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Aug 5, 2012 1:55 PM CDT

Top 10 Cities With Most Restaurants

San Francisco is the easy winner

(Newser) - Sick of eating out at the same place? Maybe you should move to one of the cities in America with the most restaurants. Note this is all about quantity, relative to population, not quality. The top five in the Trulia results, via MarketWatch :

The Best Cities for Seniors

study says

Jul 31, 2012 12:17 PM CDT

The Best Cities for Seniors

Topping the list: Provo, Utah

(Newser) - A new study ranks the best cities for seniors—and, when it comes to big cities, none in Florida crack the top 10. And just one Florida city makes it into the top 10 smaller cities for aging. "The traditional notions about retirement, about pulling up stakes and moving...

Big Change:
Cities Growing
Faster Than
Suburbs

Jun 28, 2012 4:21 PM CDT

Big Change: Cities Growing Faster Than Suburbs

First time since 1920s

(Newser) - For the first time in decades, cities' populations are growing at a faster rate than suburbs'. The 51 US metropolitan regions with at least a million people expanded 1.1% between 2010 and 2011; suburbs grew just 0.9%, Census data show. Compare that to the past decade, which saw...

The World's Priciest City Is...

Jun 13, 2012 11:14 AM CDT

The World's Priciest City Is...

...Tokyo, according to annual survey

(Newser) - Looking to ditch these shores and move abroad? Don't head to Tokyo unless you have plenty of moolah to bankroll your expat lifestyle. A cup of coffee will run you $8.29 there, and a single ticket to a movie clocks in at $22.97. Part of the reason...

New Perfume: Smell
Like ... Your Favorite City?

Jun 1, 2012 4:50 PM CDT

New Perfume: Smell Like ... Your Favorite City?

Paris, New York, Tokyo, and more ... for $45

(Newser) - A new fragrance swears it offers the distinct aroma of your favorite city. Spray it on, and you'll smell of New York, Paris, Tokyo, Miami, or 15 other metropolises. The bottles of the perfume, called Scent of Departure, are going for $45 at airport shops, reports MSNBC , with each...

15 Priciest Cities
for Tourists

Jan 29, 2012 2:47 PM CST

15 Priciest Cities for Tourists

Oslo tops the list while crisis-proof Switzerland lands spots #2 and #3

(Newser) - If you happen to be flush with cash, then this list of the 15 most expensive places to visit on the globe should not limit your vacation plans. Otherwise, steer clear or prepare to splurge. The list, courtesy of US News' Travel site , is compiled from UBS' Prices and Earnings...

Michigan May Take Over Detroit

Dec 28, 2011 6:00 AM CST

Michigan May Take Over Detroit

Governor may appoint emergency manager

(Newser) - If Detroit can't get its finances in order soon, it may become the biggest American city ever to be taken over by a state. Rick Snyder, Michigan's Republican governor, has appointed a team to review the city's finances. If members conclude that the situation constitutes an emergency,...

City Ranking
Lists Are Utter
Nonsense

OPINION

Dec 5, 2011 1:56 PM CST

City Ranking Lists Are Utter Nonsense

Cities' best qualities can't be quantified: Will Doig

(Newser) - Captivated by a list of America’s most romantic cities ? How about its dirtiest , or smartest ? Such lists may be "click-bait," but there’s not much truth to them, writes Will Doig in Salon . How, for example, can Memphis be both the sixth-happiest place to work...

The 10 Best Cities to Live

Dec 3, 2011 7:40 AM CST

The 10 Best Cities to Live

Rankings factor in public safety, housing, economy, and recreation

(Newser) - If you're looking for the world's top quality of living, get thee to Vienna, the elegant European capital that tops the list of best cities to live, reports Reuters . The other end of the spectrum is found, perhaps unsurprisingly, in Baghdad. The rankings are compiled by consulting group...

6 Tips for Never Getting Lost

Oct 16, 2011 9:57 AM CDT

6 Tips for Never Getting Lost

Use nature and architecture to navigate in a city

(Newser) - How would you find your way around a city if your GPS or the maps application on your smartphone suddenly stopped working? Many modern people, reliant on digital geographic devices, would be completely lost. There are, however, tricks that can help the directionally perplexed—ones that don't require any...

