Ms. Pizzello
Here are some good online resources for you to use to research your city.
Lonely Planet - Travel website - go here and search on the name of your city
Nations Online
Profiles of the 50 largest cities of the United States - InfoPlease
National Geographic Ultimate City Guides
Latitude/Longitude of World Cities - with time zone
Time & Weather in World Capitals - TimeandDate.com
Cities Around the World - over 6,100 photographic images from the slide collections of the American Geographical Society Library, hosted by the University of Wisconsin.