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What Is a Primate City?
I stand firmly against the primate city. The good news, as you’ll see, is that I don’t live with one.
What Is a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)?
In the US, cities are nothing without metropolitan areas, and metropolitan areas are defined by their anchor cities. In other
What the Heck Is the Third Chapter?!
The best part of being a writer is that you can make stuff up, even when it’s real. That’s why
Syracuse: Is There Actually Hope?!
First impressions, when suboptimal, can be the nail in the tourism coffin. Such was the fate of Syracuse when I,
7 Famous Musicians From St. Louis
Back in 1995, a series of rejections resulted in an unexpected opportunity—thirty years later, I would be able to write
Arts Vibrancy: Where Upstate NY Dominates
There’s nothing worse than having weak metrics jammed down your throat. Self-worth, after all, is often measured by house size,
The Best Jet Lag of All Time
A time difference of thirteen hours, I had a feeling, would make for the jet lag from hell. Flying into
10 Hints You’re the Dumptown Guy
It’s one thing to occasionally appreciate an undervalued city. It’s another thing altogether to force your family to vacation in
Sandusky: You Would Be Surprised!
Sandusky, I was pretty sure, would be my living hell. If the contrived world of Disney—in sunny Orlando—irritated me, I
Where Is Toledo? It’s in a Bad Spot
Where is Toledo? I asked myself as I fidgeted with Google Maps. A few zooms later, I had all the
What Is a Primate City?
I stand firmly against the primate city. The good news, as you’ll see, is that I don’t live with one.
What Is a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)?
In the US, cities are nothing without metropolitan areas, and metropolitan areas are defined by their anchor cities. In other
What the Heck Is the Third Chapter?!
The best part of being a writer is that you can make stuff up, even when it’s real. That’s why
Syracuse: Is There Actually Hope?!
First impressions, when suboptimal, can be the nail in the tourism coffin. Such was the fate of Syracuse when I,
7 Famous Musicians From St. Louis
Back in 1995, a series of rejections resulted in an unexpected opportunity—thirty years later, I would be able to write
Arts Vibrancy: Where Upstate NY Dominates
There’s nothing worse than having weak metrics jammed down your throat. Self-worth, after all, is often measured by house size,
The Best Jet Lag of All Time
A time difference of thirteen hours, I had a feeling, would make for the jet lag from hell. Flying into
10 Hints You’re the Dumptown Guy
It’s one thing to occasionally appreciate an undervalued city. It’s another thing altogether to force your family to vacation in
Sandusky: You Would Be Surprised!
Sandusky, I was pretty sure, would be my living hell. If the contrived world of Disney—in sunny Orlando—irritated me, I
Where Is Toledo? It’s in a Bad Spot
Where is Toledo? I asked myself as I fidgeted with Google Maps. A few zooms later, I had all the
