I've had to use the DMV in the last couple of months for driver license renewal, a passport…read moreapplication, as well as requesting a police crash report. I've never had to wait more than 20ish minutes. The team is friendly and helpful. You can also fill out apps online prior to your appointment to make the visit even quicker. The passport appointment was so quick (scheduled a time ahead) that we were in and out within 10 minutes!

See the photo they included? That's what it looks like when you go there. 3 people working with…read morebanks and banks of empty teller windows and computers. If they are only ever going to have 3 workers they should rip out all the computers and put in an arcade. They'd make a killing since people ha e to wait over an hour with 3 tellers and only about 10 people infront of you. Someone needs to brighten up the place so the 3 burnt out ladies can smile once in a while.

I went to the DMV because, due to the hail damage on my vehicle, I needed help retaining my vehicle…read moretags. My insurance company instructed me to ask the DMV to make a phone call to verify the situation before my tags could be retained. Unfortunately, one of the floor leads responded loudly by saying, "I'm not making that call." I found that response unprofessional and frustrating, especially since I was only following the instructions my insurance company had given me. Thankfully, another staff member, Mailee, stepped in and offered to make the call. She handled everything professionally, resolved the issue quickly, and made the rest of the process smooth and stress-free. Her willingness to help made a big difference, and I truly appreciate her excellent customer service. Thank you, Mailee, for going above and beyond to help me. You just made this review a 5 star.

This passport center is now taking walk-ins. We followed…read morethe instructions to fill our application out online and print it out at home on single-sided pages. We brought our forms of identification with us as well as our checkbook (they do take in-state, personal checks or money orders). Not only did they conveniently have on site photo service (which we did use) they also gave us tips on how to save a few dollars mailing in our renewal passports ourselves using priority mailers at the local USPS office. It was super easy, the staff was very helpful and knowledgeable. I would recommend this location to anyone looking for passport services.

Need some peace and quiet? Come here. I never even knew this place was here. It's amazing what you…read morecan find in your own neighborhood. Very nice library that is completely quiet, open to the public, clean and a nice little place to escape and concentrate. - Free wifi -Friendly and helpful staff - Lounge area with big comfy chairs, magazines, ottomans - Three computer terminals Many times they have a cart situated outside the entrance with discarded books to take. I've found a few interesting titles. Lots of old discarded law text books. It's a nice, peaceful and very quiet library.

This is a wonderful place to come and study. Hundreds and hundreds of helpful law books that are…read moregreat aids to doing legal research. Very quiet. Very secluded. They offer Minnesota voter registration cards, free law books, and a take one leave one library with books that are unrelated to law.

Pulled up on me and my friend sitting in the target parking lot at 12AM (target closes at 10) said…read more"have fun" and left

Member for 4 years…read more Decent workout area with fewer "gym bros" than other more popular fitness centers. Access to the pool and arenas are great. The personnel needs more training on membership programs, facilities, and basic customer service skills. Ask for written information rather than rely on their front desk to provide accurate information. Two people working the same day can have different policy interpretations. This includes the aquatic center staff. I ended up cancelling due to life changes, and what was told to me as a pro-rated cancellation fee, was not true. Had I known, I NEVER would've don't yearly memberships. Losing out on hundreds of dollars due to their poor staff training is not serving the community.

The Comunity Rooms are spacious and offer many features such as AV equipment, TV's, projector,…read moremicrophones. Also sinks and counter space. Worked great for our event. I recommend keeping the doors closed as other events happening in the building can get pretty noisy.

Stunning architecture and an impressive edifice. Gorgeous stonework and painted ceilings. Loved…read morevisiting!

The St. Paul Public Library is absolutely gorgeous. I came here on a Sunday and it was my first…read moretime visiting. From the outside it looks massive, so when you walk in it can feel a bit more compact than expected, but that is because there are so many different rooms and dedicated spaces instead of one large open area. Each section feels purposeful, which I really liked. The staff were all very kind, and there is a lot more here than just books. There are separate areas for magazines, media, and reading spaces, along with a makerspace that includes things like a 3D printer, a laser engraver, and other equipment that would normally be very expensive to access. Having that available for free is a huge plus. The building itself is beautiful, with a lot of marble and multiple floors that make it feel historic and well maintained. It is a great place to study or just spend some time, and I would definitely recommend checking it out if you are ever in St. Paul.

