Whilst perusing the fine content on display at our sister blog in New York over the weekend, this editor couldn't help but notice this post, boasting about The City That Never Sleeps' booming population of people who aren't sporting wedding bands. more ›

Nearly half of the households in the District and Alexandria are made up of single people living alone, according to this story by the Washington Post. The findings are based on data released today from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006-2008 American Community Survey Data, which show that 26.7 percent of all households in the District are single females living alone, while 20.8 percent are single men living alone, adding up to over 47 percent of the city. That's the same percentage of single households in Alexandria, with Arlington County trailing not far off at 45 percent. By contrast, only 26 percent of households in Fairfax County were single people for the same time period. more ›

CNN.com's Money Magazine has a new ranking out that lists the top U.S. cities or towns in which to snag a wealthy significant other, and Arlington, Va. is in the #2 spot. With 41.6 percent of Arlington's population listed as single and a median family income of $108,815, the Northern Virginia county is second only to Hermosa Beach, CA, where the median income is $137,941 and 47.2 percent of the population is single. Now, given that fewer than 20,000 people live in Hermosa, while Arlington has about 200,000, we might quibble with Money's ranking just a smidge. But Hermosa Beach is also billed as the sexier option: there you'll find "sun-kissed singles roller-blading along the Strand bike path or surfing," where as in Arlington, "scientific geniuses and government types dominate." Fair enough. Herndon, Va. also makes the list, coming in at number 8, with 33.2 percent of population single and a median income of $109,217. Seems fair to say that the only place we can think of in the metro area that's less sexy than Arlington is Herndon. more ›