Resource Directory
City Rental Related Resources
St. Paul Inspections (1-2 units)
St. Paul Inspections (3 + units)
St. Paul property code enforcement
Other Rental Related Resources
Off-Campus Housing Listing Service (Housing & Residential Life)
Fiber Internet, search by zipcode: https://www.allconnect.com/internet/fiber-internet
Transportation Resources
Parking & Transportation Services (300 Transportation & Safety Building)
Nice Ride MN (bike rental)
HourCar (car sharing/rental available on campus and in nhoods)
ZipCar (car sharing/rental available in neighborhoods, and near campus)
Car2go (note: U of M meters are not eligible for drop off and must be paid, they are marked in yellow on campus maps)
Metro Transit (Minneapolis/St. Paul buses and light rail)
Anoka County Transit (Anoka, Blaine, Columbia Heights, Coon Rapids, Elk River, Fridley, Ramsey)
Maple Grove Transit (Maple Grove)
Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Rosemount and Savage)
Plymouth Metrolink (Plymouth)
SouthWest Transit(Chanhassen, Chaska, Eden Prairie, Victoria)
Community Organizations
Please see the Community Organizations section under Being a Good Neighbor.
Involvement Resources
Student Engagement (more than just class)
Center for Community Engaged Learning (240 Appleby)
Gopher Link (for student or organization involvement)
Multicultural Student Engagement (126 Coffman)
Fraternity and Sorority Life (17th Ave Res Hall)
Student Union & Activities (126 Coffman)
Elections & Voting resources (State of MN)
Parks
near East and West Bank campuses
Luxton Community Center, 112 Williams Ave SE (Prospect Park)
Van Cleve Community Center, 901 15th Ave SE (SE Como)
Fr. Hennepin Bluff Park, 420 Main St SE (Marcy-Holmes)
Holmes Park, 414 3rd Ave SE (Marcy-Holmes)
Bluff Street Park, 1 20th Ave S (Cedar-Riverside)
Coyle Community Center, 420 15th Ave S (Cedar-Riverside)
Parks
near St. Paul campus
College Park, 2223 Carter Ave, (St. Anthony Park)
Langford Rec Center, 1067 Van Slyke Ave (St. Anthony Park)
Alden Square Park, 1169 Gibbs Ave, (St. Anthony Park)
Falcon Heights Community Park, 2050 Roselawn Ave W, Falcon Heights
Grocery Stores
Minneapolis/St. Paul Grocery Map
Find out which grocery delivery services near you are operating, on Particular Pantry!
Lunds & Byerlys (grocery store at Central Ave SE and University Ave SE)
Fresh Thyme (grocery store at 30th Ave SE in Prospect Park)
Cub Foods (at Quarry Shopping Center between New Brighton Blvd and Johnson St NE)
Seward Community Co-Op (on Franklin Ave SE and 29th Ave SE)
Aldi (1311 E Franklin Ave)
Specialty Groceries
Shabelle Ethiopian Grocery (2325 E Franklin Ave)
Afrik Grocery (613 Cedar Ave. S)
Wadajir Grocery and Halal Meat (525 Cedar Ave S)
Grocery Delivery Options
Instacart (offers grocery delivery and pick up options) ($3.99 fee for orders more than $35)
Pikup (offers grocery and retail delivery options) ($1.45 fee typically)
Shipt (offers grocery and household essential options) ($10 fee per order or monthly membership of $10.99 available)
Farmers Markets
- Gateway Plaza, outside of the Alumni Center.
- Every Wednesday, from 11am to 2pm.
- University Lutheran Church of Hope, 601 13th Ave. SE.
- Every Wednesday, from 4pm to 7pm, from June to October.
- 312 East Lyndale Avenue N.
- Daily and year round from 6am to 1pm, with limited winter hours.
- Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis.
- Thursdays from 6am to 6pm.
- 300 South 6th Street.
- Tuesdays from 10am to 2pm.
- 2131 Fairview Ave N, Roseville, MN.
- Tuesdays (May 5 - October 27) from 8am-12pm.
St. Thomas More Farmers Market
- 1093 Summit Ave, St Paul, MN.
- Fridays (May 15 - October 30) from 1:15-5pm.
- 27 W 7th Pl, St Paul, MN.
- Tuesdays (June 9 - October 6) and Thursdays (June 11 - October 8) from 10am-1:30pm.
St. Paul Downtown Farmers Market
- 290 5th St E, St Paul, MN.
- Saturdays (April 25-October 31) from 7am-1pm. Sundays (April 26 - October 25) from 8am-1pm. Saturdays (November 7-21) from 8am-1pm. Sundays (November 1-22) from 8am-1pm.
Convenience Stores
Target Express (at 14th Ave SE and 5th St SE)
8th Street Market (at 7th Ave SE and 8th St SE)
Mr. Santana (601 University Ave SE)
Joe’s Market & Deli (at 19th Ave SE and Como Ave SE)
Bobby’s Corner Market (at 16th Ave SE and Como Ave SE)
Metro Petro Gas Station (at 27th Ave SE and University Ave SE)
Walgreens (corner of Walnut St SE and Washington Ave SE)
West Bank Grocery (417 Cedar Ave S)
Community Gardens
Fairshare Farm (22nd Ave SE & Fairmount Ave SE)
Talmage Crossing (21st Ave SE & Talmage Ave SE)
Como Corner (22nd Ave SE & Como Ave SE)
Accord Garden (15th Ave and Como Ave SE)
Arthur Garden (185 Arthur St SE)
Towerside Garden (2909 4th St SE)
Yale Garden (1401 Yale St SE)
Dickman Park (614 Second St NE)
Franklin Steele Square (1600 Portland Ave S)
Loring Park (1382 Willow St)
Towerside Innovation District Park
8th Street SE Community Garden
South St. Paul Community Garden (682 Verderosa Ave)
Storage Rentals Near Campus
Variety of neighborhoods:
Neighbor.com - rent storage or parking spaces from neighbors through the site at prices that are often 50% cheaper than self storage units.
Minneapolis
Near SE Como
UHaul Moving & Storage of St. Paul
Near Prospect Park
North Loop (near downtown Minneapolis)
St. Paul
West side of St. Paul
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