On Tuesday we noted the death of Free Ride, the Washington Post Express blog that covered local D.C. news formerly helmed by DCist co-founder Mike Grass. Free Ride came to an end just a few months after Grass exited for Politicker, which took him to New York City. We also meant to note that Rob Goodspeed, the former DCist editor who co-founded this web site with Grass, is also moving away from the District. Goodspeed posted the news on his blog earlier this week that he’s moving to Boston next month to pursue work in urban planning while his girlfriend begins law school at Harvard this fall. For all of us here, it’s bittersweet news that the people responsible for DCist’s beginnings will no longer be D.C. residents. It’s terribly exciting that they’re both moving on to new arenas, but their absence in the local blogosphere is and will be deeply felt. Godspeed, Goodspeed! Good luck in Boston.