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Oct 26, 2017

Thanks To Forbes For Naming D.C. The 17th Coolest City In The Whole Dang Country!

In the whole dang country!

Aug 06, 2014

Forbes Names D.C. Coolest City, So Naturally Everyone Is Making Fun Of Us

Just call us the “Miles Davis” of U.S. cities.

Mar 04, 2013

Meet Your Local Billionaires, 2013 Edition

Forbes released its annual list of the world’s billionaires, and guess what? You’re not on it! Well, maybe you are. And, if so, please send cash ASAP.

Oct 22, 2012

Forbes Can’t Believe D.C. Has Dropped in Ranking of Dangerous U.S. Cities

After analyzing crime data compiled by the FBI, Forbes magazine reports that D.C. no longer ranks among the most violent major cities in the United States.

Sep 26, 2012

The Real, Real Reason Washington Is Boring

Seriously, just stop it. You’re killing us.

Sep 21, 2012

H Street is Hip for Hipsters, Say Capitalists

H Street is hip for hipsters, says Forbes magazine.

May 18, 2012

D.C.: Second-Best City for Tech Jobs

According to Forbes, the Washington Metro region is second only to the other Washington (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue) on the magazine’s rankings of the cities that are best for tech jobs.

Apr 17, 2012

Barry to Twitter Critic: ‘Kiss My Black Ass’ or Northwestern University MBA?

After a Forbes writer raised Marion Barry’s history with drug abuse, did the councilmember respond with a salty barb or a reference to a top-tier business school. We think it’s the former.

Mar 08, 2012

Meet Your Local Billionaires

Forbes released yesterday its annual list of the world’s billionaires. Of the 1,226 names on the list worth a collective $4.6 trillion—both all-time records, by the way—14 of them live in the greater Washington area.

Jun 16, 2010

Forbes on Ins and Outs of D.C. Migration

From this Forbes data visualization on county-to-county migration within the U.S., it would appear that in 2008, the District metro area was a net importer of northerners and a net exporter to the south. You may not be able to tell it from the image I downsized to fit the page, but look on the map proper and you will see a thin but unmistakable red ray — like a bright band on a…

 
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