While it used to be dangerous to walk a few blocks to a nightclub in Logan Circle, that neighborhood is now known for its sprawling Whole Foods grocery store.

WSJ: Washington, D.C.: The New Boomtown

Many of these spots are in places like Columbia Heights (where Meridian Pint is located), the U Street Corridor, Logan Circle and the area around the convention centre, once ignored by highly-educated professionals who demand good food, nightlife, arts and all the other things that make city life worth living.

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