New to Mankato does anyone know of any Urbex spots?

Hello!! I'm going to be in the area in the next couple of weeks to visit a friend who is also out of town (mankato is a half way point between us) and I want to get my hair cut/styled by an LGBTQ friendly salon.. are there any recommendations? Also what about good places to go eat? TYIA :D

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News flash: the Minnesota climate is changing.

Well-regarded KSTP reporter Tom Hauser (and marathon runner) and meteorologist Sven Sundgaard called out Jeremy for being a misleading, divisive prick over this pointless stunt.

NOAA data from last year shows Minnesota's climate ON AVERAGE is significantly warmer most months of the year. High temperature anomalies happen more frequently now than in the past. These are facts. Trends show a changing climate. You DO NOT look at temperatures on any one single day. That is climate science. You don't have to be in climate science to understand it.

Jeremy is CLEARLY not a climate scientist...or knowledgable enough to write posts about science, much less intelligent policies in the Minnesota Senate.

Kinda ashamed to say I don’t have a therapist and haven’t in years, and I’d love to find someone who is comfortable with me being a therapist myself. I’m actually pretty stable mentally. Very mellow and regulated now. I struggle heavily with grief and death. Always have. I can’t talk about it, I avoid it, I don’t process it well. I can’t counsel it because I have a panic attack every time. (Like wtf what is wrong with me)

Now I feel like I’m rambling. I’m willing to hear things from in and around the area. Any recommendations welcome, thank you so much.

Filthy Cryptid Events is looking for art and curiosity vendors for the 4th Annual Widow's Ball on Nov 20th and 21st. Vendor fee is only $25 for each day. The Widow's Ball is our goth/post-punk/industrial celebration, and serves as our year-end closer for the 2026 concert season.

Please respond here or hit us up at "Filthy Cryptid Events- Booking Agency" on Facebook if interested.

If so did your package arrive? I know our USPS is notoriously iffy with delivery.

It’s always the package you need most. It could be any other package but I need this one desperately.

Hey everyone… I’ve been meaning to check out the Papapicketts BBQ restaurant over on Riverfront Dr. The photos of their food look incredible, especially the brisket and rib tips.Before I head over there, has anyone here eaten at the restaurant? Looking for some honest reviews on how the food is and what your absolute favorite items are on the menu.

Thanks!

I'm looking for someone who has a metal detector to help me locate my water shut off valve that is supposedly buried in my gravel driveway. I live in the Elysian area. Of course, I would compensate you for your time.

My grandpa built this bike and it might be in the owatonna area, wondering if anyone knows who owns it now and be willing to sell.

Owatonna, MN Mankato, MN area

Hi there. I've had a fascination with "the east" and republics of the former USSR since I was a child, and I have been making slow progress in learning Russian off and on over the past two years in preparation of an eventual trip to Central Asia next year (Kyrgyzstan). I have a solid grasp of the Cyrillic alphabet and some basic Russian words/phrases, but I feel that my learning would be accelerated by communicating with someone that speaks the language fluently.

So I guess this is my appeal to Russian/Central Asian language speakers in the Mankato area, or those that know of local teachers/classes/resources pertaining to them. I'd love to connect and chat about anything and everything - Russian culture, history, films, Dostoevsky, etc. over tea or coffee. Thank you.

(Photo is a screenshot from the Russian film "Mirror" by Andrei Tarkovsky. Great movie, recommend and available for free in its entirety on Youtube).