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Since the first fears of the pandemic emerged in the U.S. in early March, businesses across the nation have endured six months of uncertainty. Yet, businesses are adapting and proving their resilience through lockdowns, reopenings, a summer surge in virus cases…

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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

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National debates on social issues not only influence legislation and public policy, but also influence the technology we use in our day-to-day lives. After joining the Human Rights Campaign’s amicus brief in support of trans student Gavin Grimm, Yelp launched a business attribute to help users identify businesses that offer gender neutral restrooms in 2017…. Read more

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Ben Silver is a magician. Ben Silver is a sommelier. Ben Silver is one of a kind. There may be other Americans who operate a magic business and also operate a sommelier business. Silver operates one business, Ben Silver Magic, that offers magic and sommelier services, to the same customers on the same night—often mixing… Read more