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Brookland is worth a look for sure, ought to be a fairly easy car commute to Howard if that’s what’s happening. Capitol Hill can fit the bill but you will pay out the nose for all those features.

I have one at my office and one at home in my carry on suitcase. Never iron again! Buy beautiful clothes

>https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/06/22/trump-millennial-supporters-washington-dc-218833/

Yes, that's the one! Great find. I'm gonna re-read just because I'm curious how it's aged.

Others have answered well but I will add that Democratic presidents actually go out in DC. They eat at restaurants, go to plays, games, do press events at DC schools, etc, so there is a slight chance you’ll cross paths with them. I met Joe and Jill at a vaccination drive, for example.

I think the fascist one only went out to eat once in four years and it was to his own dumbass hotel.

Check out the Clarendon area in Arlington. Many apartments, loads of restaurants and bars, fronting residential neighborhoods with pretty houses and nice lawns. Clarendon has a dog park and the subway is right there.

Thanks! Good questions. The school is Howard, and yes we will be bringing a car. Off street parking would be ideal. Whether it's included in rent or not so long as it's not crazy expensive. I could maybe live with street parking if absolutely necessary but can't give up the car.

When I said townhouse I meant really any smaller apartment building. Just trying to avoid medium and high rise "luxury" buildings. Rowhouses are perfectly acceptable!

Appreciate all the recommendations, we'll start looking through neighborhoods.

This. I’d also suggest to consider your SO’s program—I’m in the economic stream program (economics/applied econ/agricultural and resource econ/public policy) and the first two years usually involved very demanding mandatory classes that required me to stay in the department working on problem sets with my cohort friends until past midnight. If her program has this kind of environment, you also want to consider safety on top of commute concerns. Also if she is going to UMD, Arlington is SO far away. Columbia Heights/Petworth area would be ideal since it’s on the Green line (as is UMD campus).

There are more natives than you think. I've lived in DC my whole life.

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Are you talking about this Politico article? https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/06/22/trump-millennial-supporters-washington-dc-218833/

Just avoid anything DARO managed

One might consider asking the driver…

As others have said, really depends on where your SO will be working. DC is small enough that it is often feasible to walk or ride to work, which for me is a huge QoL boost. Or at worst a short metro ride. Many places in/near DC meet your criteria, so you need to narrow down by proximity to work.

They called before that point but the day before it would've required the requiring areas to dramatically break from both nearby areas and historic trends dramatically. The increase in mail voting didn't help since networks didn't know exactly how it'd break down but they didn't really update based on knowledge of how the rest of the state etc was going.

Was here for a year during the first term of the Shrub administration, and moved back towards the end of it. DC has always been a bit cyclical depending on who inhabited the White House. One restauranteur who’s had multiple places in DC told me that business was better during the Obama and Clinton administrations than when any Republican was in office.

Trump’s malignant brand of conservatism did change DC. In prior administrations, people could occasionally work in a bipartisan fashion. These America First MAGAts are an entirely different breed, and I shudder to think what will happen if we get Meatball Ron or any of his ilk in the White House.

I don't remember, but at one point, it was mathematically impossible for Trump to win, I think

Do you have space to hang a small garment bag? If so, on Monday bring in one week's worth of clothes (remember you can wear blazers multiple times, etc.). On Friday, take them home and lather, rinse, repeat. Also, your work shoes can just live at work. Depending on your job/style you can leave things to re-wear at work. (There was an experiment where a guy wore the exact same suit/shirt/tie every day for a year and no one ever commented on it.)

Gotcha. Sure, journalists definitely write uniformed articles like that.

Oh I agree with you, but there's a number of articles which discuss it. I was suggesting a reason why thats the case people do perceive it.

You should check out benning or eastland gardens

I found that weird and comforting since it waited until it was called by like CNN/ABC because people didn't want to get their hopes up even though it was clear from the day before at least

What? I’m not saying there is no turnover in administrations, only that it’s not noticeable as a segment of DC’s population writ large. What’s your point?

> So I don’t buy the idea there is a huge amount of noticeable turnover with administrations

But it seems like that for journalists for obvious reasons hence the articles

Two VERY important questions:

\What school is your SO going to? You should factor in your commute needs.

And are you bringing a car? Driving in the city and parking in the city are two different beasts.

(Starting with an aside - DC proper doesn't have a lot of townhouses, we mostly have rowhomes. This could help tighten/clarify any google searches.)

For MD - I suggest Silver Spring. It has its own lively downtown, and it's really easy to take public transport into DC.

I STRONGLY suggest you stay away from Bethesda. It's congested and completely generic.

For VA - Alexandria has its own cool vibe - And Old Town is great to show visiting family. Also very easy to cross the river into DC from there. Arlington is fine, but in my view it tends to be more of a commuter town instead of holding its own.

DC - This one is hard to answer without knowing the answers to the questions above.

But, just off the top of my head, Tenleytown and Brookland are two neighborhoods with green space and some city life. Petworth could be a good option, but it's bordering Columbia Heights which can get crowded and loud (I love Columbia Heights, but I love the hubbub)

I suggest you avoid Georgetown unless your SO is actually studying at Georgetown University. It's the one neighborhood in DC that does not have a metro stop, so it's a bit isolated from others.

You actually have loads of options! DC has a TON of green space, and loads of young professionals who love their dogs.

Feel free to message me if you have any detailed questions as you move forward! I'm from the area (a rarity) and like paying attention to the real estate scene here.

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Edited to add:

DC has strong tenant rights. If you ever have an issue with your rental, look up DC's Office of the Tenant Advocate (or the OTA) and read through the Tenant's Bill of Rights. The OTA has a lot of helpful resources if you ever need it.