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Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
No way, don't do that. Your time will come.
Also there's always the Nats. N-A-T-S, Nats, Nats, Nats!!!!!
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Sebowski
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Ramsay Hunt Experience
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OK, advice time. Earlier in this thread I mentioned that we had moved to Alexandria after my son was born in order to be close to my wife's sister (turns out she's moving to Syracuse) and because I lived in a 200 year old house that probably had about 40 layers of lead paint.
Anyway, that was a disaster. My wife can't stand "commuting" (i.e. riding in the car while I deal with traffic) and she particularly can't stand getting over the bridge into the city.
So we drop our kid off at daycare around Foggy Bottom and then work at 17th and M. My wife has been looking at rentals in Georgetown, Glover Park, Dupont Circle etc. She would prefer a home with some outdoor space and for the neighborhood to be walkable. I'm trying to convince her to expand our search into neighborhoods like Petworth and Mt. Pleasant. I know that @TobiasFunke used to live in Petworth. So I have a few questions.
1. Google commuting estimates from Petworth range from 16 to 45 minutes to Foggy Bottom. Anyone have a sense whether the low end number is realistic?
2. My wife has anxiety is super sensitive to crime. Irrationally she never seems to notice when it happened in Georgetown. Is she going to see a boarded up property and freak?
3. For Tobias particularly, how good is the neighborhood for a toddler? Are there parks and playgrounds, etc?
Anyone have any sense of Mt. Pleasant either?
Anyway, that was a disaster. My wife can't stand "commuting" (i.e. riding in the car while I deal with traffic) and she particularly can't stand getting over the bridge into the city.
So we drop our kid off at daycare around Foggy Bottom and then work at 17th and M. My wife has been looking at rentals in Georgetown, Glover Park, Dupont Circle etc. She would prefer a home with some outdoor space and for the neighborhood to be walkable. I'm trying to convince her to expand our search into neighborhoods like Petworth and Mt. Pleasant. I know that @TobiasFunke used to live in Petworth. So I have a few questions.
1. Google commuting estimates from Petworth range from 16 to 45 minutes to Foggy Bottom. Anyone have a sense whether the low end number is realistic?
2. My wife has anxiety is super sensitive to crime. Irrationally she never seems to notice when it happened in Georgetown. Is she going to see a boarded up property and freak?
3. For Tobias particularly, how good is the neighborhood for a toddler? Are there parks and playgrounds, etc?
Anyone have any sense of Mt. Pleasant either?
nittanylion
Footballguy
Would you consider The Palisades?
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
We've looked at it. But I'm not sure we really want to be over $4000/month.
Ideally, what I'd want is 1200+ sq feet, some outdoor space (deck, patio, yard whatever), parking, walkable access to parks (and a grocery would be a bonus) and a reliable 20 to 25 minute max commute to Foggy Bottom.
Obviously, something probably's got to give.
TobiasFunke
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Hey, that @ thing works pretty great. Got the notification immediately.
Obviously I'm happy to tell you anything you need to know about Petworth, here or via PM or email or in person with your wife or whatever. Probably the best thing I can say about it is that my wife and I still live there, and recently changed our long term plans so we can stay for at least another year and maybe up to 3-4 more years, even though we have three kids. We love it that much (also we got our oldest into a good elementary school via the lottery). As you've no doubt identified, it's the perfect (only?) place for something that's in the city that's both walkable and has homes (for under seven figures) with outdoor space. Anyway, on to your questions:
1. The low end commute estimate is somewhat realistic if you're driving. You can access Rock Creek Parkway via Piney Branch Pkwy to Beach Drive. It gets a little crowded turning from Piney Branch onto Beach, and then again where Beach feeds into the Rock Creek by Woodley Park, but once you figure out the best/worst times to leave it's super easy. When we moved we didn't know about the easy Beach Drive access, it's a game-changer.
However if you're not driving you're looking at a 30-45 minute commute to anywhere that's not on the green line.
