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Boston Named Haven For 'Locavores,' New Study Says Boston Named Haven For 'Locavores,' New Study Says
Boston Named Haven For 'Locavores,' New Study Says There are plenty of reasons to pay attention to where your food comes from, and living in the Boston area makes it easy to shop local, according to LawnStarter.  Eating locally-grown foods can mean getting extra nutrients and supporting the local economy, according to Michigan State University, but that's easier to do in some places than others. For Bostonians, finding locally-grown foods is a breeze, according to a new study from LawnStarter that named Boston the seventh best city for eating local.  Out of 200 cities ranked in the study, Boston was beat out by only a few, in…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Are Bostonians Okay? Boston Ranked Among Loneliest Cities In America Are Bostonians Okay? Boston Ranked Among Loneliest Cities In America
Are Bostonians Okay? Boston Ranked Among Loneliest Cities In America Not everyone who lives alone is lonely, but a new study ranked over 170 American cities to find the cities that have the highest percentage of adults living alone – and Boston made the cut. With over 38% of its population living alone, Boston was ranked the 30th "loneliest" city in America, the Chamber of Commerce found. This figure is significantly higher than the nationwide average, which shows that 29% of all American households are one-person households.  Boston did prove to be less "lonely" than Washington, DC, St. Louis, MO, and Alexandria, VA, which ranked numbers one…

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by Morgan Gonzales