“I’m adding my roommate mike. we’ve known each other since 5th grade in Ohio. We were “Floyders” together in high school (short for pink floyed) and we even dated before we both came out! he moved back to DC after living in NYC for 15 years. He’s awesome. He’s helped us in so many ways. He helped us renovate our kitchen and rip up the heinous green turf on our front porch (see photo). He was our caterer when my partner finished her doctorate (see photo of catering in our new kitchen!). Mike is an all around awesome roommate. My friends often ask me where they can get a “mike” or can he help them with some things…the answer is, he’s ours!”


“My roommate Lynn is one of the nicest people I know in DC. She is always smiling and happy, even when she is helping out with mundane household chores like taking out the trash, washing dishes etc. Beyond being an awesome roommate, she is also a very good friend. We can hang out at happy hour just as easily as we can chill in the apt. and make it a movie night. But perhaps most importantly, Lynn is the coolest roommate because she puts up with me in the mornings when I am semi-awake (and usually not a morning person) and manages to make me smile everyday while walking to work.

Although she is moving out soon, I just wanted to let her know that I have appreciated all the times that we’ve stayed up late chit-chatting, and the many summer adventures that we’ve had in the city.”


Warning: Some of the images contained herein might be upsetting, particularly to any vegans/vegetarians. I don’t know. Just felt like I should disclaim it.

There’s more than one Market in the East. On a recent Saturday afternoon, I ventured over to Florida Avenue to check out the Capital City Market. Roughly bounded by Florida Ave. NE on the South, 6th St. NE on the east, Penn St. NE on the north and the FL Ave. Metro on the west, the Market was originally located on the National Mall (somewhere near around Federal Triangle) and was relocated after World War I to make way for the Mall we’re all familiar with today. (more…)


Five MPD officers chilling outside the 7 Eleven. But it’s actually not fair of me because this was at the same time as the Ben’s Chili Bowl 50th Anniversary celebration. Did anyone check it last Friday?

Looks like it was pretty fun:

I also was excited to see the building next door open that will house the bar/lounge area.

Sadly, they were just selling t-shirts and other memorabilia.

I wonder when they’ll open, it looks like there’s still a bit of work to accomplish.

Oh yeah, did anyone check out the free concert at 9:30 club Sunday night?


This park in Columbia Heights makes me very sad. For I’ll say it, it is sketchy. I wonder if it would be so sketchy if it had a beautiful lawn and was well cared for. I feel like this is something we should rally around. Let me know if you want me to start a campaign of some sort to improve the quality of this park. It is pretty beat, yeah?

Even the sign is ganked…


Remember the discussion from last week when a reader found a pistol? Well, I just got a great update:

“Good news! I got a call just now from a Sgt. Reimel of the DC police forensics division…he told me he saw my story on your blog and wanted to follow up with me.

Once the gun came in they were able to test-fire it and they recorded the ballistics images and uploaded them to the ATF’s ballistics database…if it matches anything it can be used in prosecution.

The Sargent was extremely forthcoming and friendly and made me feel a LOT better about the whole situation.

I guess you never know who’s reading your site!

I hope you put this up on the site…I think that their good work in this case should be recognized!

–Markus”


I think this may be the oddest thing I’ve seen locked up. I have no doubt someone would steal it. Hmm, why don’t I see more of these locked up around town?


I can’t remember if I’ve ever posted this before but it made me laugh again so I had to put it up just in case. I wonder how the light bulb lit above the owner’s head – “Oh yeah, I know, I can cover the window with a twin size mattress. Of course! Why didn’t I think of this earlier?”


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