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Time Out New York’s first-ever ranking of the 50 best residential blocks in the city. View the full results…
1. South Portland Ave. between DeKalb and Lafayette Ave., Fort Greene, Brooklyn
2. Gramercy Park South between Park Ave. South and Irving Place, Gramercy Park
3. West 20th St. between Ninth and Tenth Ave., Chelsea
4. 45th Ave. between 21st and 23rd St., Long Island City, Queens
5. Convent Ave. between 143rd and 144th St., Sugar Hill
6. Montgomery Place bet. Prospect Park West & Eighth Ave., Park Slope, Brooklyn
7. Beck St. between Longwood Avenue and East 156th St., Longwood, Bronx
8. Coffey St. between Conover and Ferris St., Red Hook, Brooklyn
9. Charlton St. between Sixth Ave. and Varick St., Soho
10. West 78th St. between Columbus and Amsterdam Ave., Upper West Side
February 20th, 2007
January 14th, 2007
Love food, will travel. If experimenting with regional foods is your favorite part of international travel, check out the Food Network’s list of ten gourmet getaways…
1. Barcelona, Spain 
2. Biarritz, France
3. Cape Town, South Africa
4. Dublin, Ireland
5. Edinburgh, Scotland
6. Ko Samui, Thailand
7. Maui, Hawaii
8. Oaxaca, Mexico
9. San Juan, Puerto Rico
10. Vancouver, British Columbia
September 28th, 2006
Education rankings were released this month by the U.S. Census Bureau. CNNMoney.com took a look at American cities with the highest concentration of college degrees. If you equate education with intelligence, then the smartest city in the United States is Seattle - 52.7% of its residents age 25 or older have completed a bachelor’s degree or higher. The 10 smartest cities in the U.S. are listed below. Check out CNNMoney.com for the full top 25 list and key stats on each city…
1. Seattle, WA 
2. San Francisco, CA
3. Raleigh, NC
4. Washington, DC
5. Austin, TX
6. Minneapolis, MN
7. Atlanta, GA
8. Boston, MA
9. San Diego, CA
10. Lexington-Fayette, KY
September 2nd, 2006
The Fine Living Cable Network has selected the Ten Perfect Places to Live in America. Check them out…
1. Downtown, New York City 
2. Grand Marais, Minnesota
3. Austin, Texas
4. Portland, Maine
5. Santa Barbara, California
6. Sedona, Arizona
7. Seattle, Washington
8. Saratoga Springs, New York
9. Jupiter, Florida
10. Salida, Colorado
August 20th, 2006
College grads often flock to New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago to start their careers. But they’d be far better off in Washington D.C., Phoenix and Las Vegas. Forbes.com ranked the largest 100 metropolitan areas according to their unemployment rates, cost of living, median household income, job growth and income growth. View the full story…
Top 10 cities for job hunting 
1. Washington D.C.
2. Phoenix, AZ
3. Las Vegas, NV
4. Orlando, FL
5. Bethesda, MD
6. Richmond, VA
7. Raleigh, NC
8. Jacksonville, FL
9. Oklahoma City, OK
10. Virginia Beach, VA
August 16th, 2006
The blue skies over Rio de Janeiro have been voted the best in the world, according to a new survey from travel site Expedia.com. The company made a list of the world’s top 20 blue skies, taking into account factors such as colour and density. The analysis was compiled by Anya Hohnbaum, of Expedia, who visited 20 countries in 72 days, covering 64,000 miles. Rio de Janeiro boasted the bluest sky in the world, followed by the Bay of Islands in New Zealand and Australia’s Ayers Rock. View the full report…
TOP 20 BLUE SKIES
1. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2. Bay of Islands, New Zealand
3. Ayers Rock, Australia
4. Denarau Island, Fiji
5. Cape Town, South Africa
6. Antananarivo, Madagascar
7. Karumba, The Maldives
8. Tokyo, Japan
9. Castell Dinas Bran, Wales
10. Long Beach, LA, USA
11. St Lucia, Caribbean
12. Dublin, Ireland
13. Marrakech, Morocco
14. Juneau, Alaska
15. Phnom-Penh, Cambodia
16. Amalfi Coast, Italy
17. Koh Samui, Thailand
18. Edinburgh, Scotland
19. Giza, Egypt
20. Cornwall, England
July 30th, 2006
Denver-Boulder defends its No. 1 spot on Forbes.com’s sixth annual ranking of America’s “Best Cities For Singles.” This marks the third consecutive year in first place for the Denver-Boulder metro area. Boston is still hot at No. 2, garnering top scores for “coolness” and online dating, a new measure this year. New York City and Phoenix make their debut in the Top Five, at No. 5 and No. 3, respectively. The list covers 40 of the largest metropolitan areas in the continental U.S. as defined by the U.S. Census. View the full report…
Cities were ranked in seven different areas to determine the best. In addition to online dating and coolness, criteria included job growth, the cost of living alone, culture per capita, nightlife per capita and the number of singles. The top 10 cities for singles on this year’s list are:
1. Denver-Boulder, CO 
2. Boston, MA
3. Phoenix, AZ
4. San Francisco-Oakland, CA
5. New York City, NY
6. Raleigh-Durham, NC
7. Seattle, WA
8. Austin, TX
9. Washington, DC-Baltimore, MD
10. Miami, FL
July 29th, 2006
Fort Collins, Colorado is the best place to live in America, according to the editors of Money magazine. Why? Great schools, low crime, good jobs in a high-tech economy and a fantastic outdoor life. See Money’s full list of winners, including detailed city stats and maps…
1. Fort Collins, CO
2. Naperville, IL
3. Sugar Land, TX
4. Columbia/Ellicott City, MD
5. Cary, NC
6. Overland Park, KS
7. Scottsdale, AZ
8. Boise, ID
9. Fairfield, CT
10. Eden Prairie, MN
July 17th, 2006
In Travel + Leisure’s 11th annual poll, readers name the very best in travel: hotels, cities, islands, spas, cruises, airlines, tour operators, business hotels, and more. A questionnaire was made available to Travel + Leisure subscribers during the first quarter of 2006. Respondents reported where they had traveled worldwide and how, and rated the destinations, properties, and companies that were relevant to their recent travel experiences. Check out the winners…
July 11th, 2006
May 30th, 2006
The best cities in the world, as selected by nearly 28,000 Conde Nast Traveler voters. Sydney earns the highest overall rating. Italian cities scored big for Culture/Sites, while ultramodern Dubai dominates for Lodgings. In America, travelers head to Carmel for Ambience, New York for Shopping, and San Francisco, New York, Chicago, and New Orleans for Restaurants.
March 12th, 2006
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