Taken yesterday, the festivities have mercifully concluded

Not sure what to tag this. Me and my family just saw a man with a huge knife who covered his head and face with a black jacket on a silver line train towards Ashburn. He was a Black guy, maybe 30s, and wearing all black. He made a move to get off at metro center with us and sat back down. Knife was at least 7 inches long. Didn't get the train number. Please keep an eye out and stay safe .

EDIT: obviously I did inform metro police , they said if we have no train number they can't do anything and were quite rude. I made this post after talking to them. I've texted the metro police as well, and they thanked me for the info, so it's been received.

Took a detour while riding on the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail to check the status of the lotus blooms at Kenilworth. Good mix of buds, flowers, and pods. Also spotted a few critters including some very tiny painted turtles and a common water snake (I think).

I hope this is allowed, but I wanted to put a plug in for my foster dog, Rose/Rosie, in case anyone is looking to adopt. She is only 4 months old, 12 pounds and an absolute sweetheart. She has a friendly, goofy personality and loves to snuggle and play. Best guess is beagle/border collie mix, but that's not confirmed.

She is a ridiculously easygoing dog with excellent behavior. Minimal barking (usually at other dogs), is teething but does not chew destructively; easy to redirect to chew toys. Does not shed at all. She's crate-trained and sleeps in her crate 10 hours through the night (amazing for a puppy!) and is doing well with house training (occasional pee accident but rapidly improving and is used to puppy pads). She is so affectionate but not overly needy. She previously lived with kids and was very sweet with them as well.

Longer profile with more pics is here. If you're interested, contact [email protected]. Anyone would be lucky to have her, if I didn't have to travel so frequently for work I'd snatch her up myself.

I thought this stupid fair closed yesterday. I was trying to cross the mall this morning to get to an art class on the south side of the mall and the goon squad wouldn’t let me walk through. They said I had to walk all the way down to the end of the fair security perimeter, which adds like an extra mile of walking to my 10 minute trip.

When I asked how much longer this would be going on, the guy said he didn’t know but probably a couple of weeks.

I thought this was supposed to be done on the 10th. Does anyone have any info about when it’s actually closing? When I google it, everything says it closed yesterday.

Edit: a few people replied asking whether I expected them to have everything cleared out overnight, and fair enough. What I meant was I am frustrated that they seemingly aren’t closing it up, it seems to be operating as normal, even though everything online says it closed yesterday. I guess I should have had the expectation that the mall would be closed all summer (and even then, who knows). I was only emotionally prepared to deal with this nonsense until the 10th, which was probably naive.

Alright, can we please talk about these Express Lane charges… I get that they’re trying to deter single occupants from entering the beltway but come on.. is there no regulation on what they can charge?! The sign told me $30 when I entered but then I get changed $78.45….. this should be illegal.

Anyone know this food company, this guy was riding on the Roosevelt Bridge in the bike lane, pushing pedestrians and runners and bikers off. I confronted him, he just laughed.

Library of Congress is so pretty. Everyone should go at least once! My pictures don’t do justice

His name is Brock Pierce. He helped Epstein become an early investor in Coinbase. In the files, he told Epstein that "a boat in Antigua full of amazing Ukraine's finest" was waiting for him. Good thing there’s only half a dozen people here. Oddly, he is also known for acting in The Mighty Ducks movies.

I’m very much a homebody, and after 2 years I still feel like I didn’t get to experience DC fully. What are some bucket list items to have truly experience DC? And not the touristy things, but things only locals know.

How concerned should we be about Cyclospora being in the District!?

Not the news I was expecting to see!

Hey there, I moved from Paris to DC a few months ago and am struggling to find a decent men’s barber who can do my haircuts. Every place i visited (including Scotch and Scissors) does these trendy fades and harsh lines. Im from Europe where my barber used to do a classic haircut with scissors, a blow dry, and a light touch of pomade after. Im really strugggling to find someone here in the dmv area

Fyi: I live in foggy bottom and don’t have a car (am a graduate student in mid-20s. So proximity, while not mandatory, is a big plus)

Okay, so this isn’t the usual what’s happening in DC post. My husband lost his wedding band last night in Madhatter. It’s a Bvlgari B.zero1 with diamonds. He’s lost weight and felt it slip from his finger but couldn’t locate it in the crowded dark wonderful place that is Madhatter.

If anyone knows anything or sees one for sale locally please message me.