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January 26, 2006
Loverboy Shines a Light
In an effort to advance my progress with Sweet and Bitter, I decided to heed the advice of Loverboy and "start from the start." So, I've spent a lot of time (cough...an hour...cough) researching Denver demographics, wine drinker demographics and consumption statistics.
Looking good, kids. Loooooking good.
Denver is full of healthy, fit, well-to-do, educated, intelligent consumers who like to booze it. Their age and socioeconmic stati dovetail (which is totally my word of the week, and no you can't borrow it) perfectly with those of wine drinkers. It's a mile-high match...natch.
• For the second consecutive year, Denver ranks as the best city in the nation for singles, thanks to the area's booming job market, relatively low cost of living, and large university population - Forbes Magazine, 2005
• Denver ranks in the top seven “cool“ cities for young professionals - Kiplinger Personal Finance, 2005
• Metro Denver ranked in the top 10 for business growth in the past five years - infoUSA, 2005
• Denver ranked second in the “Best Cities to Live and Work” - Employment Review and BestJobsUSA.com, 2004
• Denver and Boulder are the most desirable communities to live - Scripps Survey Research Institute Center at Ohio University, 2004
• Metro Denver ranked the second most competitive place to do business in the nation - San Diego Regional EDC, 2005
And now for some uncited, yet equally compelling, information:
• Denver receives 300 days of sunshine a year
• Denver is the nation's most highly educated city with the highest percentage of high school and college graduates.
• Denver brews more beer than any other American city.
• Denver has the largest city park system in the nation with 205 parks in city limits and 20,000 acres of parks in the nearby mountains.
• Denver is the "Baby Boomer" capital of America with the highest percentage of boomers of any major U.S. city.
• Denver is 20th in the U.S. in population, but has the 10th largest downtown in terms of office space and retail space.
• Denver has the nation's second largest performing arts center. The Denver Performing Arts Complex has eight theaters seating over 9,000 people.
• Denver citizens contribute more public funding for the arts per capita than any other U.S. city.
• Denver has the thinnest residents of any U.S. city, according to a federal study.
Basically, what this proves is that I'm the smartest person ever.
Reno - call me. No need to settle for Almost Paradise. Seriously, I've got paradise in spades over here.
Oh and you can keep your headband on. In fact...please do.
Posted by Bree at January 26, 2006 08:19 AM