District of Columbia

Starting  next month, those bright red buses with yellow accents will start disappearing from D.C. streets. After nearly 20 years, the D.C. Circulator will be completely gone by the end of the year. 

On a recent weekday morning, I rode three of the Circulator’s 6 bus routes across the city, from Dupont Circle to Rosslyn, from Georgetown to Union Station, and from Union Station to Congress Heights. Several riders told me that the end of the Circulator will add more time to their commutes. Kyle Parker, who uses the Circulator to get to to construction jobs around the city, says the Circulator gives him more options when wait times for Metrobus are too long. *“*The Circulator pretty much do a good job just being in between the routes,” says Parker.

 WMATA released a plan last week to expand Metrobus service to cover the gaps caused by the elimination. However, many riders, particularly those who rely on Circulator routes in the southern quadrants of the city, will still miss out.

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I applied for a contract job at one of the government offices in a certain field and they gave me an offer at the place but for a completely unrelated field after one interview, without any communication on doing so. For example, if I were in medicine, it's like being a face doctor and they gave me a job in podiatry. Is this normal? I assumed if I apply to job X and I'm told I have an offer, that it would be for job X.

Looking for US Senator/Representative write-in choices. Use whatever definition of "hero" that floats your boat.

Looking for Cantonese classes for adults in washington dc

Thanks!

Alright - I know you folks gotta have some opinions on these:

1. 2Fifty Barbecue
2. Albi
3. Almeda
4. Baan Siam
5. Bostan
6. Bresca
7. Casa Teresa
8. Crisfield
9. Ellie Bird
10. Ethiopic
11. Kuya Ja's Lechon Belly
12. Lapis
13. Maketto
14. Mama Chang
15. Mita
16. Oyster, Oyster
17. Pineapple and Pearls
18. Pupuseria Mama Emilia
19. Rasika
20. Reveler's Hour
21. St. James
22. The Dabney
23. The Duck & the Peach
24. Thip Khao
25. Z&Z Manoushe Bakery

(Shamelessly lifted from Reddit, including the gift link 😅)

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — For people living with a developmental disability like Down syndrome or autism, making friends and feeling like a part of the community can sometimes be challenging.

A local nonprofit called Best Buddies of Virginia and DC is helping to foster friendships between people with and without disabilities to help promote inclusivity. We caught up with a pair of friends. This is their story.

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A long-uncertain plan to add protected bike lanes to an over three-mile portion of Connecticut Avenue in Northwest DC has been officially canceled, according to city officials. But is this really the end of the battle between those who favor the lanes and those who oppose them?

Executives at the Washington Area Bicyclist Association tell Washingtonian that they are gearing up to push back against the decision. On their website, they’ve posted a petition to restore the plan for bike lanes, and they are currently making plans to speak out at upcoming DDOT hearings.

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Wizards forward Kyle Kuzma launched a coffee shop, Childhood Cafe, off U Street today in the space previously occupied by ThreeFifty Bakery and Coffee Bar. The cafe, which riffs its name off of Kuzma’s lifestyle brand, Childhood Dreams, offers pastries and classic coffee drinks, as well as lemonades, non-alcoholic spritzes, and more specialized creations, like a strawberry Pop-Tart latte.

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WASHINGTON — Police are asking for the public's help in finding two people they say placed card skimmers at several businesses across D.C.

Card skimmers are devices that masquerade as card readers where customers will swipe or insert their credit or debit cards to pay for their purchases.

According to the Metropolitan Police Department, the card skimmers were found at the following locations:

• On Monday, March 25, 2024, at approximately 11:27 a.m., in the 1200 block of 1st Street, Northeast.
• On Monday, April 1, 2024, at approximately 11:13 a.m., in the 400 block of M Street, Southeast.
• On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at approximately 9:39 p.m., in the 1800 block of Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest.
• On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at approximately 10:25 p.m., in the 4500 block of 40th Street, Northwest.
• On Friday, April 12, 2024, at approximately 9:54 a.m., in the 1700 block of Corcoran Street, Northwest.
• On Tuesday, April 16, at 7 p.m., in the 3400 block of Connecticut Avenue, Northwest.

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12072242

U.S. racks up munitions costs in indefinite fight against Houthis

Those strikes come with a significant price tag. In some cases, U.S. forces have used Tomahawk missiles, which can cost about $2 million each. But even beyond the costs themselves, analysts warn that the U.S. is quickly depleting its weapons stockpiles, which were already running thin after years of military support for Ukraine in its war with Russia.

“The price of the munitions themselves may be pennies to the Pentagon financially, but using so many of them amounts to a significant blow to our actual stockpiles of these weapons,” said Mr. DiMino, the Defense Priorities analyst. “By some estimates, the Navy has already used more than a year’s worth of [Tomahawk missile] production in Yemen. It takes time to build these things. So, the costs are not just sticker price. It can set back our production by years in some cases.”

https://archive.is/2024.02.13-203740/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/feb/13/running-tab-us-clash-with-houthis-costs-taxpayers-/

Did the Metro System go out of its way to find the most slippery tiles they could find and pave every flat surface with them?

All I want for Christmas is an East Coast bullet train.

A beautifully produced video by REI highlighting the importance of green spaces in the city, especially east of the river. Worth a watch

If this means they won't come to VA I'm all for it. Let's hope DC, MD, and VA all tell the Commanders to pay up or shut up.

No taxpayer money for stadiums!!!

Some welcomed news for parkland east of the river

Warnings will start going out July 24. I assume drivers can still simply not pay these without repercussion.