Everything's better in Charles County now

1. It went Democratic in last fall's election.

2. More importantly, they are getting chain restaurants. Ironically, this is referred to as upscaling. See "Restaurant Boom Serves Up Options," subtitled "Charles Dining Becomes More Upscale," from the Southern Maryland Extra section of the Post.

The photo illustrating the article is a Chipotle. Hey, I like Chipotle. But then Baja Fresh has good nachos--vegetarian nachos only cost $5.45 and you can put on lots of hot sauce. But I wouldn't call it upscale