<p>Indeed, SE Wisconsin is slowly getting better. For the first time ever, there is a very noticeable pride in Milwaukee; residents are finally realizing “Hey, our city doesn’t suck. It’s actually pretty cool.” It’s gotten cleaner, livelier, hipper, and there have been tons of redevelopment projects. Not to mention it’s metro area is much more “compact” than almost any other in the Midwest. It also has some beautiful suburbs, lake Michigan, and is developing it’s own “feel” as a city that is actually quite apart of its industrial past.</p>
<p>Of course, there are enormous racial problems in the city, something Minneapolis is quite lucky not to have</p>