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Oct 20, 2014

Washington—Not D.C.—Named Best City To Visit In 2015 By Lonely Planet

“The nation’s capital is looking more epic than ever.”

Mar 31, 2014

New Study Says D.C. Leads Country in TV Binge-Watching

According to a new study commissioned by Comcast, D.C. leads the nation in binge-watching.

Mar 19, 2014

Elle: Cathy Lanier Is One Of D.C.’s Most Powerful Women

The chief discusses her love of dogs in a national magazine.

Jul 30, 2013

D.C. Area is Fifth Best Place For Renters

The top four cities on the list, which looked at affordability and rental market size, are Fargo, N.D., Grand Forks, N.D., Ames, Iowa, and Corvallis, Ore. So what the heck is the D.C. area doing on this list?

Jul 24, 2013

D.C. Is Ninth-Hardest Working City, Says Study That Doesn’t Know How You Suffer

Real estate blog Movoto looked at seven factors, including average hours worked per week, unemployment rate and lack of sleep.

Jul 10, 2013

Bethesda Is The Most Secure ‘Metro Area’ in America, Says Insurance Group

A study released by Farmers Insurance Group of Companies named the Bethesda, Md. metro area, which also includes Gaithersburg and Frederick apparently, as the most secure place in America.

Jul 02, 2013

D.C. Is Somehow Less Snobby Than Minneapolis and Santa Fe

The abomination of a list was created using the magazine’s America’s Favorite City survey. D.C.’s ranking owes in part to the city coming in dead last in the friendliness category.

Jun 05, 2013

Washington Will Be 14th Most Competitive City in 2025, Says Future-Predicting Report

120 global cities were judged in a “holistic” way using eight categories: economic strength, physical capital, financial maturity, institutional character, social and cultural character, human capital, environmental and natural hazards and global appeal.

May 24, 2013

D.C. One of the Best Cities for Newlyweds, Says Another One of Those Lists

No, Rent.com did not fulfill our constant need for validation by ranking the cities in any particular order.

Aug 06, 2012

Pleasant Pops Ranked Among Best Popsicles in U.S.

How good is D.C.-based popsicle purveyor Pleasant Pops? Good enough that it made Food & Wine’s list of the country’s best popsicles.

 
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