Just received this picture of the crowds at ArtPrize in downtown Grand Rapids.  Organizers tell us the crowds are even larger than expected.  

Guess where the most satisfied people in all the world’s major cities live? 

Would you believe Midwest, USA?

Chicago, to be specific.

It turns out that, according to the world survey of 14 major cities commissioned by Veolia Environnement,  Chicagoans are not only the most satisfied…

What would 8,500 people in 14 major cities on five continents say about the places they live?  That’s what French-based Veolia Environnement set out to learn when they commissioned a first-of-its-kind survey that was released July 29.

Here’s what they learned:

People value cities for the things that…