2. This will be a problem. Petworth is certainly gentrifying or at least becoming an "in" place to live, but it is not close to being gentrified the way most people would define that. Not a lot of boarded-up property, but you're gonna hear about the occasional shooting nearby. My wife freaks out about it too- she's from a small town in upstate NY and the very idea of someone pulling a trigger within a mile of her home messes her up- so I totally understand. I wish I could tell you differently. Obviously it's very easy to keep yourself and your family safe with some common sense decisionmaking, but you're gonna hear a lot more about crime in the area than you did anywhere else you've lived, I'm guessing.
3. This will NOT be a problem. Because of the aforementioned homes with 3+ BR and outdoor space for under seven figures, Petworth is basically Park Slope South. I think they call our remodeled Safeway the "Stroller Safeway." Tons of parks and play space and other toddlers to play with. We have a nice park a block away with jungle gyms and a water park and everything, and it's not even the only park option within an easy walk. And sometimes we don't even make it there because we run into other toddlers on our block and end up just playing in the yard. Also even though it's definitely an urban neighborhood, parking is just easy enough that we can throw the kids in the car and go anywhere and return and park right in front of our home- we actually have a parking spot in the back but we don't bother to use it. Living in a place that feels like the city but also has no parking issues is fantastic. Long story short, it's toddler (and parents of toddler) heaven.
Anyway, I love Petworth, if that wasn't obvious. I've lived in four neighborhoods in my 20 years in DC (Woodley Park, Adams Morgan and Navy Yard), and it's easily my favorite. If you want to meet some other Petworth folks and get a feel for the neighborhood vibe you can come up to the Soldier's Home for Spring Fling on Saturday afternoon. We are doing the funk parade on U so we'll either be there on the early side or not at all, but there will be tons of families with toddlers there.
Don Quixote
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I've finally discovered something worse in the DC area than traffic... trying to find day care.
What do people do around here? Is it mostly nannies/nanny shares? I feel like all that I'm doing is giving people money to get on an interminable wait list.
What do people do around here? Is it mostly nannies/nanny shares? I feel like all that I'm doing is giving people money to get on an interminable wait list.
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Don Quixote
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Yeah, it's been pretty bad. I've been taking alternate routes a lot more often lately. 395 has been backed up even further getting into the city, and the 9th street tunnel has been awful for me getting out of the city (mostly because it seems like 90% of cars cut into the lane to get onto 395 at the last second, leaving suckers like me in line waiting 10 times longer). At least things historically seem lighter beginning after Memorial Day through Labor Day because of vacation schedules.
TobiasFunke
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Most of the people I know do either nanny/nanny share or have a day care that's affiliated with one of the parents' offices. Does your neighborhood have an email listserv or facebook group or anything like that? We get constant messages on ours about people seeking nanny shares, nannies looking for new work, etc.
Don Quixote
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Yeah, that's the route I ended up going. I signed up for the "Old Town Moms" list serv, and I'm sure freak out the moms when they get a reply from a guy. But I think it worked and we found some temporary nanny share-type situation.
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Skipdog77
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I'm headed to DC this weekend with the wife and kids (11 & 9) to catch a Nats game (or two) and do the normal sightseeing.
We are staying in the Navy Yard area, and are planning to walk to the ballgame(s). Any good recommendations for restaurants in that area?
Was also thinking of walking to the National Mall area to hit the Air and Space Museum, Capitol Hill, Monuments, etc. Looks to be about a half hour walk to that area from the hotel. Is that a walkable area, or should we plan on taking the Metro up?
We have good tickets for the Sunday afternoon game, but also thinking of heading over there Saturday evening to see if we can pick up some cheap tix out front before the game. Is that feasible, or should we just get upper deck/bleacher tix at the box office if we decide to do the Saturday game too?
Thanks in advance.
We are staying in the Navy Yard area, and are planning to walk to the ballgame(s). Any good recommendations for restaurants in that area?
Was also thinking of walking to the National Mall area to hit the Air and Space Museum, Capitol Hill, Monuments, etc. Looks to be about a half hour walk to that area from the hotel. Is that a walkable area, or should we plan on taking the Metro up?
We have good tickets for the Sunday afternoon game, but also thinking of heading over there Saturday evening to see if we can pick up some cheap tix out front before the game. Is that feasible, or should we just get upper deck/bleacher tix at the box office if we decide to do the Saturday game too?
