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So I graduated High School last year, i've been working my ass off and saving money in the meantime (i'm obviously not wealthy but i'll make do). I'd like to relocate before I begin college. Preferably a semi-heavy populated town. I'm possibly majoring in Art History, but who knows, I may change my mind. I'm also fond of cold weather, i've lived in Arkansas all of my life, but I was born in Cincinnati so the cold doesn't affect me. I don't have a specified depiction on what kind of college. I'll probably end up going to a Community College anyway. Anyway, i'm just looking for opinions on which place is most realistic for me, i've never really traveled so I have no clue.
Places i'd like: Portland, Seattle, Denver, Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus, Nashville, I would say New York but I heard it's extremely pricey to live there, so (for now) that's out of the question.
Answer
You might add Cleveland to your list.
Cleveland is like a mini Chicago, but with a much lower cost of living. It has the quality but not the quantity of Chicago.
You can find reasonable housing in Little Italy, right next to University Circle, one of the nation's great cultural centers.
The Cleveland Museum of Art is one of the best in the nation and with free admission to its general galleries, perfect for an art history major. A $50 membership also would provide free admission to its special exhibits and a plethora of lectures and other programs. More than most art museums, Cleveland heavily emphasizes its educational mission and currently likely is the most high-tech art museum in the U.S. with its digital initiative.
http://arteducationdegree.net/2012/the-top-20-art-museums-in-the-u-s/
http://www.cleveland.com/arts/index.ssf/2013/01/cleveland_museum_of_art_leads.html
Cleveland's PlayhouseSquare is the second largest unified theater district in the U.S. after Lincoln Center, and cheap student tickets and heavily discounted "Smart Seats" are available to many performances.
The Cleveland Orchestra is one of the best in the world. Severance Hall, located in University Circle, often is considered the most beautiful in the U.S.
Cleveland is the home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
Check out the 78th Street Studios in Cleveland's Gordon Square Arts District.
http://www.gordonsquare.org/
http://78thstreetstudios.com/
Case Western Reserve, also located in University Circle, is the highest ranked university in Ohio in the U.S. News and World Report rankings.
Located downtown and easily accessed by Cleveland's very good mass transit system, are Cleveland State University and Cuyahoga Community College.
Cleveland, unlike Cincinnati and Columbus, has a rail transit system. Its 24/7 Healthline bus rapid line, with articulated, walk-on, walk-off buses with subway seating, connects downtown and University Circle. Free bus trolleys operate downtown. So it's easily possible to function well in Cleveland without a car.
Cleveland is colder than Columbus and certainly Cincinnati. Lake Erie acts as a giant heater in the fall making that a particularly beautiful season. It also cools the region in late spring and early summer. Cleveland's winters are much less severe than in the past due to global warming, but it still has four distinct seasons of weather.
Cleveland is renown for its mammoth "Emerald Necklace" of metroparks. The Cuyahoga Valley National Park begins 30 minutes south of Cleveland.
Cleveland is a regional foodie center, as epitomized by Iron Chef Michael Symon, and centered around its West Side Market.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g50207-d272156/Cleveland:Ohio:West.Side.Market.html
Between Cincinnati and Columbus, Cincinnati has better art museums.
BOL in your city search!
You might add Cleveland to your list.
Cleveland is like a mini Chicago, but with a much lower cost of living. It has the quality but not the quantity of Chicago.
You can find reasonable housing in Little Italy, right next to University Circle, one of the nation's great cultural centers.
The Cleveland Museum of Art is one of the best in the nation and with free admission to its general galleries, perfect for an art history major. A $50 membership also would provide free admission to its special exhibits and a plethora of lectures and other programs. More than most art museums, Cleveland heavily emphasizes its educational mission and currently likely is the most high-tech art museum in the U.S. with its digital initiative.
http://arteducationdegree.net/2012/the-top-20-art-museums-in-the-u-s/
http://www.cleveland.com/arts/index.ssf/2013/01/cleveland_museum_of_art_leads.html
Cleveland's PlayhouseSquare is the second largest unified theater district in the U.S. after Lincoln Center, and cheap student tickets and heavily discounted "Smart Seats" are available to many performances.
