Trends Reviews and Recaps

Apparently we're really not much for barbecuing around here. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports the city ranked 54th out of 60 U.S. cities in a survey by the Kingsford Products Co. measuring sales of charcoal, grills, barbecue sauce, and picnic ware. That's puts Philadelphia well below leaders St. Louis; Des Moines, Iowa; and Tampa, Fla.

I'm not sure why Harrisburg and Scranton, Pa., which came in last place, were converted into one metropolitan area for purposes of the survey since the two are more than 100 miles apart.