tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post2611793647881881107..comments2023-10-27T03:16:03.213-04:00Comments on Burgh Diaspora: Quality of Place and MigrationJim Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-28145513747218629892014-06-18T08:02:07.775-04:002014-06-18T08:02:07.775-04:00When you really can't quite afford DC, what do...<br />When you really can't quite afford DC, what do you do?<br /><br />http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/millennials-consider-leaving-washington-as-the-city-becomes-more-costly/2014/06/16/825e4308-eb67-11e3-9f5c-9075d5508f0a_story.html<br /><br />On the morning that Van Zandt and Fuensalida were eating breakfast in their apartment, Van Zandt suggested Raleigh, N.C., as a possible new location.<br /><br />“If we chose to live in a smaller or more affordable city, we’d be just fine,” Fuensalida replied as the couple ate on the love seat in their living room.<br /><br />“But there wouldn’t be a job for me there, working with the community I love to work with,’’ Van Zandt countered. He sank into the furniture.<br /><br />He picked up an extra job waiting tables at the Saloon on U Street twice a week. On a good Thursday, it adds about $100 to their coffers. Still not enough.<br /><br />“We’ll figure something out,” he said.<br /><br />Maybe Richmond, he thought. Or maybe Baltimore.Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08226595951053940544noreply@blogger.com