The Cleveland Orchestra is one of the best in the world. Severance Hall, located in University Circle, often is considered the most beautiful in the U.S.
Cleveland is the home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
Check out the 78th Street Studios in Cleveland's Gordon Square Arts District.
http://www.gordonsquare.org/
http://78thstreetstudios.com/
Case Western Reserve, also located in University Circle, is the highest ranked university in Ohio in the U.S. News and World Report rankings.
Located downtown and easily accessed by Cleveland's very good mass transit system, are Cleveland State University and Cuyahoga Community College.
Cleveland, unlike Cincinnati and Columbus, has a rail transit system. Its 24/7 Healthline bus rapid line, with articulated, walk-on, walk-off buses with subway seating, connects downtown and University Circle. Free bus trolleys operate downtown. So it's easily possible to function well in Cleveland without a car.
Cleveland is colder than Columbus and certainly Cincinnati. Lake Erie acts as a giant heater in the fall making that a particularly beautiful season. It also cools the region in late spring and early summer. Cleveland's winters are much less severe than in the past due to global warming, but it still has four distinct seasons of weather.
Cleveland is renown for its mammoth "Emerald Necklace" of metroparks. The Cuyahoga Valley National Park begins 30 minutes south of Cleveland.
Cleveland is a regional foodie center, as epitomized by Iron Chef Michael Symon, and centered around its West Side Market.
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g50207-d272156/Cleveland:Ohio:West.Side.Market.html
Between Cincinnati and Columbus, Cincinnati has better art museums.
BOL in your city search!
I'm moving to Lexington, Ky and i want to rent a house. What part of town should I live in?
Beth t
Answer
This is long, but I hope some of this helps:
I really enjoy living in Lexington, lived here 16 yrs. My husband who has lived in big cities (Chicago, Milwaukee) likes it too. In 2004, Lexington made the top 10 for best cities to be a SAHM, a lot of it had to do with the financial aspects of being able to afford to stay home.
Real Estate...Personally I like the SW end of Lex best, known as SW 4 on Lexington-Bluegrass Association of Realtors page. Homes inside the New Circle Rd are older and cheaper. Homes closer to campus more expensive.
http://www.lbar.com/
Also, lots of folks are also spilling over into surrounding counties. Northern Jessamine Co. (county seat: Nicholasville) is almost like a Lexington suburb. Woodford Co. is lovely, lots of horse farms (county seat Versailles [said Ver-Sales...lots of French words in the area aren't pronounced the way you'd think]). Housing is more expensive to buy or rent in Lex than other areas of KY. Which is why some live in another county, but work and play in Lex.
Schools...there are public schools with magnet programs/tracks, a few private schools, several parochial schools, and a couple home school groups. Many of the local high schools have held state championships for band and girls H.S. basketball the last few years.
Things to do...
-Lexingtonians love to eat out! Most places happily welcome kids, having kids eat free nights or some other kind of specials.
-Basketball is a kind of religion in Lex. Just accept that we "bleed blue"...let's just not talk about this past season
-Two city "nature" parks, McConnell Springs & Raven Run, and the University's arboretum
-The horse park (International Equestrian Games will be here in 2010), horse farms, distillery/farms, and Toyota all offer local tours
-Wonderful state parks near by: Cumberland Falls, one of the only 2 places globally you can see a Moonbow, is 90 mi. south; Natural Bridge 52 mi. SE, great place to hike; Lake Cumberland is 2hr. drive but nice to house boat on
-Cincinnati, 80 mi. N has an aquarium, zoo, train museum, natural history museum. Louisville, 80 mi. W has Louisville Slugger museum, the Derby (though I lived in KY 36 yrs and never been).
