Overheard outside Mr. Yogato in Dupont Circle:

This is what’s great about cities. This is what is missing in Raleigh. You can just walk around and go to stuff.

David Alpert created Greater Greater Washington in 2008 and was its executive director until 2020. He formerly worked in tech and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco Bay, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He lives with his wife and two children in Dupont Circle.