First, a thank you to Teaism. We love you.

Second, an admonishment to Brasserie Beck— The tone deafness of BB makes me wonder about the employment demographics of upper management at RW’s restaurant group. How white? How male? If you feel like you have to a apologize to your guests for being exposed to the outcry of a community who had just seen a member murdered, and not to the community for their pain.... your priorities look very clear.

https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/food/article/21135695/teaism-other-downtown-dc-restaurants-damaged-in-saturday-night-protests

Curious at what life in DC looks like for different folks from all walks of life? Yours truly is featured.

https://washingtoncitypaper.atavist.com/the-home-front

https://washingtoncitypaper.atavist.com/the-home-front

The District had its highest number of reported hate crimes last year: 204. That’s a year of gay men being beaten, black girls being threatened, transgender women being hurt, synagogues being harassed, Muslims being taunted and a Trump supporter smacked in a restaurant.

Liu, speaking at a forum at the Justice Department last month on combating anti-Semitism, said that sometimes, the odds of conviction are better when they don’t press a hate-crime charge.

But that ignores what hate crimes do to the people who experience them. And it doesn’t make vulnerable people feel like anyone’s got their backs.

Eleanor Holmes Norton: “As you may know, the number of reported hate crimes in the District of Columbia almost doubled between 2016 and 2018. Many of these crimes were targeted at the LGBTQ community, especially transgender individuals. At a recent well-attended community forum, I learned that this community feels it is under siege. I agree,” she wrote. “As you are well aware, it takes only a few prosecutions to create a deterrent effect.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/a-prosecutor-wont-do-her-job-so-bigots-are-getting-away-with-hate-crimes-in-dc/2019/08/22/9d6499c4-c508-11e9-9986-1fb3e4397be4_story.html

Did you hear about my new teaching residence? I’m teaching led group classes at the Eaton — a place whose core values are aligned strongly with my own. Learn more about it here!

https://mic.com/articles/191869/washington-dc-now-has-an-anti-trump-hotel-meet-katherine-lo-the-woman-behind-it

An alternative to to pay day loans.

https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/food/article/21017968/ever-heard-of-a-tanda-inside-dc-restaurant-workers-savings-circles

My favorite DC Brit.

https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/food/article/21002772/a-dc-brit-dined-with-104-strangers-over-10-years-and-wrote-about-it

10 DC Yoga Studios, Gyms Burglarized in Past Month | NBC4 Washington

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/10-Yoga-and-Pilates-Studios-Report-Burglaries-in-Past-Month-387679142.html

I think this is just the absolute best. I love "Nerd Fitness" ... And I'm a fit nerd.

How this ‘Zelda’-playing, ‘Harry Potter’-loving nerd built a loyal fitness community - The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/how-this-zelda-playing-harry-potter-loving-nerd-built-a-loyal-fitness-community/2016/06/20/b95acddc-323b-11e6-8ff7-7b6c1998b7a0_story.html

How a D.C. political novice unseated longtime council member Vincent Orange.

We've largely replaced our council in just 2 years-- as a city, we took ethics and finance seriously enough to make big changes.

Perhaps this is a good model for our Nation's approach to the future?

https://cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/local/dc-politics/how-a-dc-political-novice-unseated-long-time-council-member-vincent-orange/2016/06/15/62d1b74c-331b-11e6-95c0-2a6873031302_story.html

Guys-- can anyone provide some reading on "safe spaces" versus "self segregation"? I see affluent folks participating in things that skirt the law on the regular, under the guise of "gay inclusivity" (using areas without permits, public drinking, etc) and they are mostly white monied men.

I know that we need safe spaces to gather and share common experience, but when does that become detrimentally exclusionary? When does it breed racism, classism, and homonormativiyy?

D.C. No Longer Has a Central Gay Neighborhood. Does That Matter? | Washington City Paper

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/news/article/20781582/dc-no-longer-has-a-central-gay-neighborhood-does-that-matter

Capitol Hill Books Has DC's Most Curmudgeonly Store Owner | Washingtonian

https://www.washingtonian.com/2016/05/27/capitol-hill-books-jim-toole-curmudgeonly-rules-signs/

Sunset. #seaeagle @mroike #washingtondc #lincolnmemorial

Love @[589446207:2048:Seaton]'s humor!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2015/07/16/how-seaton-smith-prepared-to-tape-his-first-comedy-album-at-the-dc-improv/

hm. believing.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-buzz/post/study-dc-singles-are-nations-biggest-boozers/2012/03/14/gIQA2RDlBS_blog.html

This is a great dealie-o.

http://www.bloomspot.com/washington-dc/bikram-yoga-dupont/

Join @[824486826:2048:Kevin Waldorf-Cruz] , Keith Moore (@[100089878602895:2048:Ashtanga Yoga Center, Washington DC] , crossfitter, my teacher) and Christina Lagdameo this Saturday at lululemon athletica Georgetown from 1:30-3:30pm for a mala of surya namaskar. This is a donation based class to benefit the Onadi Siva Trust, which benefits the victims of human trafficking (see video).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1koLraFl1_w

Erica said it best:
"Ugh.
If you would like to contact Mr. Brown's office:
Tel: (202) 724-8032
Fax: (202) 724-8156
Email: kbrown@dccouncil.us

Nicole Streeter
Chief of Staff
(202) 724-8032
nstreeter@dccouncil.us
"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/19/AR2011021904613.html

$40 for 5 classes!

http://washington-dc.freshguide.com/Bikram-Yoga-Dupont-11894540

Color me stoked, friends. Space is available, too!

http://www.rickytranyoga.com/nov-5-7-washington-dc-weekend-immersion.html

We've been calling people bamas since childhood. No race included.

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/39615/who-you-calling-a-bama-people-from-dc-know-bama

This is the best bargain around!

http://bit.ly/washington-dc/deals/stroga

Delightful.

So, for now the plan is:

a) Meet Man
b) Fall in Love
c) Drive to VT, IA, or MA and get hitched
d) Come back to DC

I gotta get to work.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/07/AR2009040702200.html