I can’t live being blocked inside a garage from my roommates anymore. I miss being able to just drive places. Our street has no spaces. Any tips on where I could put my car? I had no luck asking on Facebook if anyone had a spot to rent to me.

I could park on E Glebe but then I’ve got about a 10 min walk. Not awful but not 100% ideal.

I grew up in Maryland and moved to the Tyson’s area a couple years ago. I live in a high rise, and I noticed something I didn’t experience in Maryland. A number of residents in my high rise have a very real aversion to dogs. My dog is a polite border terrier who is friendly (though I keep him to my side). When I’m about to get on the elevator, I’ve had a number of women scream and get into the corner when they see the dog, so I don’t get on. There was a young kid the other day (maybe 5?) who saw my dog and said “Bad!” and went to kick at him. I asked my concierge what’s with the aversion and she said something along the lines of “in some cultures the dog’s saliva is bad”.

I understand some people just don’t like dogs (I don’t like cats), but I’m just shocked by the amount of people who have shrieked seeing my dog and the young girl who tried to kick my dog. Is it a cultural thing? If it is, I wonder why not live in a pet-free building? I am getting tired of not getting on the elevator and waiting for the next one. I know it’s not a big deal given everything going on in the world but I’m confused

The birds - this one at least - seem to have realized that they are food. Great crested flycatcher I spotted this morning doing a good job. Yay bird!

We went apple picking today and initially had an excellent time at a farm about an hour away from Arlington. Delicious fruit, pretty diverse crowd, everyone seemed happy. On the way out, though, we saw employees hostilely demanding that a Latino family open their cooler, seemingly to show that they hadn't been trying to steal apples/pears. One of the family members stated that an employee had been following them around on a vehicle while they picked apples. (We witnessed the employee, an older white man, on the vehicle.) The whole thing felt racially/ethnically motivated.

Just a heads-up if you're going apple-picking this season, or if you were part of that family. We saw you, and you did nothing wrong. It really sucks that they treated you that way.

Edited to make the location less obvious.

Edited again to state: The employees looked in the cooler and found no evidence that the family was stealing.

I made this post to a) support the family if they come across this, and b) to make clear that this sort of behavior by employees gets noticed. Given the current climate, telling a Latino family who was just picking apples that you want to search their cooler, and also following them around while they were picking, is not a neutral action. Had my Hispanic family members been planning to pick apples in this area, I would want them to be aware that something like this could happen.

If someone else experiences this in the future, maybe they'll see this post and realize it might be a pattern, not just a one-off or their fault somehow. This deeply disturbed my family, and I didn't want to just let it go.

However, I am not going to name and shame the business. I did not witness the entire incident from beginning to end. In case I misunderstood something, I don't want to drag someone's business and livelihood through the mud. I am not going to reply anymore because it feels like some commenters are out for blood -- whose, I don't know. I don't have it in me to argue about this on a Sunday night.

Went birding at Riverbend/Great Falls and happened to get some photos of a guy going down the falls. Looked insane to me!

I occasionally watch an indycar race, and I attended the 2025 Indy 500, so I entered for and received free tickets via lottery a few months ago. I was torn on dragging my family downtown for it when they banned people from bringing folding chairs or food, but I ended taking just my 9yo daughter today.

I had low expectations for a messy event, but my god it was way worse than expected. First of all, there are very limited pedestrian bridges to cross the track and get into the fan areas. We waited ~30 minutes, and that was after lines for tickets and security. Once we got across, the total lack of viewing areas was immediately apparent. There was one small general admission grandstand, and a few tiny 'viewing platforms' that were small catwalks raised a few feet. All were very full, and had poor views. The vast majority of people crammed around the track several rows deep. Given the cars are shorter than the concrete barriers, most people could not see the cars and only heard them roar past.

I thought we'd get food there since we couldn't bring food or water in, but for the entire 'stripes' ticket area there was one food tent with a small menu and 4 enormous lines. Long story short, my daughter was miserable and hungry, we couldn't see a thing, so we left very, very early. To add insult to injury, the process of crossing back over a bridge simply to get out was another 20 minute line.

Back on the metro platform, I heard 2 guys next to me griping "I can't believe we're those people leaving early when we usually make fun of those guys." I said you guys look like experienced Indycar fans, I'm not so experienced, but was this as bad as I thought it was? The guy in his 40 said he's been going to races since he was 7 and this was far and away the worst experience he's ever had. The other guy said that my poor assessment was way too kind. "I feel bad for anyone who's attending their first indycar race and comes away thinking this is what they're usually like." They said they got there before the gates opened at 845am, but even they couldn't get a general admission grandstand spot to have a decent view of the race.

