Those who take a professional interest in the rules surrounding National Park Service lands raised their eyebrows a bit when they saw that the giant "LOVE" sign, which showed up mysteriously in Dupont Circle last week, was actually an advertisement for the Virginia Department of Tourism. Silly Virginia, advertising isn't allowed in National Parks! Perplexed, [...]
After months and months of persuasion, flirtation, and secrecy, aerospace giant Northrop Grumman has selected a site just inside the Beltway on Arlington Boulevard to plop its headquarters. Faint hopes that the 300 high-rolling execs would move to a spot served by metro turned out to be a pipe dream; the location is in the [...]
When Northrop Grumman announced last week that it had chosen Virginia for its gigantic new headquarters, Governor Bob McDonnell preened just a little bit.
"The biggest thing they get is a great place to do business, and honestly, at the end of the day, that's really what they cared about," McDonnell said on WTOP. "They wanted [...]
If you judge by median household incomes, that is.
Maryland takes first place, with New Jersey following right behind ($70,545 v. $70,378), according to new census data released yesterday. Elsewhere in the region, Virginia grabs spot number eight with $61,233, and the District of Columbia has the twelfth highest income with $57,936—both of which still sit [...]
Automobiles: Much more of a Virginia thing.
So much for that windows-down, open-road, wind-blowing-in-your-hair kind of feeling.
People in D.C. are increasingly less interested in owning cars. The Washington Business Journal is reporting "a sharp 5.8 percent decline in registered cars in D.C. since 2005...even as population and household income have gone up." Perhaps, residents are [...]
I hail from Maryland. I like Maryland. I get Maryland. Maryland makes sense to me.
I don't get Virginia. Virginia is crazy. The broad boulevards make me mad. I'm looking for something, and I miss it. I have to turn around. I lose 15 minutes. I'm trying to find a restaurant, but there's construction blocking the [...]
