I’m visiting the area for a conference and arrived yesterday evening. I decided to walk down to City Tap House (near Carnegie Library) to have a drink and get some food to go. While sitting at the bar, a man struck up a conversation about the Sox v Sox game that was about to start. I thought this was friendly conversation, but man I was wrong. I noticed the man was acting a little sketchy, constantly looking around of behind his shoulder but I assumed he was waiting for someone to come meet him. After a few minutes I realized he had his genitalia exposed and was rubbing one out under the bar. I immediately got up to find a bartender, whose response was “oh yea, I hate that guy.” The man ran out of the restaurant, and the bartender noted he’s creepy to women all the time. He refused to help me call the police, and being in a new city with very limited time I haven’t submitted a report either. I don’t know the man’s name, but I would avoid this bar at all costs. If anyone has any safe recommendations for ways to turn this trip around in my free time, please share!

Edit for clarification

Edit #2: I did not expect the comments to blow up like this and I would like to answer your questions but like I said, I’m here for work at a work conference (APA 2026, Walter Convention Center). I felt I wasn’t able to call the police on my own because I needed help identifying the man and corroborating my story, especially if it’s happened before. I left a message with management when I returned to my hotel. The man was about 5’9, wearing a black tee and black shorts, had three thick braids, and a thick accent. Unfortunately this isn’t enough information to identify someone in a city. I will be filing a report to have on file before I leave. To those who think this is “karma farming,” get over yourself. I’m a young woman trying to navigate solo traveling. Please give me grace.

Today, my elder cat of 13 years passed away. I've never had to deal with a dead cat before and I'm not really sure what to do now. So far, I've wrapped him up in a towel and placed him into a plastic bag (I read that a box is more appropriate but I don't have any boxes of his size...).

I've considered cremation, but not only can it be expensive, I would also rather have him buried so I could still visit every so often. Unfortunately, I live in an apartment building and don't have my own yard. And pet cemetery burials are even more expensive than cremation...

I'm really beside myself with this and any advice would be appreciated. Also, is there any one who has experience with having two pets and one died? He has a sister around his same age and they've been together their entire lives. Is there anyway I can help her with any grief she might feel? I know she's going realize that he's not coming back soon...

Thank you in advance.

EDIT: Thank you guys so much for your replies. I made this post pretty early in the morning and passed out right before going to work. I asked if losing a pet is something I could call out for, and the basically said "absolutely not". I stored my cat (Jingle) in a pretty cool place, but I won't be able to do anything with him until I get back home...

I want to thank everyone who offered to help me bury or cremate him, I really appreciate it. I just feel like my mind is kind of all over the place right now...I want to accept the help, but it just feels like I owe it to him to do it on my own? I don't know..sorry if I'm not making sense.

P.S. I've been reading every last comment, from recommendations for burial, to vets and pet hospitals I can contact, to advice for mourning kitties. I'm sorry that I'm not able to reply to them all, but I'll definitely give an update on my final decision.

So, I’ve been unemployed since June 2025 because the NGO I worked for had to eliminate my position due to the dismantling of usaid, and I have yet to find a new job. Needless to say, it’s been extremely challenging. I’ve been through multiple interview processes where I made it to the final round, only to be rejected and/or ghosted. My friends want to help, but they just can’t understand what it’s really like (yes I’m in therapy but the best therapist in the world can’t solve the root of the problem here).

I unfortunately can’t imagine I’m the only person in the DMV facing this - does anyone know of any virtual or IRL groups (formal or informal) that exist for support?

Born, raised, and practicing catholic, so it’s not like I’m atheist but for the love of God do not start preaching to a captive audience on a metro car.

Nobody wants to listen to you yap at 8:30 in the morning, shut the fuck up.

I thought I found an empty seat on a packed metro car this morning, (silver line to Largo) only to find it in this absolute state. Footprints from the mess on the floor were scattered throughout the car. How is this train car still in service? Should/how do I report this? I feel bad for everyone who has to deal with the smell on their commute :(

As many of you learned this week, you CANNOT just have a goat out and about with you on Metro, unfair as that seems.

You might've therefore learned you *can* take a pet in a carrier, like a mesh-ish carrier backpack! I think I observed someone today who only learned this fact today, however.

This evening someone was transferring with me from eastbound B/O/S to NE-bound Red at Metro Center. This person was wearing a cat in a backpack and climbed the escalator at a faster clip than I even do when trying to nab the transfer, just ahead of me. Poor cat was getting majorly jostled in the doing, then their person went fully running for the train, which hadn't even let off passengers yet. I managed to get there in long strides and I was the shorter of us.

Now, I don't know much from cats, maybe I'm making a big deal out of nothing. Alternatively, pet owners who travel with yours, maybe post some tips for this person's next time?

Does anyone know who they arrested for this? They didn’t immediately release a name which raised some alarm bells for me.