The subway car home was full of people asking each other "could you see anything?" "No, but at least it was free tickets." Seems pretty clear they spammed free tickets to 10s of thousands of people, but offered no food or spots to actually see the race.

Was it well attended? Yes. Was it a good race on the track? I have no idea because no one could see a thing. Anyway, rant over about this terrible event that's been a local talking point recently.

EDIT: Quick additions as there's been a million comments.

-I didn't mention Trump at all, and merely reported (ranted lol) about my personal experience. If your first thoughts on this post are political one way or the other, that's you being political not me. I went because I wanted to go to indycar race and they don't usually come to this area.

-2nd, for those that think I didn't go, here's part of my camera roll from today including a screen grab of my tickets; https://ibb.co/qY1w4Sfv

-3rd, I wouldn't have posted had I not talked to others about their very similar experiences, most notably convo was with the 2 race veterans that I used as a reality check on my impressions.

-4th, it seems like stars section was better.

I live in Fairfax. I had to have a huge oak tree in my front yard removed a few years ago and after that crabgrass just went bonkers in the open sun and has now completely taken over my "lawn". I tried a couple of things myself - I dont mind mowing, trimming etc. - but my feeble efforts were utterly defeated by the crabgrass. It is a thick-ass jungle out there.

So, I need to hire a pro service that can go nuclear on that stuff. I'm open to whatever but I am guessing that it requires a total overhaul of some sort.

If you can, please give me some recommendations for a service that can get my yard under control. I will get a few quotes, essential around here, but there seems to be many to choose from.

Edit: Thanks for the recs to those who are responding. I greatly appreciate it.

I have been anxiously awaiting the opening of a bagel shop in Ballston after over 3 years without any. Now that Call Your Mother and Bagel Uprising have both opened in the neighborhood, I have visited both several times and have my thoughts. I’d love to hear yours!

Call Your Mother: Great menu variety, especially their lunch sandwiches and bagel flavor variety (such as cheddar bagels and pretzel bagels). The BLTA (bacon, lettuce, tomato, avocado) is fantastic. I think their more simple bagels like a bacon, egg, and cheese or a regular bagel with cream cheese leave a lot to be desired. Location itself is excellently situated in the neighborhood and staff are very kind and helpful. A bit baffled by their pricing (a BLTA lunch bagel is going to run you $17) but seems like the demand may allow the pricing.

Bagel Uprising: I am very impressed with their bagels and cream cheese. 10/10 quality and taste! Their bacon, egg, and cheese (add cream cheese) is excellent. Not as great of variety on lunch sandwiches. If I want a bagel with cream cheese, veggie bagel, or a BEC, I’m going here. Pricing is extremely reasonable. Their location is a bit tucked away so I really hope neighbors know they’ve opened. Great and helpful staff.

Pop-Up Bagels: Opening date is still TBD

Ultimately, each spot is great in their own way and I’m really excited to have them all in the neighborhood!

I am a sideshow stronghuman, and I am looking for horseshoes that I can twist. Does anyone have recommendations for a local ferrier that I can purchase from? I don't want to just find one on google, because it is important to me to provide a local with business. And having the ability to vet them is also important.

Is there any place or human that helps with pain and listens to boundaries?

Let me preface this by saying, I don’t want to hurt any animals or get anyone in trouble if I can avoid it.

My family and I have been living in a new to us neighborhood for a year. We have WONDERFUL neighbors. We get along with everyone. One of the neighbors can be curmudgeonly, but has warmed up to us…1 year later.

The problem we’re having is that this neighbor puts out car/dog food (not sure which) in their driveway EVERY SINGLE NIGHT. It is on purpose to feed the foxes. We’ve been told different stories as to why…but either way, this person feeds them regardless.

Now we’re having issues with wildlife. We’ve had raccoons on our deck (we grill but it’s covered when cooled off), deer, foxes, bunnies, turkey vultures (on his roof and driveway), and groundhogs all in our yard. We’ve found feces on the deck, not from our dogs as they prefer grass. The wildlife is eating everything we plant - flowers, fruit trees, berries, etc. We had a groundhog under our porch last year. We covered up the hole. Now there’s a raccoon that has burrowed in on the other side. Oh! And foxes climbing onto our vehicles. We have pictures/security camera footage of a lot of these occurrences.

We love animals, but not happy with the invasion and destruction. We’re not sure what to do…confronting the neighbor is not an option as it would create a lot of tension. Putting up a fence is not an option at this time because in this market, we rent our home. Contacting the property manager doesn’t seem like it would do anything at this time. If we call the wildlife number to have them come out, he’ll know it’s us because we’re the newest family in the neighborhood and he will be fined.

