Amid the coronavirus pandemic, park use is generally up across the country, according to the Trust for Public Land.

New York came in first.

Niche gave heavy weight to things like access to bars, restaurants, and coffee shops.

The list includes small and mid-size places that are “stepping up, giving the big metropolises a run for their trend-setting money.”

U.S. News and World Report touts D.C. for its jobs market, affordability, and food and entertainment options, among other things.

According to Bicycling magazine.

Since the launch of Obamacare, D.C.’s rate of uninsured residents went down from 7.6 percent in 2010 to 5.28 percent in 2014.

How good is D.C.-based popsicle purveyor Pleasant Pops? Good enough that it made Food & Wine’s list of the country’s best popsicles.