This time it was Kiplinger, ranking Austin #1 on its list of Best Cities for the next Decade.  The study that looked at over 200 cities looked for smart people, great ideas aod collaberation.    The first sentence in the description of why Austin is so great was:  "Austin is arguably the the country's best crucible for small business."  It went on to later state:  "In the self-proclaimed live-music capital of the world, music and business creativity riff off one another."

So between business, brainpower, creativity, liveability and just plain fun, Austin took the top spot.  See the story here.