Though anyone who has ever strolled down U Street or driven from Reston to Tysons Corner knows better, there are a lot of folks around the country who view our fair city as a soulless ghetto of government offices and museums, with no character or business beyond the C-SPAN scene. It’s a major pet peeve for BeyondDC, personally. And while true that we may not be able to hang with New York, seriously, who can? The fact is, as a recent story in the Post argues, Washington is a monster of an economy that competes with the top 10 or 20 commercial centers in the world.

Nice to see it laid out in a forum like the Post, even if perhaps a bit biased by local bigwigs hoping to make good.

So remember folks: The next time you come back from a weekend in the Big Apple or LA, don’t get too down on the good ole District. A lot of other cities got nothin’ on us.