Sounds like more Federal dollars into DC's pocket, which I am all for. With that said, the alphabet soup in DC didn't need yet another "centralized communication center" to see the writing on the wall on January 6th. Anyone with a twitter account leading up to and through the election knew what was going on. Sticking all the bureaucrats and sycophants into one building wouldn't have made them take the obvious anymore seriously.

Honestly I thought it was dying but a lot of new stuff is opening there too. 90 Second Pizza, Taco Bell Cantina, Chick-fil-A, some new eSports center attached to the arena, the Guy Fieri restaurant, Tom's Watch Bar, etc

Cool! Now add an indicator for which ones will charge you a 20% service for in person and delivery orders! We've already got the data

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Are you trying to keep it strictly to places within DC? Just curious.

Chocolate City is now the 2nd best thing I've read about DC.

The walkability is awesome. If you live anywhere near downtown you can pretty easily walk to a ton of places that scratch different itches. I can go to Eastern Market, to a Smithsonian museum, to Nats Park, to U Street, etc just on foot pretty easily.

You can get around the downtown core even as a newcomer thanks to the basic organizational system of letters and numbers.

DC has enough to do to keep yourself entertained but not so much that it's overwhelming.

That might be true, at least Denver you have world class skiing and rock climbing nearby.

I guess if you really like museums, and find the Blue Ridge mtns to be better than the Rockies maybe DC gets the nod. Edit: you have shit for taste if you think any mtns this side of the Mississippi are better than anything out west.

Denver ain't my style. I could not live in CO, way too many hicks for my taste. Frankly even VA has too many hicks for my taste so there you have it.

This happened at 8:45pm

I meant NW! Good catch - my mistake.

The parks, so many museums, the train system (for American standards), the Salvadoran,Vietnamese and Ethopian food is really good.

I also think we do well for things to do and see as a tourist.

The Architecture in this city is one of the best.

I am being bias since this is my hometown. Any DC natives or long term residents here who moved far away from the DMV? What do you miss the most?

That’s why more effective rent control regimes only come into place after X number of years. To lessen the negative impact on new construction.

What really hinders building is our overly restrictive zoning and insane permitting processes.

People walk around fine!!!!

::::moments later::::

I got jumped by 6 kids I’m not complainin!!

… I think people are taking it to Benning Rd Wednesday through Saturday

You may also be able to schedule a bulk pickup (not sure what you mean by “group houses”)

You can also pay someone to come get it

It's more in how you'll see square footage allocated. There's always going to be a few extra tables next to a dance floor, and the kitchen is likely to stay open longer. They're mostly subtle things that you wouldn't think about, but it does mean that a small bar like Showtime couldn't work in VA.

A woman shrieks in the back of an uber black. The baby is crowning. The driver has a look of panic on his face. It isn't the birth happening. That's routine as DC's millennial residents head for the suburbs with the birth of their first child

The dad asks what is wrong. Why are the police blocking Westmoreland circle. In the distance, they can clearly see a dispute between the Maryland and dc border guards. Things should be in place. Uber black is supposed to cover the bribes needed to flee the District of Carjackers (renamed in 2024 by Dictator Obama in honor of his supporters). Maryland had thrown off the yoke of liberal taxation oppression and put the great Hogan back in power to restore law and order. DC was cracking down on the exodus of dinks to fund violence interupters and basic 6 figure guaranteed income for drug dealers. The uber speeds forward. There is nothing for this new family in the rear view mirror. The future and survival lies across that border...

Hagerstown is NW of both Baltimore and DC. It's just before the panhandle of MD starts.

It’s not. Rent control is detrimental to new housing development which further exacerbates our already in dismal housing crisis.

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> The DMV was terrible for quite a few years after I moved here.

It highly depends on the service center.

The one off Rhode Island Ave?

They lied straight to my face about what documents they needed to register my out-of-state car. I literally pulled out the lady's business card the next visit and said "Is this you? I talked to you yesterday and this is what you told me I needed."

She suddenly remembered me and registered my car.

The one in Georgetown? I was in and out in 30 min. No issues.

I’ve been to this one a few years ago. Overheard a man on an unhinged racist rant on the phone. Noped the fuck outta there and never went back.

>As is now, with the service fee being added to compensate for healthcare and higher hourly wages, many people are fortunate to make anything above $114 for their 7hrs (and when you include taxes, that’s about $100.)

I'm not sure I follow. Healthcare benefits and higher hourly wages are a workplace benefit and part of the overall compensation package.

I was responding to a poster who implied that the service fee could be going entirely into the owner's pockets. In your example, the service fee was being used specifically to offset better compensation for the staff.

Rent control units are already significantly below market rate. This doesn't change that.

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Never seen anyone post similar artworks in other cities so I'm always glad to see someone post one. Thanks for posting OP