Urbanism master and head of the Atlantic Cities Richard Florida has picked up the disagreement between Slate's Matthew Yglesias and our own Ryan Little over whether D.C is good to artists. After looking at Census data, Florida concludes:
When all is said and done, D.C. seems like a not-so-great place for visual artists, a slightly better [...]

Contributor Ryan Little takes on Matthew Yglesias' contention that D.C. is lacking cool because...the murder rate is too damn high (among other things):
Speaking as a proud local resident, musician, and arts journalist, Yglesias–while he's not totally off base–sold our fair city short.
First, there are bizarre references to the murder rate, which is both irrelevant and inconsistent; [...]

Turns out the food pantries that serve struggling families would rather have some cash than whatever random old cans you cleaned out of your cupboard for a local food drive. They're just afraid to say so:

Charities are naturally reluctant to turn down donations for fear of alienating supporters or demoralizing well-wishers, but the reality is that [...]

Crime happens everywhere. But it’s safe to say that crimes against journalists who think about public policy issues happen a lot more frequently in Washington than anywhere else. And when they do, it’s a good bet the incident will make it into the media before long—usually wrapped up in a politically-tinged argument. Some media figures [...]

If you pick up a paper copy of Washington City Paper this morning, you may experience a sensory flashback to 2006, when our issues averaged 160 pages and always weighed this much. However, it's just that our fall arts guide is stuck inside! Don't panic! The newspaper business still sucks! This year's guide has listings [...]