 9th include utilities, WiFi, heat and free laundry, with no lease. Here is what that replaces in downtown Minneapolis.

The Minneapolis Skyway runs more than nine miles across 80 downtown blocks. How the hours work, where to get in near 9th Street, and event-night late routes.

Travel nurses on assignment in Minneapolis: a furnished, month-to-month studio at Oaklands on 9th puts you minutes from HCMC and the U, with utilities included.

Oaklands on 9th is a restored 1889 Minneapolis brownstone. Here are the original details — a rebuilt grand staircase, the last original door, reclaimed-oak kitchens — you can still spot during a furnished downtown stay.