SOMEWHERE MAGICAL - Forbes magazine's annual Best Cities For Singles list is out, and Cincinnati, though ranked #26 overall, received a #1 ranking in the Nightlife subcategory.

"Wow.   All I can say is 'wow'.  You can quote me on that," said 28-year-old Chris McHenry of Mt. Lookout. 

"I love Cincinnati as much as the next gal, " commented Haley Barnes of Northside, "but what I wanna know is which intern got blown to put up that top number."

The methodology for the rankings was not fully explained but did include sources such as the U.S. Census, Richard Florida of Catalytix, the UCLA School of Law, dice, coin flips, and round-robin turtle races.

In 2004, Cincinnati ranked second to last at #39 on the list.  It ranked #30 in 2005, and improved once again in 2006 to #26.  Strikingly, the Cincinnati Dealer launched in December of 2004, mirroring Cincinnati's steady rise as a singles mecca.  Coincidence?