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The Top 10 Health & Wellness Trends To Look For in 2020

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Before we say farewell to 2019, we’re celebrating the biggest trends in wellness. Whether they’re looking for an energy boost at the gym or seeking stress-relief with acupuncture, Yelpers are as passionate about finding the best facialists as they are about the latest trending restaurants. With the help of our Yelp community, who contributed more… Read more

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Beware! With the season of ghosts, goblins and trickery upon us, Yelp has unearthed the spookiest cities in America. We determined the Most Haunted Cities in America by the percentage of reviews that contain words associated with haunted places, like “ghost,” “haunt,” and “creepy” – excluding businesses in the Haunted House category – and our… Read more

Yelp Economic Average Local Economy

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Yelp’s Economic Indicator Is Up By 0.07% Nationally, A Possible Signal Of GDP Growth  Yelp’s measure of the strength of local economies nationwide shows a modest rebound in the third quarter and continued stagnation in the urban centers of California, the nation’s most populous state and biggest economy.  California’s position in the national and global… Read more

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Photos: Yelp Elite Josh A and Yelpers Stephanie C + Jamie A at El Bolillo Bakery Pastel de tres leches, bolillos and conchas galore! Our minds are swirling with sugar and dough. Add a sprinkle of local flavor and we’re all in. Latinx Heritage Month may be kicking off on September 15th, but these panaderías… Read more

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Milwaukee. Honolulu. Portland, Maine. Memphis. Louisville. These five cities anchor metro areas with the country’s strongest combination of business growth and consumer demand, according to the Yelp Economic Average — an economic indicator that uses Yelp data to track the U.S. local economy and 50 top metros around the country. Far from the biggest and… Read more

Long Live the Spritz: Yelp Unveils 2019’s Biggest Summer Drinks

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Rosé all day? This summer is shaping up to look more like spritzer season. To celebrate the official start of summer, Yelp’s data science team took a dive into search and review data in order to understand which cocktails everyone will be enjoying this summer. To gather this data, we looked at reviews in the… Read more

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To celebrate Pride Month and the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, Yelp is releasing the first-ever Top 20 Most Inclusive Cities and data mapping the rise of LGBTQ+ friendly businesses across the U.S, along with introducing a free ‘LGBTQ+ Owned Business’ decal. So how did Yelp’s data science team help pull together our Top… Read more