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Analysis


 Youth-Magnet 
 Cities in US 

Washington, Seattle, New York top list

Sep 30, 09 2:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Where will young people wind up once the recession ends? Some experts give the Wall Street Journal their best guesses:
  1. (tie) Washington, DC: Young people see Barack Obama as “America’s coolest boss,” says one panelist. Jobs in and around government abound, including nonprofit work that appeals
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New York City • Austin • youth • Seattle • coolest cities • cities • Portland • Washington, DC

(Newser) - The recession hasn’t done anything to stem the tide of young people pouring into places like Portland, Austin, and Seattle, the Wall Street Journal reports, and that’s straining those cities’ job markets. If anything, hipsters who’ve lost jobs elsewhere are more likely to set out for... More »

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migration • Austin • unemployment • youth • Seattle • Portland • hip

ANALYSIS

Go Ahead
and Mess
With Texas

Nate Silver does electoral math for 5
Lone Star States

Apr 24, 09 11:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - An obscure provision of Texas statehood gives it the right to split into five smaller states, writes Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com. He outlines the potential new entities:
  1. New Texas: Centered on Austin, as populous as Kentucky, and split down the middle politically—city vs. suburbs.
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Barack Obama • John McCain • Texas • Dallas • Austin • Houston • Rick Perry • Fort Worth • secession • Rio Grande • Arlington, Texas

(Newser) - Texas Gov. Rick Perry thinks this union of states we call America is a pretty good thing, but he warned that Washington better not take it for granted, the Dallas Morning News reports. "There's absolutely no reason to dissolve it," he told reporters after addressing the anti-tax, anti-big-government... More »

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Texas • taxes • Austin • protests • Rick Perry • governor • secession • Kay Bailey Hutchison

GLOSSIES

 10 Best Cities 
 for Small Business 


Feb 8, 09 10:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Despite tough economic times, an analysis of the country’s 100 largest metropolitan areas offers hope for those looking to launch a small business. Portfolio and BizJournals list the cities that are most conducive:
  1. Raleigh, NC: The only market to rank among the top 10 in many key categories—
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business • Austin • employment • growth • Salt Lake City • population • Seattle • Raleigh • small business • Charlotte • Boise • financial crisis

Salmonella Fears Spur Peanut Butter Cracker Recall

Austin, Keebler offerings pulled as 'precautionary' measure

Jan 15, 09 11:24 AM CST
(Newser) - Kellogg is warning consumers not to eat its Austin and Keebler brand peanut butter crackers because a supplier has been linked to the salmonella outbreak, CNN reports. The precautionary notice recommends customers "hold the product until we have more information." The snack maker is freezing inventory and pulling... More »

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Kellogg • Austin • recall • salmonella • peanut butter • snacks • Peanut Corporation of America • Keebler

High Court to Hear Challenge to Voting Rights Act

Provision forcing local governments, mainly in South, to clear changes with feds at issue

Jan 9, 09 3:23 PM CST
(Newser) - The US Supreme Court agreed today to hear a case that challenges a central section of the 1965 Voting Rights Act designed to protect minority voters in discriminatory districts, the New York Times reports. Section 5 of the law, which forces many Southern states and select districts elsewhere to get... More »

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John Roberts • Texas • appeal • Austin • Voting Rights Act • US Supreme Court • civil rights movement • racial discrimination

 Cranky Travelers 
 Diss 'Overrated' 
 Hot Spots 

Paris smelly? Athenians surly?



Jan 4, 09 5:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Italy? Ugly. Grand Canyon? A pain. No travel hot spot is safe after cranky readers filled Los Angeles Times inboxes with their picks for "overrated travel destinations."
  • Bali: "Mosquitoes ate us up," wrote two travelers, and "there was poverty everywhere."
  • Austin: "
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travel • Austin • Seattle • Santa Fe • Athens • Bali

 Top Cities for Beautiful People 

Charleston takes top rank for friendliness

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... More »

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California • New York • Miami • Charleston • Austin • Philadelphia • Portland

 The Hardest-Drinking US Cities

CDC figures dub Austin nation's drinking capital

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:
  1. Austin—1 in 5 admit to binge drinking, and 9% of
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San Francisco • Chicago • alcohol • Milwaukee • beer • binge drinking • Austin • Providence, RI

 America's Top 10 Cities 

Combination of good jobs, good housing, and good times has Houston atop list

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:
  1. Houston: Flush with museums, nightlife, and a teeming job market.
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Sacramento • Omaha • Austin • Houston • Raleigh • cities • Colorado Springs • Des Moines • Boise

 Hudson
 Cozies Up to
 Lance Armstrong 

Actress spends weekend in Texas with Owen's buddy

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... More »

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Austin • celebrity • Lance Armstrong • Kate Hudson • romance

Chicago Bear Charged With Drunken Boating

Benson says he was sober, and cops maced him unnecessarily

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... More »

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NFL • Texas • Austin • Chicago Bears • arrest • pepper spray • Cedric Benson • boating while intoxicated • resisting arrest

Holy Week
With the
Homeless

7 well-off Austin men prepare for Easter with a sojourn on the streets

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... More »

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Austin • Holy Week • Easter • homeless • Mobile Loaves & Fishes • Te'Paul Gautier

 Vampires, REM Win Austin Buzz 

Emerging acts jostle with old timers for exposure

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... More »

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music • Texas • Austin • rock bands • indie rock • music festival

Top 10 US Cities for Jobs

Salt Lake City's still tops, but Texas boasts work aplenty, Forbes reports

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:
  1. Salt Lake City, Utah
  2. Wichita, Kan.
  3. Austin, Texas
  4. Atlanta, Ga.
  5. Fort Worth,
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Atlanta • Omaha • list • Austin • Houston • Indianapolis • Wichita • Salt Lake City • Fort Worth • Seattle • Raleigh • US cities • Forbes

America's 10 Chubbiest Cities

Sun Belt hogs the lion's share of pudgiest locales

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:
  1. Memphis
  2. Birmingham
  3. San Antonio
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obesity • New Orleans • Milwaukee • obesity epidemic • Kansas City • Detroit • fat • list • Austin • Riverside • San Diego • San Antonio • Baltimore • Jacksonville • Birmingham • Richmond • obese • Oklahoma City • Memphis • Nashville

Dining by the Dozen

Restaurants with communal tables offer a great way to meet new people

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:
  1. Cibo, Austin, Texas
  2. Resto, New
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San Francisco • New York • best restaurants • list • Austin • restaurant • dating • communal dining

Where Do the Hotties Live?

Hotties pack these towns named by
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:
  1. Miami
  2. San Diego
  3. Charleston, S.C.
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travel • Miami • Los Angeles • list • Charleston • Austin • San Diego • Honolulu

Best Home Sellers' Markets

Times are tough, but your house won't sit on the market for long in these towns

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.
  1. Raleigh, NC
  2. San Francisco
  3. Austin, Texas
  4. San Antonio, Texas
  5. St. Louis 
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California • real estate • San Francisco • Texas • housing market • North Carolina • list • homes • Austin • St. Louis • San Antonio • Raleigh

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