dan, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️‍🌈👋🏾

*goes to Bethesda* where are all the proselytizers? are people here not also in need of Jesus? it is literally named after a place in the Bible

have you considered saying that you’re “extremely Jewish”

is the cost of not being bombarded with messages from a vengeful god i, personally, don’t ascribe to having to go to or live in bethesda

politely brushing off the many, many proselytizers milling around the Silver Spring farmers market every time one approaches me by saying “I’m extremely gay, sorry”

These people are bad people.

They saying that they believe the aesthetics of their neighborhood matter more than the safety of children and people with disabilities.

Trees are replaceable. Children are not.

A driver hit me and my dog, and here’s the proof This month, my dog and I became members of a not-so-exclusive club: the 60,000 pedestrians who will be injured in a car crash each year. In the process of writing about this I get stuck: I want to bri...

I still have bruises from this driver's negligence. my dog has spots where his fur will never grow back. and five months later I am begging MCDOT to answer my emails, let alone to fix the intersection where it happened. at least the driver's insurance paid out. ggwash.org/view/99589/a...

Montgomery County told me the same thing about fixing the intersection where a driver hit me and my dog in May: go make sure your neighbors are okay with any changes first. it feels like a strategy to eat up people's time and wait them out until they get tired. I'm definitely getting there.

‘Let’s be nice, please’: Debate over sidewalks gets testy amid safety concerns The Montgomery County Department of Transportation wants to add sidewalks in Kensington. Neighbors are turning on those who welcome the change.

a dad in Kensington tried to get sidewalks built for his disabled son. Montgomery County basically said it was his job to win over his neighbors, who lashed out at *him* for the proposal. this is simply not how government should work–
www.thebanner.com/community/lo...

Nostalgia Snacket - Round 1 Welcome to the 11th Year of Snacket. This is 2025's Off-season Nostalgia Snacket. 80 Nostalgic snacks enter. Only 1 can win. Which is a better nostalgic snack? Vote to see which snacks move on to Ro...

If you have never participated in the glory that is the Snacket, may I suggest you remedy that posthaste. forms.gle/ipqSUgtH2c6q...

finally a place for people like me who have been coveting the viennetta for thirty years 👀

just now i was by the purple line construction site on georgia avenue and i saw three teen boys taking pictures and one said “did you hear they’re testing trains now” 😭 my child if only you knew what it took to get here

Exclusive ride on the Purple Line News4 Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss took an exclusive ride on the Purple Line.

I went to my first Purple Line meeting in 2003 (at 15!) and attended the groundbreaking in 2017. long ago I accepted it may never open—but to see actual people riding in trains, even as a test, feels amazing. we’re almost there www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/l...

Please read this, the opposition to this plan has been full of exhausting misinformation and a richer, older subsection of the population presuming to speak for the whole (even more than these things usually are, false claims of homes being seized and everything)

look okay Drizzy got caught in the storm it’s not his fault he smells like wet dog

Rent stabilization, rising construction costs are barriers for stalled housing projects, report says Montgomery Planning analyzed the county’s Development Pipeline and spoke to developers about why their projects have not been delivered.

in 2023 @ggwash.org supported rent stabilization in Montgomery County–but said the county also needs to boost housing production. it's not the only reason why homebuilding has fallen off in the county, but we may need to tweak the law and that's okay
bethesdamagazine.com/2025/09/19/d...

truly, I am content waiting for my 20th high school reunion to get the tea

tfw you learn that your favorite science teacher in middle school is a nimby via screenshots from a neighborhood facebook page 😔

giving people the homes they want in the places they want to live at prices they can afford. that’s what I’m trying to do

so much of this discourse around missing middle in the DC area has revolved around "what ifs," but here is a real-life example of what can get built if we allow it: new family-sized homes, in desirable locations, at lower prices than what's already there. it's a start

Payton didn't even need to be in the room for @justupthepike.bsky.social's and my yombotron session to succinctly describe it. bsky.app/profile/west...

I agree, the mood in Montgomery County is very discouraging right now but it's temporary, and there's growing energy at the state level to address this issue, which gives me hope

capital bikeshare is becoming a woman 😭

*CRISP & JUICY SPECIAL UPDATE* I have safely returned to Maryland and wasted no time in getting Crisp & Juicy, while Drizzy wasted no time acting like @mocomikee.bsky.social didn’t feed him for five days. love you big guy

I have been waiting to wear this shirt all week but did not want to do stolen valor against my philly friends! go birds

I first heard @tamikabutler.bsky.social speak in 2016—we had the chance to
work together after that—and I told anyone within earshot to hear her speak today at #yimbytown. I’m glad she’s here and will leave with a lot to
think about ⬇️

the way this man pronounced “Maryland” this morning—may-REE-land—shook me to my very core

v proud to rep montgomery county, the birthplace of inclusionary zoning in 1974—and were it not for the IZ (or MPDU as we call it) condo I bought in the county in 2014, I wouldn’t be living there today

I really wanted a space where queer folks could meet each other at #yimbytown and I’m stoked that we pulled it off! also my neighbor gave me this pride flag and this was a great excuse to use it 🏳️‍🌈

A screenshot that says are you interested in arranging a meet up with people interested in emo? Beneath that, it says one person interested in an emo, and I am the only person named

counterpoint to both of the things I just said: on the #yimbytown conference app you can say what you’re interested in and it’s not looking good for me 😆

three years ago at #yimbytown I attended the founding meeting of
@welcomingneighbors.us, maybe 10 people max, and yesterday we had 150 folks from 50 orgs in the US and beyond. it’s cool to see how much this community has grown and to meet so
many awesome people who care about the stuff I care about