Wallethub, a personal finance website, said it compared everything from the per-capita number of coffee shops, restaurants and wellness centers to nightlife offerings such as music venues, dance clubs, festivals and comedy clubs.<\/p>\n
Outdoor recreation also played a large role, including park access, public beaches, hiking trails, marinas, golf courses and sports venues.<\/p>\n
Cost factors were heavily weighted, including beer and wine prices, food costs, bowling and movie prices, fitness-club fees and hotel rates.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe top cities offer affordable options for year-round fun for their residents, which is good for residents\u2019 wallets and their mental health,\u201d said\u00a0Chip Lupo<\/strong>, an analyst at WalletHub, which declared Las Vegas as its No. 1 pick.<\/p>\n Got it covered<\/p>\n A commercial flooring business from the Quaker State<\/strong> has picked the Lowcountry to fill a hole in East Coast supply chain.<\/p>\n Bristol, Pa.-based Stanley Stephens Co. Inc<\/strong>. announced it recently has opened a new distribution\u00a0 center in Summerville, its first location in South Carolina, along with another in Alabama. The exact locations were not disclosed.<\/p>\n The company said its new warehouse operations will stock a full range of flooring products and join a string of nine East Coast supply hubs the 48-year-old company has opened between New York and Miami.<\/p>\n The expansion \u201creinforces the company’s commitment to providing exceptional customer service with next-day delivery capabilities throughout the Southeast,\u201d Stanley Stephens said in a prepared statement.<\/p>\n Bah, humbug<\/p>\n