City View Television Show Highlights Five Great Neighborhoods

America is chock full of great neighborhoods. The City View television show highlights five of the greatest and most livable places to live.

What makes one neighborhood or area better to live in than others? We might say that close proximity to work is a factor. Accordable housing, healthy lifestyle options and having these and other amenities close by are important.

The Madison, Wisconsin neighborhood of Miflin West gives residents a plethora of amenities such as the arts, lakes to explore and affordable housing right near the state capital.

The Downtown Crossing neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts is a beautiful place to live. It is close to the stunning Boston Commons, near theatres and close o the financial district. Add to all that the efficient rail lines for an easy commute.

Downtown, Los Alamos, New Mexico has a main street atmosphere, clean air and water. It also boasts low and good-paying jobs all within short commutes. Entertainment options are also abundant.

Seattle, Washington, and more so in the downtown part, is a great place to live. Lots of healthy places to eat, parks to enjoy and an overall cool place to reside.

The City View television show loves local neighborhoods which give its residents plenty of great things to do, a healthier way of life and bunch of good people to socialize with at block parties.

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City View Television Show Explores a Few Amazing American Sites

Residents of Redwood National and State Parks, CA

This huge country we live in has more incredible sights to see than we have time to visit in our lives. The City View television show explores a few of the most amazing American sites to visit.

California is a long state with a spectacular coastline to drive from end to end. But get off that road and head inland to drive through the Redwood National and State Park system. Look up. The Avenue of the Giants is 32 miles of tall, stately trees that line both sides of the road. Just a bit north of San Francisco, travelers will be able to stop and admire these natural wonders, some of which are 2,000 years old and more.

Georgia is another coastal state. As such, readers are encouraged to visit Cumberland Island which is south of Jacksonville, Florida. It is a mostly uninhabited space of natural beauty where abundant wildlife lives. Visitors can catch a ferry from nearby St. Mary’s. It is the state’s largest barrier island.

Illinois has an amazing site that no one would ever expect. The forlorn-named Starved Rock State Park is home to waterfalls created by the spring thaw in the 18 canyons of the park. The park is 90 miles west of Chicago.

America has some of the most amazing places to visit from lesser visited national parks to the prairies in the middle of the country. City View television encourages you to hop in the vehicle of choice and go explore. 

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The City View Television Show Shares the Best Beaches

Rehobeth Beach, DE

Heading to the beach this summer with the family? Some coastal spots are better than others. The City View television show shares the beaches that are best for families.

Cape May, New Jersey is an idyllic coastal area with clean beaches, sparkling ocean, and miles of family-friendly activities and great places to eat. It is also a short drive or ferry ride to the next spot, which happens to be our favorite.

Rehobeth Beach, Delaware has always been a terrific location for summer vacation. The Boardwalk is chock full of games, rides and the best food on the East Coast. The beaches are clean and the Atlantic Ocean promises to give everyone a good day in the water. Smaller beach towns near Rehobeth are Dewey Beach and Bethany Beach. These two are also super for families and may be less crowded than big sister Rehobeth.

On the other coast, visit Lincoln City Beach in Oregon. It’s green and clean there as is the air. Word has it there are glass floats in the sand which is part of a program called “Finders Keepers”.  If a visitor finds one, they can keep it and take it home.

The City View television show also likes Ogunquit Beach, Maine. Green sea grass with colorful wildflowers roll across the dunes to a smooth sand beach. Take the trolley to the shore and leave the car at the rental home or hotel. The water may be cold in Maine, but it’s gorgeous.

Let us know if there is a great, family-friendly beach that we don’t know about.

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The City View Television Show Shares Some Great Small Towns

Chincoteague Island, VA

Summer vacation is a few more months away and there is no better time to plan for a great family getaway than now. The City View television show shares some of the great small towns every family should take time to see and explore.

Get off the main road for a true American adventure.

Chincoteague, Virginia is where the wild ponies live. A drive along the roads in the rural part of the state might reveal the special colors and sizes of the ponies. But be careful if you choose to give a wild pony an apple or something to eat: they bite.

Washington, North Carolina is first town to be named after General George Washington. It is picturesque with its lakes and many colorful sailboats on them.

Fort Myers Beach, Florida is without doubt, one of the most vibrantly colored small towns in the USA. With its Caribbean feel, salty blue skies and gently rustling palms in the balmy air, come here if everyone needs to really wind down.

Snohomish, Washington is a quaint little town in the northwestern part of the country. It is bolstered by the Cascade Mountains, and Puget Sound which the City View television show adores.

Wherever you go, there are small and tiny towns tucked into the country’s landscape. Make a side turn and go visit one.

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City View Goes on a Tour of Great American Small Towns

A "cottage" on Jekyll Island, GA where wealthy industrial families vacationed

Small towns are full of charm, character and local culture. City View takes a tour of some picturesque and unique places to tour.

We say it all the time: take the side roads and secondary street in order to find the best places to visit.

Jekyll Island, St, Simons and St. Simons Island, GA

Just an hour north of Jacksonville, Florida, one of the most quaint beach towns lies nestled on the southeast Georgia coast. St. Simons and St. Simons Island are small, quiet little coastal towns packed full of Southern flavor, high culture and kitchy beach goodies. The drive into the area goes past the famed Jekyll Island where travelers can take a few hours and enjoy gawking at the mansions from long-ago industry tycoons. Once off the island, the view from the Jekyll Island Bridge is a stunning portrait of the marshes below.

Beaufort, South Carolina

As long as we’re in the South, why not visit Beaufort? Its Antebellum homes will remind you of Gone with the Wind. Its food will be a gastronomical delight to your mouth and senses. And its hospitality might just compel you to relocate or at least visit again.

Calistoga, California

What Calistoga lacks in style in grace, it makes up for in charm and fun. There is no stuffiness that some of its neighboring small towns possesses. Calistoga is about having a good time, eating great food and enjoying great California landscape affordably.

The City View television show suggests getting off the main highways and freeways and finding these little gems to explore.

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City View Explores the Quality of Life in the U.S.

No matter where we live, how we define our quality of life is much about whom we are and what is most important to us. City View takes another look at it.

A recent study from a well-respected organization resulted in finding the ten best states for quality of life. The study used criteria such as education, jobs, income, safety, health, environment, civic engagement, accessibility to services and housing.  Below are the top ten states:

1. New Hampshire
2. Minnesota
3. Vermont
4. Iowa
5. North Dakota
6. Colorado
7. Massachusetts
8. Maine
9. Washington
10. Wisconsin

What sets these states apart from the others is how the residents feel about where they live. Do they feel safe? Is the local economy strong and able to provide jobs? Do they have access to healthcare? Do they feel connected to the community at large? It is often said that when the local population feels secure in their lives, they will feel more positive about their individual quality of life. TheCity View television show also notes that while these ten states made the top ten, the country as a whole suffered in the jobs category. Most of the states saw higher unemployment in 2013 than in the year 2000. It goes without saying that when the population is not working, other areas of their lives will suffer. Fortunately, the job market is getting better, local economies are becoming stronger and people are feeling better about where they live and life overall. These are healthy signs that indicate quality of life is improving.