New York shouldn't get the best of the best

And in this case DC gets to keep the best:

The man named two weeks ago to be the new editor in chief of the Village Voice has announced he will not take the position.

Wemple said he will remain in his current job as editor of Washington City Paper, a position he has held since January 2002.

[ Wemple Decides Against Voice Editor Job ]

I had the fortune to work with Erik in the past, and I can say that the City Paper has one of the finest editors that it could ever hope for. I certainly hope that the WCP doesn't take this serendipity for granted, and works on making Erik pleased with his choice.

Props to Tom for noticing the article and asking, "Is that THE Erik Wemple" or something like that...