-Lots of movie theaters. Also the local Opera House gets some good Broadway and ballet if you like that. Louisville and Cincinnati also have national touring companies come through
-If you're a reader, you must check out Joseph-Beth Booksellers. Huge selection, kids reading program, and a cafe with an outdoor patio overlooking a pond with ducks (one nested on the patio 2007), geese, and fish. Nice place to take the kids on a spring day.
-Shopping: Fayette Mall and Hamburg Place offer many shops. Fayette Mall is one of the largest indor malls in the state. Hamburg Place has in-line stores and free-standing restaurants and shops.
http://www.shopfayette-mall.com/
http://www.hamburgplace.com/
If you have kids: Gymboree Play & Music, Kindermusik, several great city park pools (Southland and Woodland Parks specifically), children's museum locally.
Weather...summer tends to be hazy, hot, & humid. Big drought in 2007. Winter tends to be cold and icy. Big snow is unusual. This spring seems colder and wetter than usual. But hey the grass looks healthy!
This is long, but I hope some of this helps:
I really enjoy living in Lexington, lived here 16 yrs. My husband who has lived in big cities (Chicago, Milwaukee) likes it too. In 2004, Lexington made the top 10 for best cities to be a SAHM, a lot of it had to do with the financial aspects of being able to afford to stay home.
Real Estate...Personally I like the SW end of Lex best, known as SW 4 on Lexington-Bluegrass Association of Realtors page. Homes inside the New Circle Rd are older and cheaper. Homes closer to campus more expensive.
http://www.lbar.com/
Also, lots of folks are also spilling over into surrounding counties. Northern Jessamine Co. (county seat: Nicholasville) is almost like a Lexington suburb. Woodford Co. is lovely, lots of horse farms (county seat Versailles [said Ver-Sales...lots of French words in the area aren't pronounced the way you'd think]). Housing is more expensive to buy or rent in Lex than other areas of KY. Which is why some live in another county, but work and play in Lex.
Schools...there are public schools with magnet programs/tracks, a few private schools, several parochial schools, and a couple home school groups. Many of the local high schools have held state championships for band and girls H.S. basketball the last few years.
Things to do...
-Lexingtonians love to eat out! Most places happily welcome kids, having kids eat free nights or some other kind of specials.
-Basketball is a kind of religion in Lex. Just accept that we "bleed blue"...let's just not talk about this past season
-Two city "nature" parks, McConnell Springs & Raven Run, and the University's arboretum
-The horse park (International Equestrian Games will be here in 2010), horse farms, distillery/farms, and Toyota all offer local tours
-Wonderful state parks near by: Cumberland Falls, one of the only 2 places globally you can see a Moonbow, is 90 mi. south; Natural Bridge 52 mi. SE, great place to hike; Lake Cumberland is 2hr. drive but nice to house boat on
-Cincinnati, 80 mi. N has an aquarium, zoo, train museum, natural history museum. Louisville, 80 mi. W has Louisville Slugger museum, the Derby (though I lived in KY 36 yrs and never been).
-Lots of movie theaters. Also the local Opera House gets some good Broadway and ballet if you like that. Louisville and Cincinnati also have national touring companies come through
-If you're a reader, you must check out Joseph-Beth Booksellers. Huge selection, kids reading program, and a cafe with an outdoor patio overlooking a pond with ducks (one nested on the patio 2007), geese, and fish. Nice place to take the kids on a spring day.
-Shopping: Fayette Mall and Hamburg Place offer many shops. Fayette Mall is one of the largest indor malls in the state. Hamburg Place has in-line stores and free-standing restaurants and shops.
http://www.shopfayette-mall.com/
http://www.hamburgplace.com/
If you have kids: Gymboree Play & Music, Kindermusik, several great city park pools (Southland and Woodland Parks specifically), children's museum locally.
Weather...summer tends to be hazy, hot, & humid. Big drought in 2007. Winter tends to be cold and icy. Big snow is unusual. This spring seems colder and wetter than usual. But hey the grass looks healthy!
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