That Masi is one sexy machine:



Then again so are all of their bikes. The designers at Masi deserve a raise! Since this one has top tubes that bend downward it may even meet nwmtnbkr's criteria of skirt-wearing step-over height (or maybe not - after all I am male ) Nevertheless it meets the OP's criteria of a step-through frame, an internal geared hub (features of the old cruiser), but light enough to pick up easily. The Masi website lists the bike as weighing 28.3 lbs which IMO is light for a non-race specific bike and is comparably priced to the choices considered by the OP.