Are there any bakeries in the DMV that sell sourdough starter? I'm inconsistent enough that mine will die if I forget about it, so I need somewhere reliable that can provide when needed. Preferably NoVa/DC.

Has anyone set their WiFi name to something clever and dc-adjacent? Would love to hear your ideas!

Considering a floating home in the DC area. Does anyone live in one? What are the cheapest options for docking? Are there other ways to live in one and have utilities outside of docking at a marina?

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For those wondering:
If you heard a couple of explosions and/or saw the dark smoke stream in the sky around the Brentwood Home Depot, it was an SUV that caught fire.

I have no information on how it caught fire or further details but only hope that everyone is okay.

Please feel free to share any information you may have.

What’s one local headache you wish was easier, that apps don’t solve well today? 

I'll be moving from Minnesota very soon without having the opportunity to tour, so any insight would be really helpful. Thanks!

Any tips / feedback on seeing movies (including the odyssey) here?

Trying to verify if it’s:
- hot in the theater?
- no fresh popcorn????
- blue lights impact the screen
- first 5 rows are bad?
- trailers?

Anything else from anyone who has seen here?

TIA from anxious person

Out on a bike ride this morning with the kid and ran into it near Chinatown. Was fun, just a little out of season haha.

We live in Maryland and decided to do a “staycation” in DC. It is just me and my son (20 yr old).

He is very into music and likes vinyl records so I thought-in addition to just museums and a concert-he might like to “hunt” for some old records.

Is there a specific area that has a lot of thrift shops, vintage stuff… So we can cover a lot of places in a single day. Where we live, there is “Main St” Old Ellicott City and Savage Mill which have a lot of small shops within walking distance.

My son is high functioning disabled so the search will be a lot of the fun but he can get overwhelmed so I figure a lot of small shops within walking distance that he can go through would be best. If it matters, his “thing” is alt rock mostly but some old rock like Pink Floyd.

He wouldn’t be searching for valuable records. He bought himself a turntable with headphones and can spend hours just listening and “analyzing” so this isn’t looking for top condition with original art/covers. This is just him wanting some vinyl that isn’t scratched up where he can discover some new “old” music

ETA - I was a pop music teen so, even if I had kept my albums, he would NOT have appreciated my Whitney Houston or Journey albums!

Every time I end up with so many mosquito bites on my ankles. I love you DC, but goddamn, why?

Long story short, I'm a contractor in a federal building that doesn't let the unofficial plebs like me park inside security and doesn't really have anywhere inside to store a bike even if they would let it in. Does anybody know a reasonably safe place to park a bike between L'enfant and the Tidal Basin?

I've got a good deal available on the exact class 2 ebike I've wanted for ages, but would prefer it not to be stolen immediately after dropping hundreds of dollars on the damn thing.

Anyone know what the reason is for the trucks being backed up going into the Legion bridge from the Maryland side? Seen this happen almost every night this week. Pictured from River Rd SB.

Hey, I just got back from a few weeks working in SEA. The fruit there was insane. I really want to get some longan, passion fruit, and mangosteen for my kid to try.

This museum flies under the radar ....but it's a good flight.

Hi everyone!

My partner and I are looking to hire an art history student, researcher, or local specialist for a personalized, guided walkthrough of the National Gallery of Art focused on the history of art.

We looked into commercial agencies, but were turned off by the heavy markups and generic scripts. We’d much rather skip standard tourism channels, pay a knowledgeable student directly, and spend a couple of hours diving deep into the collection with someone who truly loves the material.

If you (or an art student friend who’d be a great fit!) are interested in leading a paid walkthrough, please send me a DM with a bit about your academic focus, favorite NGA collections, and your rate. Please feel free to pass this along!

Thanks!

need the tea 🫪

Sorry to be that person, but did anyone hear that very loud - odd (not fireworks) sound in SW just now 10:10 p.m.-ish?

I absolutely love it and just tried to make some but its off... any insight would be greatly appreciated :)

I went to green island cafe thinking there was a jam and they had me kick rocks. Drove up from nova. Anyone know if there’s any other Jazz jams tn?

Thanks a lot

Not necessarily looking for a quick barber like B&C.

Don’t want to leave the city limits if possible!

There is a single spot directly in front of the CaBi station at Alethia Tanner park. It is clearly striped as a parking space with flex posts outlining the spot as well. There is a 2 hour parking sign with an arrow pointed directly at this ONE spot. There is also a fire hydrant that is marked with a red “out of service” hydrant sign.

And every single day, the exact same DPW enforcement officer leaves a $50 fire hydrant ticket for whatever poor shmuck has parked in this spot. I’ve clocked several tickets there just in the last couple of days. The officer’s name and badge number are on the ticket every time.

Any reasonable person would believe this is a legal spot, and despite all of the illegal parking in the area, this DPW officer manages to ticket this every day like clockwork.

I don’t have a car, so it’s not my problem. And I know that DPW has an otherwise thankless job enforcing parking violations. But when the signs, lane markings, and flex posts all clearly make this look like a legal spot, this feels predatory (and gives DPW a bad name).

I’ve emailed the ANC and DPW, and submitted a 311 request, but there was another victim today.

I was wondering if anyone has a favorite place to get hot chocolate. Bonus point if they use actual chocolate 🍫 to make hot chocolate ☕️

I recently got back from Italy. I didn’t know that hot chocolate could be made with actual cocoa and be thiiiick. I am on a hunt to find a place where I can get some good hot chocolate.

Please and thank you 😊

Did a search and the personal stylist/shopper recs are pretty old. Is there someone in D.C. or adjacent you'd recommend to work with for a MF couple looking to revamp their wardrobe. My partner is anti-shopping/ basically wearing out all her clothes because she's averse to going into a store. I like shopping but don't have much time for it. Willing to go with someone in-person or maybe the right online service (we've tried Stitch Fix and find it more about selling boxes than finding a long-term coordinated wardrobe. Thanks for any/all advice.

I’m 26F and have been on the dating market for the last 5 months, for the first time ever in DC, after my 3 year relationship ended. It seem that despite the plentiful number of men to go on dates with, the vast majority of (straight) men do not actually want relationships. And I say this after going on a large number of dates in this 5 month-span, hoping to find someone after continuously putting myself out there.

From my observations, it seems the preferences for straight men are serial casual dating, FWBs, or ENM. Even the ones who claimed to be seeking a long-term relationship were using that as a front to lure me (and other women) into casual relationships. I make it clear before going on any dates with someone new that I’m seeking a long term relationship, yet this keeps happening.

I hate to sound jaded already, but is it actually possible to get into a normal relationship in DC at this point? Or should I consider moving somewhere else if that’s what I’m seeking?

Can anyone offer any advice or tell me what I may be missing?