• 2000
• 1999
• 1998
• 1997

2000

• America's "Best Big City" - Money magazine (Dec. issue)
• "One of America's Top 25 Arts Destinations" - AmericanStyle magazine
• "Gold Service Award" for CVB excellence - Meetings & Conventions magazine
• No. 2, "Top 10 Growth Hot Spots" - Wired magazine
• "One of America's 10 Fittest Cities for Women" - Health magazine

1999

• "One of The 10 Greatest Places to Live" - Outside magazine
• "Gold Service Award" for CVB excellence - Meetings & Conventions magazine
• "America's No. 1 Bicycling City" (2nd in North America) - Bicycling magazine
• "One of America's Top 25 Arts Destinations" - AmericanStyle magazine

1998

• "One of America's Top 25 Arts Destinations" - AmericanStyle magazine
• "FitTown, U.S.A." - Fit magazine
• "One of America's Top Ten Healthiest Cities for Women" - American Health magazine
• "One of America's Best Walking Towns" - Walking Magazine
• "One of America's Top 10 Cities in Which to Live" - Swing Magazine

1997

• One of "America's 10 most enlightened towns" - Utne Reader
• "One of America's Top 10 Cities in Which to Live" - Swing Magazine
• No. 2 of the top 15 cities in North America for mountain biking - Bike magazine
• "Gold Service Award" for CVB excellence - Meetings & Conventions magazine
• "One of the 20 Best Cities for Small Business" - Entrepreneur