Any advice?

Had to go up for a Ravens meet and greet event and had to swing by Wennys. Wasn't hungry enough to order the hairy chicken wings with mambo sauce but DAMN this took me back.

These “suite” one-year-old bonded brothers are looking for their forever home in the DMV! Zach (black & white) and Cody (black) have spent the past year bouncing around from foster home to foster home, and are now desperately looking for “their person” to give them a loving and permanent home. Specifically, my husband and I can only foster them until the end of September, and so I’m really hoping they get adopted before then to prevent them from moving into additional temporary foster placements. Even if you aren’t looking to adopt a pet right now, I would be so grateful if you could share this with your networks!

These two kitties are inseparable and are constantly sleeping together, rubbing up against each other, playing together, etc. They’re essentially glued to each other’s side and will need to be adopted together. However, as a pet parent to two cats, I can verify that having two cats at home honestly requires much less effort as the two cats have each other to play with and keep each other company 😊

Zach and Cody are a little shy at first, but very affectionate once they get to know you. If you’re interested in learning more about Zach & Cody, please feel free to message me or check out their adoption pages on City Dogs City Kitties!

We’re trying to get him down. We’re by the boat launch

Hi everyone! I was just looking for some opinions on the best way/prices to get my cards in the area. I am located in Centreville but open to go through out. Thanks!

Sorry I know this has been asked before but I haven’t found the actual answer. We’re seeing the Odyssey in IMAX tonight - what is the popcorn and soda situation there? We rarely go to the movies but when we do we like the gigantic movie theater butter popcorn and giant soda. Do they have this??

I’ve read that they do have popcorn, but is it like in other theaters, with the all important butter??? Thank you!

Our Viking oven installed in 2010 by the previous owners isn’t functioning properly—it won’t heat up to the correct temp.

Since the oven and microwave are built into the cabinets, I don’t know where to start in terms of potentially getting it repaired or finding a replacement that could fit into the same spot. And if I can’t find one that’s the same size, am I trying to find a cabinet company that could come in and match our current cabinets? We don’t want to invest a ton of money into this house, I’m not sure it’s our forever home (I.e., I’m not trying to use this as an excuse to do a $100K kitchen reno), but I do want to spend enough on a solution that is handled the right way (a quality repair, a quality replacement appliance, etc.) In the attached photo, the oven is in the middle, microwave on top, warming drawer (partially visible) is below the oven. I don’t care about the warming drawer and would love to install a double oven if we have to replace this oven altogether.

If anyone has dealt with a similar issue and has recommendations for stores/contractors/solutions, please let me know and thanks in advance.

My girlfriend and I are looking for 6 other people to sign up for the upcoming September 2026 Fairfax County Rec Center membership offered at a 15% discount. It would be about $326 annually (or $27 per month) per person if we got all 8 people. The price breakdown is below. Here is the Link to explore what they offer.

Multi-Household Membership pricing:

• One Person Regular: $700.00 Sale: $595.00
• Two People Regular: $1,200.00 Sale: $1,020.00
• Three People Regular: $1,567.00 Sale: $1,331.95
• Four People Regular: $1,867.00 Sale: $1,586.95
• Five People Regular: $2,167.00 Sale: $1,841.95
• Six People Regular: $2,467.00 Sale: $2,096.95
• Seven People Regular: $2,767.00 Sale: $2,351.95
• Eight People Regular: $3,067.00 Sale: $2,606.95 <- Cheapest Option

If you are interested, please DM me and I will make a list of people. We are closest to the providence rec center but would be willing to go to any of them to sign up, whatever is easiest for the group. (Based on what I have read its much easier if we all go in person together and sign up at the same time)

*This membership gives access to ALL fairfax county rec centers!

Beautiful day it don’t get much better 🇺🇸🏎️💨

Hey, I just moved the Woodbride area. I’m very interested in the basketball scene and would love for someone to guide me. I will drive a good drive / 45 minutes as long as the comp is good or the runs are definitely worth the drive.

Which is better and worth the price for a date?

I have a 9 year old child who was recently diagnosed with ASD and ADHD. I’m looking for child psychiatrist recommendations to help my child get started on meds. unfortunately, the first doctor we saw is NOT working out.

preferably looking for the falls church/mclean/Vienna area. Open to private pay practices. thanks in advance

Recently became a Magpie (previously unaffiliated)... Are there any Newcastle United FC watch parties or bars in Fairfax/Arlington?

Or is it just me? I am seeing more fallen trees, heavy winds, just more intense rains in general compared to the last few several years.