This is an interesting partnership between Saint Paul Public Libraries and Parks and Recs... which,…read moreif you really think about it makes a lot of sense. I've been here several times, but interestingly, I've only been to one room - the community room. Arlington Hills has done a great job of providing community events, workshops, speakers, readings, etc. Challenges: The parking lot is limited, so I've had to park on the street either on the other side of the park or on the other side of Payne Avenue. Unfortunately, there isn't really a cross walk and Payne Avenue can get busy so it's not recommended if you have small children with you. Overall, I'm impressed with what I've experienced there: - Twin Cities World Refugee Day Festival - Hmong Chronicles - reading with Kao Kalia Yang - Hmong Herbs Workshop - Hmong Elders theater

I haven't used it yet but... You can pay $30 a year for access to a gym!? That's amazing. I am…read morenewly cancer free and will need an accessible way to begin exercising. The fact that I can also pick-up all my latest dvd requests from the Arlington Hills branch of the library at the same spot? This is heavenly. All the stars.

Five years ago we sold our large home in the suburbs where we had raised our two daughters. We…read moremoved to a lovely historic house with apartments by the river in downtown St Paul just blocks from this large 1960's Salvation Army. A year later my husband left to homestead his mother's inherited condo. Finding myself alone and unwilling to go to bars, I walked over and joined a women's and a senior's group at this Salvation Army. It was the BEST decision I could have made! Years ago I tutored junior high kids in East Harlem, taught camping hiking skills to inner city fresh air camp kids, was hired on an Antioch work study semester to be the first Spanish interpreter at age 19 at Jacobi ( welfare) municipal hospital in the Bronx, was the first college student hired by the Job Corps working in downtown LA teaching Chicanas how to read, then assisted the Exec Director Robert Coard at Boston's largest Community Action $20 million program ABCD right out of college. My last job in the public sector was as an EEO Officer for CETA under the Dept of Labor for 10 counties in Massachusetts. (James Q.Stevens, head of EEO for Region One for the Dept of Labor counseled me to strive to go " high" in the corporate private sector then later move to government at a more effective level. I did for 20 years.) I spent four wonderful years within the Salvation Army, participating in their programs, accepting some of their wonderful donated food from Lunds and Byerlys , and observing TWO citadels' ( other on Noble Parkway, minneapolis) staff and participant children, families. SO many social service programs allow their staff to help themselves FIRST to all donations given the program. This is WIDESPREAD in almost all food shelves.... Not here at Salvation Army. This is a church that does not aggressively prosytelize to participants. Instead they maintain order in the HUGE food give aways through more " Christian" philosophies in crowd control for the homeless and the low to middle income. ( They welcome and conduct Sunday church services for those interested.) These populations FILL this ( and other) Salvation Army 3-5 days a week waiting patiently for the LARGEST food giveaways ( almost a full grocery cart, folding style cart) I have ever seen in my life. All these people would be starving if it were not for the Salvation Army that DAILY send trucks to their local supermarkets to pick up almost expired food. So you find the homeless, students, seniors, immigrants and middle class folk that are unemployed altogether waiting for this food. This is a MAMMOTH undertaking. This Citadel and some others also run an official food shelf but only for qualified residents in their specific assigned region of care. These food banks help those who qualify with utility bills just before disconnect, sometimes a little for rent, finding housing, sometimes clothing/ warm jackets blankets, hats mittens gloves, and at this Citadel an Annual children's' NEW winter coat give away, etc. etc etc. TRULY AMAZING care. They have after school programs and day care at prices according to what people can afford. They have in EVERY major city the VERY BEST program in the country for SUCCESSFULLY helping folk quit drugs. I know, for in Virginia I would bring many inner city and other young people to their FULL year live-work-in programs. In Virginia ( and in every state), we had a brand new homeless shelter specifically for women and children. I would bring donations of food etc to this beautiful immaculate building. My four years in the Citadels of St Paul and Brooklyn Park, were wonderful. I developed lasting friendships with some women who had found themselves homeless and in their 70's ( now in public housing). I saw many homeless shelters and helped another young woman from Arkansas who had been to the Dignity Center in Minneapolis. My most favorite time was going on a women's Arts and Crafting weekend up north in the Salvation Army camp-- hadn't done this since my teens! Their only means of gaining income is through their Christmas Holiday Bell Ringing and some from donations through the year. ( I bell rang 3 years at Macy's in Roseville! COLD!). Donations have tragically substantially dropped in the last few years, so they had some staff layoffs and elimination of a few programs here at this Citadel. Salvation Army does back breaking work for the hundreds of suffering folk in downtown St Paul and spends EVERY cent on helping those in need. Their limited staffs live very frugally. I don't agree with some of their political views, but I deeply deeply respect their INTENSE HARD work in helping SO many impoverished frightened folk. Without all the back breaking work Salvation Army does nationally in ALL our communities, people would be suffering very very severely today.