Bethesda, D.C. and Baltimore in Forbes’ Best Cities for Jobs list

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

At No. 21, Bethesda ranked higher on the Forbes’ Best Cities for Jobs in 2008 list than D.C. (No. 25) or Baltimore (No. 35).
Perspective check: Wilmington, DE beat all three.
Five equally-weighted data points were used to configure the list: unemployment rate, job growth, income growth, median household income and cost of living. Bethesda’s (above) high [...]

Adrian Fenty and the nexus of the universe

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

At Naylor Road and Alabama Ave. SE yesterday, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty announced that the District’s cab zoning system would be replaced with a standard metered fare.
Why in Southeast? Because each corner at the chosen intersection represented a different cab zone, emphasizing the zoning system’s flaws.

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It reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where [...]