Thanks in advance.
Mr. Ected
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Make sure you bring some gear for rain, as there are good chances for rain as we go further into the weekend.
I'm not a fan of SE, especially as you get towards night, others may know it better now. I would plan to take Metro.
dgreen
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It's walkable. It's a neighborhood in transition and still has some areas that haven't been developed that may look a little sketch, but it's fine. Metro, on the weekend, can be a pain. A lot of maintenance going on, so sometimes there are long waits for trains. If you do Metro, just make sure you check when the next train is scheduled so you aren't waiting in a station for 30 minutes. There are some decent free apps and Google maps shows next train info, too.
Anyone know if the Nats still do a section or two of $5 tickets a couple hours before first pitch? That could be an option.
Bring your kids swimsuits. There's a fountain and wading pool at The Yards Park and another fountain at Canal Park in the Navy Yard neighborhood. I assume they'll be functioning on Memorial Day Weekend.
Takorean is a local chain. They serve Korean tacos, if you couldn't figure that out. It's a good, cheaper option. There are other large chains like Potbelly and Five Guys and some smaller ones like Nando's Peri Peri and 100 Montaditos (I liked my one visit there) for other cheaper options.
You can walk (or use the DC Circulator bus) to the Barrack's Row are of Capitol Hill. It's 8th Street SE between Pennsylvania Avenue and 695. A lot of restaurants along that 3 block stretch.
nittanylion can definitely help with steering towards the best restaurants.
Watch out for bikers this weekend.
Swing 51
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Mr. Ected
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Mr. Ected
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For those of you near NoVA with smaller kids, there is an awesome event this weekend called The Delaplane Strawberry Festival. It is in the beautiful Sky Meadows State Park. It is run by a local church, but doesn't scream 'church event.' They have bunches of little games and activities geared mainly for younger kids, hayrides, vendors selling food and other stuff like at a fair. You are charged per vehicle ($25) entering the event, and what we have loved most about it is that once you are inside, you don't have to pay for any of the activities. This makes it great for little kids, because they can redo activities over and over without you having to shell out cash!!
Skipdog77
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Thanks for the info, greatly appreciated. Had no idea the bike rally was this weekend. Could be fun.
Skipdog77
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. That crowd pic is nuts.TobiasFunke
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Great suggestions for far. Couple other things-
If you decide you want Nats tix in advance PM me and I'm happy to get em for you at the season ticket rate.
Like everyone else I defer to @nittanylion for food recs, particularly in a location like Navy Yard where most of the sports are fairly new, but a couple items that might work well for a family with a 9 year old and 11 year old: (1) Ted's Bulletin over on Barracks Row has relatively decent food, a large menu, a festive atmosphere and scratch-made pop tarts that I assume kids that age would love; and (2) there's a fancypants ice cream parlor with weird flavors called Ice Cream Jubilee right by Yards Park. People seem to love it.
If you decide you want Nats tix in advance PM me and I'm happy to get em for you at the season ticket rate.
Like everyone else I defer to @nittanylion for food recs, particularly in a location like Navy Yard where most of the sports are fairly new, but a couple items that might work well for a family with a 9 year old and 11 year old: (1) Ted's Bulletin over on Barracks Row has relatively decent food, a large menu, a festive atmosphere and scratch-made pop tarts that I assume kids that age would love; and (2) there's a fancypants ice cream parlor with weird flavors called Ice Cream Jubilee right by Yards Park. People seem to love it.
Skipdog77
Footballguy
Sunday's game is at 1:30pm, so we would probably stay away from the Mall area and hit the ballpark early that day.
Mr. Ected
Footballguy
Check the timing on it in the morning, not that far of a walk from your hotel, the boys might find it kinda cool!!!
Sunday's game is at 1:30pm, so we would probably stay away from the Mall area and hit the ballpark early that day.
Skipdog77
Footballguy
I'm all about fancypants ice cream parlors.
Ted's Bulletin looks perfect for the kids. And their adult milkshakes look inviting.
Appreciate the offer on the Nat's tix. Saturday will be playing it by ear though, so we likely won't decide if we are going to hit that game until an hour or two before.
