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http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2013/06/birm...lyout_news

I saw this thread over at the CUSAbbs, I think I tendered a reply to it there earlier this morning. How was that Father's Day, Western?

This is all very impressive until you see the bottom:

Quote:Other cities named as 2013 winners are: Downey, Calif.; Montrose, Col., Peoria, Ill.; Dubuque, Iowa; Owensboro, Ky.; Dunn, N.C.; Garner, N.C.; Thomasville, N.C. and Norfolk, Va.

(06-17-2013 02:53 PM)demiveeman Wrote:  This is all very impressive until you see the bottom:

Quote:Other cities named as 2013 winners are: Downey, Calif.; Montrose, Col., Peoria, Ill.; Dubuque, Iowa; Owensboro, Ky.; Dunn, N.C.; Garner, N.C.; Thomasville, N.C. and Norfolk, Va.

Do you have any inside information as to the quality of life in those cities? I've never been to any of them but they could all be very nice places.

They may be perfectly fine places to live but they are also all pretty boring places to live, which can often apply to Birmingham (though that has been slowly changing lately)

(06-17-2013 03:17 PM)mixduptransistor Wrote:  They may be perfectly fine places to live but they are also all pretty boring places to live, which can often apply to Birmingham (though that has been slowly changing lately)

I don't know what would make any city "exciting" unless one can afford to go partake of the "interesting" places in them. I would really like to go to Frank Stitt's restaurant but I am not able to pay $50 to $100 for my wife and I to eat a gourmet meal. I'm glad there are many who can go to such "interesting" places regularly because that determines the vitality of the city for all of us. Just about any city is "boring" for the poor and lower middle who can't regularly sustain the gourmet restaurants, the $100+ concert / live play tickets and other highly priced "interesting" events.

The city of B'ham seems to be emerging from its 20th century doldrums and that is good. I am hopeful that its population base will gradually increase as people discover that it is a good place to live and that it offers many advantages over long, tiring commutes in gas guzzling autos. It is a good possibility that the "Baby Boomers", with their kids grown will find these attractive locations. I expect the service businesses (such as grocery stores) to respond by multiplying to serve them in proximity to where they live. We might soon see a downtown Wal-Mart if the lofts continue to sell.