Come summer, travel to Europe will be top of mind for plenty of Americans with vacation on the brain. But can we afford it? Summers especially can be crowded, hot and packed with tourists driving up rates as locals flee for the countryside and beaches — not really the best time to be visiting. Plus, this … Read more
Reading has always been a favorite hobby for many — but within the last few years, with the rise of the social media trend #BookTok, many newbies have joined the reading community. Lawn Love has announced its list of the best cities for book lovers — and some may seem unusual. The lawn care service company created the list by looking … Read more
A visit to this metropolis won’t stink! Researchers recently sniffed out the best-smelling city in Europe: Athens, Greece. HAYPP, a UK company that helps people transition from smoking to healthier alternatives, ranked the top 10 European cities you won’t need to plug your nose to visit, Time Out reports. Researchers recently sniffed out the best-smelling … Read more
Catch it if you can. Éric Béteille, a content designer at Meta who lives in San Diego, California said he lost his AirTag on an Alaska Airlines flight in July and since then he’s watched the tracking device travel to 37 different cities. Béteille said he realized his AirTag was traveling without him by accident. … Read more
Some of America’s most beloved destinations have also become its most untenable. A new analysis plunges into which American cities struggle the most with sky-high prices of marked-up goods. Surprisingly, nearly 20 dense population centers are ponying up more than New Yorkers as the year-over-year rate of inflation sits currently at 3.5% — way up … Read more
Talk about the Big Apple. A whopping 60% of New Yorkers are either overweight or obese — a sad statistic that weighed Gotham down considerably in a new ranking of America’s healthiest cities. The city that never sleeps huffed and puffed its way onto the list at No. 18 overall, out of 182 US burgs. New … Read more
Liberal talk show host Jimmy Kimmel spoke on his show about how surprisingly clean Japan is in comparison to the U.S. and even Europe, joking that Japanese people associate Americans with garbage. While American cities struggling with rampant homelessness, crumbling infrastructure and crime is a popular point of discussion in American politics, Kimmel gave a monologue Monday on … Read more
They should be quiet quitting major cities. New research has identified the best places for Gen Z workers — and these areas predominantly share two traits: they’re empty and cold. A report from background check company Checkr found that many small population centers in frigid areas in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions are optimal … Read more
If you’re single and loaded, you can make it here. New York City recently took the top spot out of 25 major US cities as the most expensive for a single person to live comfortably. A new analysis showed that a single person living in the Big Apple would need to make $138,570 to cover … Read more
Spring has sprung — and for so many Americans, this means warmer temperatures and more time spent outside. It’s no surprise that spending time outdoors can boost endorphins and overall make people happier. In line with that, WalletHub has just named the top 10 happiest cities in America. The company compared 182 of the largest cities in the country … Read more
JetBlue Airways will end service at several cities and reduce flying out of Los Angeles in a move to retrench and focus on stronger markets after years of losing money. The changes will also help the airline cope with the grounding of some of its planes for inspections of their Pratt & Whitney engines, an … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — People across the United States celebrated Irish heritage at several major St. Patrick’s Day parades Saturday, marking the holiday a day early at events that included a big anniversary in Savannah, Georgia, and honored a pioneering female business leader as grand marshal in New York. The holiday commemorates Ireland’s patron saint and was … Read more
A new report has determined that America’s 10 most overweight cities are bottom-heavy — located entirely in the South, that is. Researchers from WalletHub analyzed obesity statistics from all over the country — 42% of Americans struggle with their weight — along with additional factors like health consciousness and diet to create the findings, which … Read more
Erin no way, brah. Local Irish eyes are far from smiling after a ranking of the best U.S. burgs for celebrating St. Patrick’s Day saw NYC squeezed from the top five, behind the likes of Reno, Nev. and Savannah, Ga. Utilizing a painstaking if baffling methodology, the snakes-in-the-grass at Wallethub gave Gotham the gloomy eye in the … Read more
Between high interest rates and the burgeoning remote work industry, it pays homebuyers and tenants to know where to get the most bang for their buck — with a little extra on top. Now, some cities and states are offering cash and other perks to entice newcomers to relocate. More than 50,000 people applied for … Read more
New York City’s mean streets aren’t so ruff after all. The Big Apple ranked fifth on the list of 2024’s Best Cities to Walk Your Dog, according to a study released this week by LawnStarter ahead of National Walk Your Dog Day on Feb. 22. The company researched 480 of the biggest U.S. cities and looked at amenities … Read more
Valentine’s Day is typically viewed as a day filled with love — or a cloudy day looming over singles’ minds. Fifty-seven percent of single adults are not interested in a relationship or casual dating right now, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. But the holiday centered around spreading and receiving love is celebrated each Feb. 14, and … Read more
This list is sure to make your skin crawl. Orkin, a pest control company, has released their annual ranking of the most bed bug-infested cities in the US. The notorious list is based on the metro areas where the company provided the most treatments for the unwanted pests in the last year. Chicago took the … Read more
Start spreading the news, Time Out ranked the 50 best cities in the world and people want to be a part of it — New York, New York, that is, which came in at no. 1. Time Out interviewed its 100-plus staff of travel writers and editors as well as 20,000 city denizens about the … Read more
New York City is reaching an all-time low — literally. New research reveals dramatic concern that the Big Apple, Long Island and many more Atlantic coastal regions face an inevitable risk of sinking under the weight of their buildings at an alarming rate. “It affects you and I and everyone. It may be gradual, but … Read more