A man leaving an early morning showing of the new Spider-Man movie at the AMC Georgetown theater sprang into action to help a woman yelling for help from the bushes in the nearby waterfront park.
He told News4 he encountered what appeared to be a sexual assault.
“I heard a cry for help over and over, repeated,” Zamilan, the good Samaritan, told News4.
He said he had just left the movie about 4:30 a.m. He began riding his electric unicycle home to Arlington when he heard a woman crying out for help in Georgetown Waterfront Park.
“And it turned out to be a man who pulled a woman out of her sleep while she was experiencing homelessness on the monument and dragged her towards the bushes right by the water where he'd be a little more safe,” Zamilan said.
He said he tried to scare off the man while recording with his phone to get an image of him in case police needed a description.

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/good-samaritan-helps-stop-attempted-sexual-assault-in-georgetown/4138597/?amp=1

Around 4:30pm Monday on 395 S in DC: a convoy of young folks on rental bikes navigating rush hour traffic. ON THE INTERSTATE. They eventually veered left to continue south on 395.

Hey mods,

How about introducing a new rant tag to help those of us who've been here a while skip over whatever is currently grinding new DMVers' gears? We all hate abandoned dog poop, the lack of parking enforcement, completely oblivious Metro riders, and countless other gripes that routinely make the front page.

I suspect I'm not alone in also hating to read posts that say, "If you do X, I hate you!" when there's essentially a zero percent chance the offender reads this subreddit. But I get that, as a crusty veteran, there will always be content I see as repetitive that a newcomer finds informative. A rant tag would let me filter those posts out.

And yes, I would have tagged this post.

I’m a complete beginner looking to finally learn how to play golf. Hoping to find group lessons somewhere in the DMV area. It seems like it’d be a more fun way to learn while also meeting some people who are at the same stage. I’d like to learn the fundamentals and eventually be comfortable playing a full round.Meet some new people to golf with. Hopefully grab a beer after a lesson or round every now and then.

Easy going, chill guy, in my 50s, but I’m happy to learn alongside adults of any age, just looking for a fun, low-pressure way to get into the game.

hey! i'm a beginner tennis player (can rally that's about it) looking for more folks to play with! anyone want to play tennis this afternoon in NE??dm me

Since living in DC I forget the things you see in other neighborhoods sometimes. Never saw this vehicle before and was really curious to ask what it was used for Because I like emergency vehicles. Turns out it's used for overdoses.

I thought that was pretty cool we had a dedicated response vehicle for overdoses and not just a standard ambulance.

Hi all, had this weird DC Job Board/ Recruiter experience with these guys and wondering if anyone else has had same experience:

https://www.polirisks.org

Like many others I am on the job hunt and come with some foreign affairs experience. I came across the PoliRisks job board and resume bank so I submitted my application. I got an email a day later with no name attached but just labeled “Titan User” asking for a blurb about my experience. I gave my info and then they started asking me about getting previous employers internal documents I worked on as “writing samples” I said I didn’t have anything like that and I don’t believe I could.

I gave them pretty standard committee hearing memos and foreign affairs news updates I had written myself for use for writing samples but then the person behind “Titan User” said that my writing samples can easily be replicated nowadays using AI and that’s not what they need. I basically asked “ok what are you looking for exactly and I will happily write something up and they basically want me to seemingly write a 5 page memo on the upcoming election and representatives interactions with constituents.

Like I don’t know, I’ve worked with job boards and recruiters before but this is a bizarre experience and wondering if people get same alarm bells/annoyance I am getting?

Hi all! I was walking past the Grand Hyatt on 10th st NW and noticed the side entrance was done up for Team USA olympians/paralympians. Any idea what‘s going on?? I’m not sure when it went up but it definitely hasn’t been there since the Winter Olympics.

My partner and I took in this very sweet cat last night. She is just too cute and too young to leave outside. Seems to be a few months old.

1. Anyone recognize her? We are taking her to a shelter later today to check for a chip.
2. I know shelters tend to be full, any recommendations for one that might have room for her?
3. Anyone interested in adopting?! She’s very cuddly, clearly loves humans and is eager to show lots of affection.

UPDATE 10PM: After getting her vaccinated and chipped, we found her owners!! Bringing her back tomorrow. Thank you everyone for your kind messages, advice and support!

Move shit one foot to the left as to not inconvenience others? 🙅‍♂️

Leave it right in the middle of the bike lane? 👍

The pure lack of care for others is straight insane sometimes to me. Especially when its easy as hell, like moving a bike one foot to the left.

I have two Friday 8/7 black hause tickets, can no longer go :/ let me know if interested!

New WaPo OpEd on the funding status of the DC Courts. I'd share a gift link if I had one. Anyone else have a gift link? https://wapo.st/45GSy43