December 7 - 13, 2005
ARTSBUZZ

Lit City

Central Connecticut State University released its study "America's Most Literate Cities" last week: Of 69 cities population 250,000 and above, Seattle was declared Most Literate City, moving up from second place to oust Minneapolis, which had held the title in 2003 and 2004. Statistics on Internet usage as a measure of journo- and bibliophilia (wireless access points per capita, online book orders, etc.) were added to the calculation this year, boosting Seattle, whose residents hate to be too far from their PCs, into the lead. Minneapolis Public Library officials could not be reached for comment on their city's drop in rank—likely busy with the move from their interim Central Library facility, which closed Dec. 3, to their new Cesar Pelli–designed building, scheduled to open next May. (Ranked last, in case you were wondering: Stockton, Calif.) GAVIN BORCHERT

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