Editor’s Note: Now and then we’ll spotlight one of our amazing Google Places reviewers. Both so you guys can start to get to know one another and so we can pull together and share our favorite local places. This week we introduce you to Emily Hanhan of Brooklyn. To find out more about our community...Read More

The rest of the country thinks of DC as the political battleground “Washington,” and the tourists who clog our metro in the summer see us as a mausoleum of sorts, full of monuments, memorials, and museums. A transitional city by nature, with a population that changes with administrations, DC is accustomed to being a hub...Read More

Editor’s Note: Now and then we’ll spotlight one of our amazing Google Places reviewers. Both so you guys can start to get to know one another and so we can pull together and share our favourite local places. Today, we introduce you to Manish Sahai from London. Want to be one of our Featured Users?...Read More

When you’re in a new place, your first question is likely: What’s good here? That’s why we recently redesigned the Places homescreen on Google Maps for Android to include “In This Area,” a list of the most common types of places around you. Along with the more general searches — for things like restaurants and...Read More

Editor’s Note: Now and then we’ll spotlight one of our amazing Google Places reviewers. Both so you guys can start to get to know one another and so we can pull together and share our favorite local places. This week we introduce you to Rebecca Millette of Brookline Village. To find out more about our...Read More