Did you know Baltimore is one of eight "hip cities" for retirees looking for urban lifestyles? Or the ninth-best place for recent college graduates to move? Or, on the other side of the coin, the fourth most "irritation-prone" city?

These are just some of the best-of, and in some cases worst-of, lists out there, as colleague Lorraine Mirabella notes in a story. I figured you'd enjoy reading it.

Also interesting reading for real estate enthusiasts: Nicole Fuller's piece about Anne Arundel waterfront communities such as Orchard Beach petitioning the U.S. Postal Service to get their own ZIP code -- specifically so they won't be lumped in with Curtis Bay.

Doug Ashton, president of the Orchard Beach Improvement Association, told Fuller: "There's a perception that there's dirty water, a lot of industry, a lot of crimes. And with the same ZIP code, people associate all that stuff with our homes, and it's just two different worlds."