Yo, Walmart — where’s the love for Washingtonians west of Rock Creek? I am no longer a resident of Upper Caucasia, having moved closer to the heart of the city. But I can’t help but wonder whether residents who reside in the mostly white Upper Northwest might not be feeling slighted by your choice of store locations.

Walmart has been pulling political levers, massaging neighborhood associations and stockpiling property for more than a year to establish as many as six stores in town. All are slated for locations in the city’s central or eastern quadrants.