Unhealthiest Places in US
Often Rural, Not Urban

Sep 9, 2011 3:41 PM CDT

Unhealthiest Places in US Often Rural, Not Urban

Mostly thanks to poverty

(Newser) - It turns out being a country mouse may be bad for your health. People who live in rural parts of the US may be significantly less healthy than those living in cities and suburbs, according to a new study from the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. The study found...

More Cities Embrace
Novel Idea: Smart Shrinking

Sep 12, 2010 5:00 PM CDT

More Cities Embrace Novel Idea: Smart Shrinking

Planners realizing that population decline isn't always bad

(Newser) - City planners in the US have long focused on managing growth—or on trying to lure back people to restore a declining population. "Now a few planners and politicians are starting to try something new: embracing shrinking," writes Drake Bennett in the Boston Globe . It might mean, for...

Sacre Bleu! Even French
Find Parisians Rude

NO SURPRISE DEPT.

Mar 3, 2010 5:00 AM CST

Sacre Bleu! Even French Find Parisians Rude

Capital-dwellers hard-working but snobbish: poll

(Newser) - The stereotype of Parisians as rude, unfriendly, and arrogant prevails among even the French, according to a countrywide poll. More than 70% of those surveyed believe Parisians are more snobbish than average and more than 65% label capital-dwellers more arrogant and aggressive, the Telegraph reports. Nearly 70%, however, had a...

10 Best Cities to Get a Job

Dec 30, 2009 11:44 AM CST

10 Best Cities to Get a Job

DC tops search engine's list

(Newser) - Washington, DC is the easiest city in the country to land a job, says job-search site Juju.com, which ranked cities by comparing the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ figures on unemployed workers to the number of job postings on Juju itself. The site finds 1.87 “unemployed individuals per...

Seattle: America's
Most Literate City

Dec 22, 2009 4:38 AM CST

Seattle: America's Most Literate City

High-ranking literate cities safer, better for singles

(Newser) - The most literate cities tend to be safer, healthier, and have thriving singles' scenes, according to Central Connecticut State University's annual ranking of American cities. Seattle topped the list again this year, which was cross-indexed with statistics and other surveys for the first time. Washington, DC, came in second, knocking...

Go Green: Move to NY

DAVID OWEN

Oct 27, 2009 2:00 AM CDT

Go Green: Move to NY

Space-guzzling homeowners in countryside exact bigger toll

(Newser) - Vermont has been hailed as the greenest place in America but its residents need to look to Manhattan for some real low-impact living, argues David Owen. Vermonters might feel green with all that countryside around, but they lack the public transport and low energy use that makes New York City...

Youth-Magnet
Cities in US

Analysis

Sep 30, 2009 2:44 PM CDT

Youth-Magnet Cities in US

Washington, Seattle, New York top list

(Newser) - Where will young people wind up once the recession ends? Some experts give the Wall Street Journal their best guesses:

(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 to

...

G-20 Summit Puts Spotlight on Reborn Pittsburgh

Sep 22, 2009 2:42 AM CDT

G-20 Summit Puts Spotlight on Reborn Pittsburgh

City managed to reverse decline after collapse of Big Steel destroyed its economy

(Newser) - The choice of Pittsburgh for this week's G20 summit highlight a Rust Belt success story, Kris Mamula writes in Portfolio. The smokestacks and steel mills Mamula remembers from his Pittsburgh childhood are long gone, victims of the collapse of Big Steel that left the city in a state similar to...

Even in Recession,
NYC Best for Singles

OPINION

Jul 28, 2009 3:48 PM CDT

Even in Recession, NYC Best for Singles

(Newser) - New York may be expensive and unemployed, but high marks for “coolness” and online dating participation have it atop this year’s Forbes list of best cities for singles. As the economy stifles ambition, the dating number has become more significant. “When things are tough, core needs are...

Stimulus Cash Isn't Making
It to Hard-Hit Minorities

OPINION

Jul 15, 2009 1:58 PM CDT

Stimulus Cash Isn't Making It to Hard-Hit Minorities

African-Americans, Hispanics pummeled by recession

(Newser) - With unemployment at 14.7% among African Americans and 12.2% among Hispanics, the recession is hitting minority communities particularly hard. But as is often the case with so-called “colorblind” spending, stimulus funds, intended to be equal-opportunity, aren’t making it to these groups. The government must “start...