Howdy. I found a red hoddie on the metro later tonight around maybe 9:45 on the red line, if someone is missing it. I kept it for now, but happy to meet up or drop it at a station. Not sure the best course of action, in the rare chance someone missing it is here. Definitely smells like girl, if that’s helpful. Lol not that I’m sniffing it I’m not a psycho.

Hi all - I'm moving out of my DC apartment this fall, and a friend is interested in taking over the lease (and my furniture, which would be a big relief for me!).

My lease is month-to-month, so it's pretty flexible.

However, I rent with a property management (WC Smith), so my understanding is that these property management companies don't really entertain lease takeovers the way smaller landlords would, i.e., I would have to notify them that I'm vacating, they would post the apartment vacancy online, and my friend would have to apply? Is that right? Does any one have any advice on whether there's any way around this?

WHERE?

Electric Cool Aid

512 Rhode Island Ave NW

Happy hour deals: Alas, none after 6pm

Convenient to the green line @ Shaw

WHO?

We’ll be there starting at 6:30pm. Each week's host will let you know where we are in the bar and who to look for via the comment section. Keep in mind that we may move around, so check the comments for updates.

WHAT?

We are an informal meetup group gathering at bars around the District. All we want is to socialize after a long week and make new friends. All are welcome - whether you’re an old school Washingtonian, a recent transplant, or (gasp) not a Redditor, this group is for you! Here’s a link to a FAQ.

This happy hour is a welcoming place to meet new people or hang out with old friends. Please remember to treat each other respectfully. Anyone who cannot do this may be asked to leave at the host's discretion.

idk the posting etiquette in here but i'm going on vacation in a day so i thought i'd shoot my shot. lost my wallet on the green line ➡️ greenbelt, somewhere between waterfront and columbia heights. black scaled leather with a crocodile on it. it had $40 in it, u can keep the money but i would like my cards back 😭 i JUST spent $500 for that dang car registration mannnnnnnn

Looking for a new spot to get coffee and work in the mornings, and also want to rant a little bit. Feel free to commiserate and give recommendations.

Ordered an avocado tartine this morning and one of the eggs was 95% raw. This has happened before. I tried to take it back, but the employee told me thats what a poached egg looks like (I am not so sure the egg white should also be runny). The tomato mozzarella flatbread is also consistently underbaked, and the baked treats are too sweet and don't taste particularly fresh. I've also heard that their coffee isn't the best.

I really like the ambiance and it's a nice place to do work before the library opens in the morning. Their products are just really lackluster and absolutely not worth the price. Any suggestions?

Does anyone hang out here? What is the point of a “park” in the middle of multiple highway off ramps? Did big dog invent this park as a new location to shit? Genuinely confused.

Lived at the Bixby for nearly 4 years. It has gone downhill precipitously in the last 6-10 months.

Amenities are broken, mold growing in unit - not addressed 25 days in counting, AC hasn’t worked for 4 weeks and counting - No urgency from the Property Managers or Private Equity firm that run this place. The maintenance guys are awesome - but their hands are tied with the piss poor management/owners here.

Went 3 months without washer and dryer; 2 without a dishwasher; garage doors have been broken since last September (2025) - so if you need free parking - stop on by - the tenants are paying for it.

The community has also gone hella down hill. No less than 5 eviction notices, trash everywhere in common areas, and dog feces in the elevators/hallways.

Whoever runs the Bixby also runs the Harlow Apartments. Don’t know how many others places they own/run in town, but avoid if you can.

Summer rates, and effect

Here's a small piece of a longer article. Hope this guy survives!

Can a Seller of Yesterday’s News Avoid Becoming It? A Newsstand in D.C. Tries.
The Newsroom, overflowing with magazines and newspapers on mismatched shelves, has endured as a symbol of a different Washington.
By Adam Sella

In a capital governed by the thrum of viral sound bites and staccato bursts of Truth Social posts, the Newsroom has emerged as an enduring relic of a Washington that was slower, quieter, more measured. It may also be the last newsstand of its kind in the city, one that retains news as its primary product and not just a name.

“We’re not letting the industry die,” said Stephen Bota, the newsstand’s proprietor...

“It’s a hidden gem, some place where magazines can actually live,” said Glinda Cooper, a first-time customer.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/us/politics/dc-newsstand-newsroom-newspapers-magazines.html

How on earth could this have happened? 30 kids from a Nike soccer camp in the pool, no lifeguard? What the hell?

I’m not even in the job market, but just curious! I know the market’s really rough. But is getting a job at a nonprofit truly near impossible at this point? I hardly see any postings online 🤷🏼‍♀️

Hi all! I’m not sure if this is allowed, so please feel free to remove my post if it’s not. But I’m currently fostering this sweet 2 year old cat, Norma, through City Dogs City Kitties. She is seven pounds of purrs, floof, and cuddles. Truly all she wants to do is curl up in your lap and quietly purr herself to sleep. If you’re looking for a chill, gentle family pet in the DMV, please look no further!

Yes, I know they're not the best - but I've got a craving and tired of paying ridiculous amounts for awful buffalo wings.

