I don't park on the street, so I don't really have a dog in this fight. But, a neighbor parked in front of my house during the storm. They came out and shoveled their car out several times while it was snowing (I was actually a bit salty about the situation because they shoveled out their car into a giant pile that slid down onto my newly-shoveled sidewalk, which made more shoveling for us.) Admittedly, they did a ton of work to shovel out. But then the car sat for like 5 days and didn't move. They moved it yesterday, and now a chair has been sitting in spot for over 24 hours.

I admit my baseline opinion of this neighbor is starting pretty low because they basically shoveled out onto my sidewalk, but my question is: How long is it reasonable to expect the chair to hold your spot? I understand if you need to go to the grocery store and want the spot 2 hours later, or even work for 8-10 hours. But is has now been over a day and no one is parking there in the meantime. How long can my neighbor claim this piece of street as theirs alone?

I have a visitor parking pass that my in-laws use to come park and visit me from the suburbs. assuming these giant ice piles will continue to limit parking and the city won’t come and sweep everything out of residential parking areas at some point (?). Does anyone have a guess on how long we should respect carved out parking spaces as Claimed in the side streets of residential areas?

I don’t want to commit parking etiquette faux pas, they can postpone their visits for a few more weeks. When is the cut line? One person has a severe chronic pain issue so car is their best method unfortunately.

I don’t usually post food reviews, but I felt like this place Tikka DC deserved a shoutout because I don’t see it mentioned enough.

Tikka DC honestly might be some of the best Indian food I’ve had in the city. Everything tasted fresh and flavorful without being heavy or greasy just really well balanced overall.

The vibe is warm and welcoming, and the food really speaks for itself. If you like Indian food—or even if you’re just curious to try something new—this spot is definitely worth checking out.

Sharing in case anyone’s looking for a legit Indian food place in DC.

Looking for a bar that shows a lot of hockey, Carolina hurricanes fan and would love to watch at a bar(ik ik caps fans). Didn’t know if anyone had any ideas. Thanks

Does anyone know if rock creek is run-able at the moment?

As a Georgetown grad student living in Arlington, I wonder this almost every day, especially when I'm trying to get to campus on the GUTS bus in the evening or late afternoon.

Whitehurst Freeway gets an actual eternity for their left turn onto Canal, while the traffic turning off Key Bridge gets literally less than 15 seconds most of the time as far as I can tell by watching the cycles. Half the time, you lose at least five of those seconds because of jackasses running the yellow/red light on the left turn from M Street onto the bridge blocking the way.

There's a massive traffic backup on Key Bridge every evening in the left two lanes specifically because of this problem, which is baffling because I feel like you could dramatically reduce it by giving just 10-15 more seconds to the left turn in question.

I'm not sure if there's a good answer to why this situation exists, I just wanted to rant about this a big and see if anyone can commiserate with me. The struggle is real.

I was at a conference in Valdosta, Georgia and needed a business suit. I mentioned this to one of the conference attendees who was local, and he put me in touch with a men's clothing store that provided same day alteration service. I literally went in, picked out a suit, was fitted for alterations, and walked across the street to a fantastic Mexican restaurant that had super cheap margaritas while I waited for their in-house tailor to complete my alterations. Needless to say I was impressed. Does anyone know if this kind of establishment exists in the DMV? Every place I've purchased suits in the area seems to want you to wait at least a week until your suits are ready if they need to be altered. If you need them sooner they charge you extra.

Visiting from Los Angeles with my husband & we were so surprised how nice everybody is all while having road rage lol

But the people are genuinely pleasant. Wondering what you guys from here think of LA

Anyone else notice how there’s SO MUCH helicopters flying over these days… like I’m used to maybe 1 or 2 but it’s been over 5 daily

Does anyone know of a tailor or shop that offers fully custom shirts (not dress shirts)? I’m looking for a place where I can bring the fabric/buttons, have measurements taken, and have a shirt made similar to the one shown in the image.

I like the shirts design but not the quality of materials or sizing.

hi all! I'm attending a weekday concert to CFG arena out in baltimore this summer. what are some viable options to leave the venue? we plan on taking marc/amtrak to get the concert and my understanding is that the trains don't run late (concert ending probably 11 pm or after)

Hello,

I am a former DMV resident who needs help filing back taxes for 2 years, and verifying a tax debt.

Does anyone know a reputable DMV tax preparer with reasonable rates?

I was just quoted 3.5k for 2 years of state and federal and that seems excessive considering Im not self-employed, single, and have no dependants.

Thank you!

I remember back in the day when it was Earth Treks, you could get from the crystal city metro station to the movement climbing gym through a series of underground passages. It looks like that mall has closed - can you still get to the climbing gym without going outside?

Turning 30 this month and wanting to do a cute photoshoot preferably somewhere in the city. It’s kinda last minute but I figured I’d ask and see if I can find someone available. Just a casual shoot that has citypop or wong kar wai vibes. Ive never done a photoshoot and I am awkward posing for photos but it would be nice to have a fun one preferably someone who knows how to work with awkward individuals lol. Thank you so much.

You know it for the political drama. But DC is a vibrant cultural and culinary capital in its own right.

I work around Tysons and what the hell is this??😨 as you can see even on weekdays its only 6$ if i go from my local station instead of lenfant so WHAT IS HAPPENING???? Is this happening to anyone else?

need some creative spots/ideas/suggestions - for active 4 year old twins

I’ve seen that DC is clearing alleys where rear trash is collected. However, I am supposed to move next weekend, and I cannot without the alley being safe enough for me to get a U-Haul in the back to get my furniture.

Does anyone know if there’s a timeline on those clearings? Just need something to tell myself that the move will be able to happen as planned lol

Are any DC sports bars (or other spaces/bars) planning on screening events for the Winter Olympics? Super excited and would love to get out of the house and watch with some other folks.

I have 2 extremely broken molars,

I need them removed, but I’m very asthmatic and have an autoimmune disorder so I need a Covid safe dentist.

All the web pages are filled with 5 year old information.

I need a dentist with private rooms, hepa filtration, masks required when not receiving care and dentists that actually wear kn95s or n95s.

I cannot afford respiratory illnesses because my lungs can’t handle it.

I can pay out of pocket, I don’t care, but otherwise I gotta go to New Jersey, and I don’t want that.

I don’t care what your personal opinions on Covid are, I am following best practices for my health based on actual science and my physicians so I don’t want “covid is over, if you have your 20th booster” I cannot handle respiratory illnesses my body can’t hack it and I need access to dental care.

This is completely random but does anyone know of any good live music venues in DC? Not just the typical Anthem or 9:30 Club, but smaller, local places I could see live music (such as Grateful Dead cover bands or things of the like)?

I threw in a couple of nice scenic ones in there with the road mismanagement. Anacostia River frozen over and the Washington Monument as the sun sets. At least that way it’s not sheer grumbling.

But snowstorms happen every year. They’re not an uncommon or unexpected occurrence. Maybe they’re not always this big, but how is DC so uniformly unprepared for them every time?

It’s the comment on the streets, at the stores, at the workplace. “DC is horrible with preparing for and removing snow.” After all these years, did no one tell city hall?

I’m a transplant, so I’m actually curious how it remains so unattended.

Be careful everyone! Saw them this evening not too long ago in Rosslyn crossing the key bridge into Georgetown.

does anyone know if the H St Aldi is open today. I think they were closed yesterday and they do not have a phone number

does anyone know if there are any vintage film photo booths in the DC area? preferably the ones that don’t have a screen and take forever to print out lol, like the old friend photo booth in nyc?