‘Ray’s Hell-Burger’
courtesy of ‘KentonNgo’

MVTriangle reports that a new Ray’s the… restaurant by Michael Landrum will be taking over the old T-Mobile space in the City Vista complex at Mt. Vernon Triangle. No word yet on which of Landrum’s many brands it will be: A Hellburger to attract office and convention crowds at lunchtime? Ray’s the Glass for after work imbibing? Ray’s the Game for the culinarily adventurous?

Personally, I can’t even decide on a favorite. As much as I love having Ray’s River East so convenient to my home, this new restaurant will be right on my way home from the office, so I’ll be delighted with pretty much whatever Landrum puts in.

UPDATE: TBD has learned that it will be two Ray’s restaurants, one larger and one smaller, but still no word on which types they will be.

‘Lunch from Korean Food Truck’
courtesy of ‘Mr. T in DC’

Well Washington, it finally stopped raining for a bit. Venture outside today and try some food for a truck, before the monsoons start again.

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‘Library of Congress Reading Room’
courtesy of ‘tzk333’

Put down the books for one second to pat yourselves on the back, DC. According to CNN Money, you’re the smartest city in America. Where does the city’s summa cum laude come from?

In the District and surrounding suburbs, 47.3% of people 25 years or older have bachelor’s, master’s, professional school or doctorate degrees, according to new Census Bureau data released Tuesday. The national average barely tips 25%.

The figures don’t surprise John Schmidt, senior economist with the Center for Economic and Policy Research in D.C. The city is built on jobs that require degrees.

“There’s a very high share of federal government employees here,” he said, “and people dealing with the federal government, including defense contractors, lobbyists, businesses that want to influence the regulatory process; there’s lots of lawyers.”

DC holds a slight edge in the distinction over a few Silicon Valley cities – San Francisco and San Jose – and the rest of the top ten includes many other tech and research regions around the country (the North Carolina research triangle and Boston round out the five smartest).

Now get back to studying and your post-graduate degrees, colleagues. It’s apparently what sets us apart.