Great info, gents. Thank you.
The_Man
Footballguy
Washington Post says, Best New Brewery is ... Ocelot
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/going-out-guide/wp/2016/05/26/local-beer-is-easy-to-find-the-definitive-guide-to-d-c-s-best-breweries/
No one in the area makes IPAs like Ocelot. The Dulles brewery, barely a year old, specializes in well-balanced, West Coast-style IPAs with a terrific amount of malt balanced by tropical juicy hops. Ocelot's IPAs are always nuanced and drinkable, whether we're talking about Home, which is full of piney citrus and mango, or the huge triple IPA Talking Backwards, with its pineapple and orange flavors and dry, bitter finish.
But try not to fall in love with Ocelot's beers, because the owners don't like brewing anything more than twice a year. "The craft beer drinker always wants something new and different," brewer Mike McCarthy says. "People are not drinking the same thing over and over." Founder Adrien Widman uses Home — recently on tap as a "reissue" — as an example: "If we had Home full time, you'd get tired of it ... you'd drink it less and less. If you get it twice a year, you'll drink the s--- out of it."
I have got to get there. Congrats!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/going-out-guide/wp/2016/05/26/local-beer-is-easy-to-find-the-definitive-guide-to-d-c-s-best-breweries/
No one in the area makes IPAs like Ocelot. The Dulles brewery, barely a year old, specializes in well-balanced, West Coast-style IPAs with a terrific amount of malt balanced by tropical juicy hops. Ocelot's IPAs are always nuanced and drinkable, whether we're talking about Home, which is full of piney citrus and mango, or the huge triple IPA Talking Backwards, with its pineapple and orange flavors and dry, bitter finish.
But try not to fall in love with Ocelot's beers, because the owners don't like brewing anything more than twice a year. "The craft beer drinker always wants something new and different," brewer Mike McCarthy says. "People are not drinking the same thing over and over." Founder Adrien Widman uses Home — recently on tap as a "reissue" — as an example: "If we had Home full time, you'd get tired of it ... you'd drink it less and less. If you get it twice a year, you'll drink the s--- out of it."
I have got to get there. Congrats!
nittanylion
Footballguy
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Hi Swing! Happy to help, but I won't be able to post for any length of time until late tonight...but I will.
Hi Swing! Happy to help, but I won't be able to post for any length of time until late tonight...but I will.
Sebowski
Footballguy
Awesome stuff, @Sebowski.
Most of the time, I'm glad I don't drink. But, sometimes I wish I did drink a little so I could enjoy a trip to a place like Ocelot.
That's my brother there. One of the many things I like about the beer world is no need for pc stuff. T Shirts, beards, and curse words a plenty.
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
Dexter Manley lives there. Met him a few times. Sans the engineer they have a really great staff.
Swing 51
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Apple Jack
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Founding Farmers review: Zero stars for the mega-popular D.C. eatery
NO STARS | The schtick is admirable; the cooking isn’t. Thank goodness for the bar.
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Apple Jack
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My old lot is gone. Parking suggestions for late arriving packed game?
dgreen
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http://dcist.com/2016/06/meet_your_new_robot_overlord.php
National Harbor has a driverless shuttle/taxi.
National Harbor has a driverless shuttle/taxi.
Apple Jack
Footballguy
For the record, suspend any and all plans to drive to Nats games until further notice unless you have permit parking. What a horror show.
dgreen
Footballguy
TobiasFunke
Footballguy
Another delightful trip down memory lane courtesy of Steinberg: inspired by Michael A. Taylor's error last night, it's the top ten impossible to believe DC sports losses in recent memory.
The idea seems to be not heartbreaking, soul-crushing near miss type losses (no Nats 2012 Game 5 or the 2015 Caps-Rangers debacle), but crazy, bone-headed "I can't believe that just happened" regular season losses. And now that I've described it I bet Wiz fans already know what #1 is.
The idea seems to be not heartbreaking, soul-crushing near miss type losses (no Nats 2012 Game 5 or the 2015 Caps-Rangers debacle), but crazy, bone-headed "I can't believe that just happened" regular season losses. And now that I've described it I bet Wiz fans already know what #1 is.
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