tim_in_dc
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living in mount pleasant i had the raven (and marx & haydee's). adams morgan had asylum. carver langston had jimmy valentines. navy yard has... i haven't found a smallish chill place with basic drinks. i like dacha, trouble bird, and walters. but no super old school places w/in walking distance.🥲
hoo boy this did not age well! after the state dedicated half a billion dollars to improve this track & buy its ip, horse racing establishment essentially killed the triple crown by creating a new tournament that excludes pimlico. huge bait & switch leaving maryland to hold a v large, empty bag.
tim_in_dc@timdc.bsky.social · 5d agosurely gambling will sustain a baseline, but overall i feel like horse racing is dead or dying as a wide-appeal popular interest sport. www.thebanner.com/sports/horse...
a few weeks ago, the fast casual indian restaurant rasa closed in navy yard. i peeked into an open door earlier today and the space has been stripped down to the studs in preparation for converting it into panda express, a large chain (2,600 ww locations) featuring american chinese food.
"well everyone knows the constitution established three separate, co-equal branches of government. what this committee pre-supposes is... maybe it didn't?" senator john eli cash cornyn (probably)
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
a tradition unlike any other— the @nationals.com trading current stars for prospects.🙃
mystics finally looking like they can close out a game with confidence. as of today, they're a playoff team. 😳🏀⛹🏽♀️
what a waste of resources while turning this person's life upside down. smh
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 5d agoBreaking news: Federal prosecutors moved to drop a criminal charge filed against a former Olympian who had been accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial’s reflecting pool, suggesting that the damage was instead due to a rushed installation.
surely gambling will sustain a baseline, but overall i feel like horse racing is dead or dying as a wide-appeal popular interest sport. www.thebanner.com/sports/horse...
Maryland closes deal with 1/ST Racing to buy Preakness name
The purchase comes six weeks after Gov. Wes Moore’s administration first sought to buy the branding — exercising its first right of refusal in matching an offer from racing industry giant Churchill Do...
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while the new long bridge will be a huge boost for rail traffic in and out of dc, the transit project i'm most excited about is in maryland. it's the purple line. kudos to their comms department for making updates so visible.
Purple Line@purplelinemd.bsky.social · 6d agoAs July comes to a close, we’re sharing the latest updates and progress in our June newsletter! Take a look to stay informed about construction updates, business spotlights and ongoing progress. English: https://ow.ly/iAl550ZrZmC Español:https://ow.ly/6EnU50ZrZmB
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they should run the 250 indy race on the beltway. it's already set up for driving really fast. plus it has a lot of mostly straight parts. do one big lap around, open that puppy back up. done. minimal to no impact in dc.
fil is asleep on top of my camera bag so i guess no walking outside to take photos at the moment 🐈⬛
more info on the tap99/kilwins lawsuit against jair lynch. also reveals that they've leased part of the old swingers space to taco bell for a taco bell cantina, on half street. www.bizjournals.com/washington/n...
Navy Yard taphouse, ice cream shop close amid landlord dispute over alleged building failures - Washington Business Journal
If you enjoy a beer at Tap99 or a cone at Kilwins near Nats Park, you're out of luck.
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more closures! the bar tap 99 and candy shop kilwins both abruptly closed their locations in navy yard. tap 99's website links to a lawsuit filed by themselves and kilwins against the building developer, jair lynch. what a mess. tap-99.com/docs/Complai...
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wow, burrito brothers closed on capitol hill. i went there in high school! what a loss. really hoping they are able to open elsewhere in dc. but this was always my favorite location!😔
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are they really going to retcon my childhood so optimus *doesn't* die?? youtube.com/watch?v=Otgn...
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so sad to see dos gringos depart in mount pleasant, but looks like there's a new shop in that location. a sandwich place. anyone been? need to visit my old neighborhood soon.🥲
sticky fingers is closing. 🥲 vegan legends in dc. great food, formative memories, wonderful people. glad they were around so long.
the lust to punish “blue” states as well as Black cities is rabid and devastating to millions of americans.
Catherine Rampell@crampell.bsky.social · 2w agoTrump administration pauses $1 bln in Medicaid payments to California, Minnesota www.reuters.com/world/us-hea...
state violence has always been a huge barrier to a free society -- but homan and others are making explicit that we are NOT TO BE FREE if they can help it. we oppose them, still.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoHoman on people getting killed by ICE: "It comes down to one simple fact -- these people failed to comply with law enforcement ... all they had to do is comply. If they did, they'd be alive today."