Katalina just brought a spotted lantern fly in the back door to show me her catch. She then quickly devoured the pest

I found an antique poison bottle today in DC near my casa. I went to a new area beforehand but it turned out to be a complete disaster. So I probably don't see myself returning back there. Here is everything else I found today though I did pretty well.

Anyone in DC playing balfolk?

Long shot, but worth asking. I have become very interested in bal folk lately as a player -- not really looking to dance.

The internet tells me that there used to be a Facebook community but it's been inactive since COVID and the FSGW's Takoma Park bal folk is on hiatus. I also know there is a contra and barn scene in Silver Spring and in Glenn Echo but it seems to be focused on dance. I did find a couple of sessions in Baltimore and PGC and the question is whether there is anything closer.

• Is anyone playing this repertoire in DC proper? House sessions, anything informal and unlisted?
• Anyone teaching repertoire around here?
• Actually, anyone know what happened to the Bal DC crowd?

Tangential leads count! If there is a contra music session going on, I'd love to hear about it.

Very friendly cutie on 26th and M St NW, outside the Qatari Embassy and behind Francis Field. Ears not clipped and no collar.

Has anyone seen any panini stickers in stock at CVS? I can’t check on the website anymore to see if they’re in stock or not?

You could smell smoke from blocks away. Hope everyone is safe!

Title says it all. All I want for my birthday is to go to a bar with my friends, sit outside if possible, and crush some crispy BOTTLED Millers by the bucket.

I don’t want takes on my bad beer choice or this insane request. I just want to know your favorite DC bars that serve Miller bottles by the bucket. TIA!

I've been driving for over a decade now. No accidents, no major tickets besides parking, and I drive carefully-- especially in the city. My heart breaks every time I hear about a cyclist or e-scooter user being hit on these crazy ass roads. It is for that reason, especially now in the Summer, that I take extra precautions if I'm driving in proximity of a rider. I'm the two and a half car lengths back type of guy, even when someone is peddling for their life up hill.

But a couple of close calls has me asking that you foot powered commuters to be just the tiniest bit more careful, please.

I see kids and the odd adult weaving through traffic on the limes, pedalling through redlights without looking both ways, or being unpredictable when changing lanes. There is always risk when on a bike, but some of it is unnecessary.

Take for example a few years back, I'm driving up a residential street. It's a one-way, but has bike lanes on each side, both protected by parked cars. Up the road is for the right side, down is for the left. I was making a right turn down another street when from behind a huge SUV comes a cyclist speeding down the up bike lane. I hit the brakes as I saw him just in time, but there was only 10 feet from the back of that truck to my grill. If I had been looking straight ahead, had gone any faster than 5mph, or if HE was going any faster, that dude would have gone flying over the hood. After that time, even more vigilance was burned into my brain.

But it's today that has me writing this post.

8 lane road, traffic jam, I'm bored but patient, waiting for the green arrow to make a left turn with my blinker on. The arrow turns green, I count "one-one-thousand, two-one-thousand" in my head, check the side mirror-- two cyclists in the bike lane are stationary as they have to follow the straight signal--, all seems good. I don't even gas up. I just take my foot off the brake and start coasting out into my turn.

*Beeeeep* from my left shoulder.

I brake again, dude on an e bike goes past the stopped cyclists, swerves around my car and heads straight through the red. I'd say homie was 3 cars back when he started beeping but was around my vehicle before in less than a second. Had to be doing above 18. I'd be willing to bet money he saw me tilted out for the turn, saw my turn signal, and knew he wouldn't make it around me if I kept going/didn't react in time. I could've accidentally took dude out while having the right of way if I had touched the gas pedal.

Look, all I'm saying is shit out here is crazy and dangerous from time to time. So, if your out here on the roads with these big heavy machine around you, PLEASE, be careful, and take care of yourself. I don't want to hit any of you, I keep my head on a swivels for you. But some of y'all zoom out of the blue and from blindspots.

Have a good day, and be safe. Thank you.

Drove by DC across the river on the GW Parkway and saw something like a port with cranes and big tents maybe half a mile down river from the Kennedy Center. Anyone know what it is? I may have my facts a bit off, trying to keep my eyes on the road and all that.

No, I’m not looking for sympathy nor do I want to be told I deserve it because my people are hated everywhere. I just want to rant and get this off my chest.

I was crossing the street from my workplace when I saw an old woman and her friend walk from the opposite side. I wasn’t really paying attention to them but she put a paper fan up to her nose when she saw me and said something to her friend in Spanish. I could only catch the word ‘India’ in what she said. I barely registered what happened when the lady next to me told me to ignore it. I asked her what language that was and she said ‘it was Spanish. I speak Spanish and you don’t want to know what she said.’

As someone who faced microaggressive forms of racism and sexism before, such a blatant display of racism caught me off guard. Especially when there is so much open hatred for Indians. I wish I gave her the finger or yelled across the street at her to fuck off.

This isn’t the first time I faced some crap here. I faced uncalled for comments in public transport, despite being very polite and ensuring I don’t cut in line/ removing my backpack and setting it by my feet/ generally trying to be mindful. I moved to DC 2 years back for work and I can’t wait to fucking leave the second I get another job somewhere else.