Heads-up: possible ICE activity near 5432 Connecticut Ave NW

Posting to warn neighbors: October 27, 2026, I encountered people at 5432 Connecticut Ave NW wearing vests labeled “U.S. Marshals.” The vests looked fake.

I approached them and asked what they were doing there. They identified themselves as marshals, said they were looking for a sex offender, and then left.

A few of us witnesses are concerned this may have been ICE activity. I’m sharing what I personally witnessed so neighbors are aware. Photos of the vehicles are attached.

Stay safe everyone!

My friend Juan’s cat escaped and is roaming the neighborhood. We’re trying to bring him home! Juan lives in the Potomac Gardens apartments near G St SE and 12 St SE. The cat’s name is Ninja and is wearing a collar with a bell and info. Juan is offering a small reward!

Fresh off his recent proposal to cut traffic fines by half, council member and future member of Congress Robert White is back at it with a new proposal to make the public on the hook for unpaid rents.

First thing: I don’t want the public to be on the hook for unpaid rents. Zachary Parker (5th district member) has proposed similar funding in which the district pays unpaid rents in large apartment buildings. Why is the public funneling money to private landlords and irresponsible tenants?

Second: this creates a ridiculous incentive to not pay your rent, especially as you won’t have the blemish of an eviction or even a hearing on your record. I’d also like a 2/3 discount on my rent, that’d be sweet

It’s shocking to look into a car and see the driver paying attention and not texting. I thought right after Covid would be the worst of it, but IMO it’s somehow gotten worse over the last year. Every single day this week I’ve seen someone almost get run over in a crosswalk right by my building and every single time the driver had a phone in their hand. One dude had his window rolled down so I said “phone down please!” And he started screaming at me and threatening to fight me — for POINTING OUT THAT HE WAS TEXTING AND DRIVING AND ALMOST HITTING SOMEONE. Like, how dare I!

Is there any possible solution to this? What should JLG’s administration do about this since Bowser doesn’t care?
I’m no fan of cops but is traffic enforcement ever going to happen here?
Are road diets even possible with a budget deficit due to congress screwing us over?

By capitol bikes station

I know there are a lot of mixed feelings on tiktok about Ira J, but I was curious what the general consensus on here is.
If you’re unaware, Ira J is a man with around 160,000 followers on tiktok, and he frequently posts videos of himself filming random strangers on the street (usually around 14th St and Dupont) and narrating their lives. Part of me finds it amusing, but the other part of me is uncomfortable for the people who have no idea they’re being filmed and broadcasted to almost 200k people.
I’ve actually met Ira in person a couple times out and about when I recognized him and he’s very nice, but I’m still not sure how to feel about the whole filming strangers aspect, even if it’s done in a silly way.
Thoughts? Would love to hear more opinions than just tiktok comments!

DC 311 is just about the most useless government service I've ever encountered, and I was a bureaucrat for 25+ years. The routinely close tickets without resolving them or even reading them. I ordered a trash can, paid for it, referenced the payment in the ticket and waited a month just to have someone close it for non-payment. It's just ridiculous.

I want to like the new Metro website — it’s so much prettier than the old one — but good lord, it is often baffling. Trying to find out travel time from Foggy Bottom to Dupont on the train and it tells me to walk instead. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Edited to add: I guess I wasn’t clear enough that I’m mostly just baffled by the UX of the planner. I asked it for rail information and it refused to provide. But I appreciate the bus advice especially!

This is the 2nd postcard from Europe I’ve received for this person, who as far as I know has not lived here (in Takoma) for the past 10 years or so. I feel bad they are not getting a personal message!

Submit your opinion, there or another way.

I wrote about my experience which generally has been problematic, both as a pedestrian and as a user - many of their bikes are poorly maintained.

I suggested more CaBi citibikes and citibike CaBi docking stations. Seems to work in Manhattan although they also have a subway that accesses more of their city.

What’s going on lately? 10+ minutes to find a driver, 10+ minutes for them to arrive, then they take the most nonsensical route to the destination. Why has it gotten so bad? Or is this their play to get us to get Uber One for priority access? Wont even mention to DCA surcharge…

If you're like me and you weren't able to get a Turnstile DC poster from the store before they sold out, and we're hoping to find one of the ones they use for street promotion, I found some! There are a bunch along Georgia avenue at the Georgia thrift shop off Quackenbos and by the defunct Tomoka coffee shop.

Finding a market/grocery store that’s regularly selling fresh fish of decent quality is harder than it should be here. Any foodies/home chefs have good recs?

Saw this on my way to work today and read more about it on Popville. Anyone know what happened? https://www.popville.com/2026/10/raid-this-morning-of-what-had-to-have-been-50-fbi-and-park-police-officers/

I am one of DC’s adults who can’t drive. To start my learner’s permit process, I selected the DMV’s virtual option for taking the written test needed to get the permit. Wow, sounds convenient!

This system is administered by some terrible outsourced virtual proctoring company where a person watches you the whole time (I get why). The real problem was that the actual test website didn’t load at all in two separate sessions\* I signed up and paid for, and the clueless virtual proctors can’t help solve that issue.

Just save yourself the headache and the $50 fee and go to the DMV to take it in person. Maybe I’ll see you there.

What are the best coffee shops where people hangout and maybe even more social atmosphere for approaching and meeting new people?

I’m going to the vampire-themed bass show in Dupont next week (Nov 7). I want to go all out with leather, fangs, and fake blood to match the vibe, but I need a reality check. Does the DC crowd actually commit to stuff like this, or is everyone just going to show up in standard black t-shirts? It'd be dope if it was like the opening scene of Blade imo, but I don't want to be the only one standing on the dance floor looking crazy. What has your experience been at these sorta things ?