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September 2008
- Top Cities for Beautiful People
  
  Travel Leisure | Sep 13, 08 12:36 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Miami boasts the most attractive people in the US, a survey by Travel + Leisure magazine concludes. The city took the top spot for most beautiful locals, followed by San Diego, Austin, Charleston (SC), and Honolulu. Of the top 25, Philly came in last. The survey ranked the cities in a host of other categories, including: More »
  
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  California • New York • Philadelphia • Miami • Austin • Charleston • Portland
August 2008
- The Hardest-Drinking US Cities
  
  Forbes | Aug 11, 08 2:45 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Famous for its arts festivals and home to a large college population, Austin, Texas, takes top honors as America’s hardest-drinking city, reports Forbes in its distillation of behavioral data from the CDC. Here are the top 5: Austin—1 in 5 admit to binge drinking, and 9% of men have two drinks a day. More »
  
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  Chicago • San Francisco • alcohol • beer • Austin • Milwaukee • binge drinking • Providence, RI
June 2008
- America's Top 10 Cities
  
  Kiplinger | Jun 8, 08 2:11 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The best cities are those where you can not only find work and affordable housing, but are also infused with culture and creativity, Kiplinger's Personal Finance writes. Its (somewhat surprising) top 10: Houston: Flush with museums, nightlife, and a teeming job market. More »
  
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  Houston • Austin • Omaha • cities • Sacramento • Colorado Springs • Raleigh • Des Moines • Boise
May 2008
- Hudson Cozies Up to Lance Armstrong
  
  People | May 19, 08 8:52 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Owen Wilson-tease Kate Hudson has quickly turned her attentions to a different Texan, reports People. Serial-celeb dater Lance Armstrong, who seduced 21-year-old Ashley Olsen after dumping Sheryl Crow, took the bubbly actress out for dinner in Austin Friday and Saturday nights—even introducing her to his three kids. The duo also attended a party together in New York on Thursday. More »
  
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  celebrity • romance • Austin • Lance Armstrong • Kate Hudson
- Chicago Bear Charged With Drunken Boating
  
  Chicago Tribune | May 5, 08 8:26 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson was booked in Austin, Texas on Saturday night for boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest, the Chicago Tribune reports. The former Texas Longhorn denies all charges and alleges that police acted improperly in macing him without provocation. Bears coach Lovie Smith said he was "disappointed," but reserving judgment until more details surface. More »
  
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  NFL • Texas • arrest • Chicago Bears • Austin • pepper spray
March 2008
- Holy Week With the Homeless
  
  Austin American-Statesman | Mar 23, 08 12:52 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - In an effort to follow in the steps of Jesus, seven prosperous Austin men spent part of Holy Week this year living in a park in downtown Austin, Texas, with the homeless. The "street retreat' is led by Alan Graham, co-founder of a national organization that ministers to the homeless called Mobile Loaves & Fishes. More »
  
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  homeless • Austin • Easter • Holy Week
- Vampires, REM Win Austin Buzz
  
  Buffalo News | Mar 15, 08 5:31 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - At least one "buzz band" has emerged in South by Southwest, a music festival that is increasingly dominated by big-name artists: world-beat pop quartet Vampire Weekend. Still hot from a Saturday Night Live appearance last weekend, the Columbia University band has wowed Austin with its clean, poppy sound, the Buffalo News reports. More »
  
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  Texas • music • Austin • rock bands • indie rock • music festival
January 2008
- Top 10 US Cities for Jobs
  
  Forbes | Jan 26, 08 6:35 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Where to get that new job this year? The Lone Star State is boasting work aplenty, but Salt Lake City—still high on tech jobs—takes the top spot. Forbes lists its top10 job-growth towns: Salt Lake City, Utah Wichita, Kan. Austin, Texas Atlanta, Ga. Fort Worth, Texas More »
  
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  list • Atlanta • Seattle • Houston • Austin • Omaha • Salt Lake City • Forbes • Indianapolis • Raleigh • US cities • Wichita • Fort Worth
November 2007
- America's 10 Chubbiest Cities
  
  Forbes | Nov 25, 07 1:00 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The weather may be great and the lifestyle good, but Southern culinary hospitality might be landing the Sun Belt disproportionately on Forbes ' list of America's most obese cities. The most rotund: Memphis Birmingham San Antonio More »
  
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  list • obesity • Detroit • New Orleans • San Diego • obesity epidemic • Baltimore • fat • Austin • Milwaukee • Oklahoma City • Nashville • Memphis • obese • Kansas City • San Antonio • Jacksonville • Birmingham • Richmond • Riverside
- Dining by the Dozen
  
  USA Today | Nov 5, 07 9:45 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Care for a cozy table for a 10 or more? More restaurants are embracing the idea of communal dining, in which strangers sit down to eat together at a big table. Dana Cowin of Food & Wine magazine tells USA Today her favorite spots: Cibo, Austin, Texas Resto, New York City Nopa, San Francisco More »
  
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  list • New York • San Francisco • restaurant • dating • Austin • best restaurants • communal dining
October 2007
- Where Do the Hotties Live?
  
  Travel Leisure | Oct 25, 07 7:15 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - If you want to see the most beautiful people in America, head to Miami or San Diego. That's what Travel & Leisure 's readers think. Here are the 10 cities with the most head-turners: Miami San Diego Charleston, S.C. More »
  
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  list • Los Angeles • travel • San Diego • Miami • Austin • Charleston • Honolulu
July 2007
- Best Home Sellers' Markets
  
  Forbes | Jul 31, 07 5:35 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The housing market overall isn't good, but luckily for some, there's an exception to every rule. Forbes points you toward 10 towns where sellers can still finish with smiles on their faces. Raleigh, NC San Francisco Austin, Texas San Antonio, Texas St. Louis More »
  
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  list • California • Texas • housing market • San Francisco • real estate • North Carolina • homes • Austin • St. Louis • San Antonio • Raleigh
- Look to the Middle & N.W. of the U.S. for Volunteers
  
  Associated Press | Jul 9, 07 7:51 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Corporation for National & Community Service has released its report on volunteerism in America. And the center of the country and the Pacific Northwest dominated the the top of the list with a whopping 40.5% of #1 Minneapolis-St. Paul residents age 16 and older engaging in volunteer service. California and the East Coast trail badly. More »
  
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  list • Minneapolis • Seattle • Austin • Omaha • Salt Lake City • volunteerism
- CenTex Floods Worst in 50 Years
  
  Austin American-Statesman | Jul 6, 07 5:35 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Texas has Noah beat, with 44 days of near continuous rain. For the first time in 50 years all five major rivers – the Brazos, Colorado, Nueces, Red, and Trinity are at flood stage. State and federal governments are at the ready. And they now have the heavy hitters – Wal-Mart and Home Depot – to help them. More »
  
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  Texas • flooding • Austin • Rick Perry
June 2007
- Mob Kills Passenger After Car Strikes Child
  
  Associated Press | Jun 21, 07 4:20 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Police are hunting members of an angry mob that killed a man after the car he was riding in struck a child. Some 20 attackers beat David Morales to death just paces from his townhouse, as he attempted to defend the driver. Their car hit the child in a parking lot packed with revelers during a Juneteenth celebration in Austin, Texas. More »
  
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  murder • accident • Austin • mob