City Taglines Adopted in 2011

Atlantic Cities collects the new slogans cities adopted in 2011 to help define their city and improve business and tourism.

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December 31, 2011, 7:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen


From the obscure "Every City Has a Soul" (Downtown Las Vegas, NV) to the lovable, "Small Town, Big Heart" (Burton, MI) to the discontinued "Experience Our Sense of Yuma" (Yuma, CA), Mark Byrnes reviews the new city slogans of 2011.

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