Just want to warn everyone that a group of about 3 to 4 teens / young adults were driving around the area today making racist monkey noises and harassing people of color on the street from their car around 3pm or so close to Coolidge High School.

I’m looking online and it seems like the Glade is the only apartment building in walking distance to the shops and restaurants. Are there other apt buildings close to the “downtown”?

Does anyone love their general practitioner (GP) in Takoma Park or Silver Spring?

Just moved to this side of Montgomery County and am looking for someone closer than my previous GP.

Hopefully they give you an easy time with scheduling appointments and getting prescription refills?

The dream is a doctor who’s also good about health at every size.

As I was unloading my trunk this evening, a couple walks by

Her: "Isn't that the car that was a swaying at the park." Him: "It sure is! It sure is."

My sensory processing disorder didn't allow me to connect the dots quite quickly enough to respond appropriately
That's how it can be with AuDHD
Not that it matters

Then, I realized you got into that big, dirty, green truck
The one that was parked where I wanted to park, closer to home
I saw you stop next to me earlier, right in the middle of the busy street
Is that why you were trying to get a closer peek?

Did you see what you wanted to see?
Was it a skewed perception or the true reality?
That's what's piqued my curiousity
The human mind is quite an intriguing thing

Could the smirky smiles and lilt to the voices be a sign that you were alluding to something else?
The autistic in me has difficulty discerning these things
Even at my age, I can be a little naive

Next time you see my car swaying why not stop to say hi
Then you can join in & have a little fun. Both of ya!
Let's see if the music moves you enough to get the car a swaying too!

Or, it could be just me because you see, back in 2009 I took vows of celibacy
Renouncing worldly ways, to serve God in pure bhakti
There was no one else in that car, just me, lil ole me
Serving my divine duty, cleaning while singing

Enjoying my time, jamming out to devotionals
That's right, that's my religious music
I'm grooving & vacuuming, in my own zone minding my own
I'm not causing any harm, yet far too many seem so interested in what I'm doing

As if I, a 52yo woman, ought not have one iota of autonomy

Broad daylight
Public park across the street
Kids playing, shouting, giggling with glee
People walking their dogs, riding bikes, scooters
Joggers too
This is such a lovely spot
I feel somewhat safe here
Beautiful trees, pretty black squirrels
What's not to love?!

I hope you were't implying that I'd be in this environment being a dirty girl, rather than a girl cleaning her dirty car.

I mind my business, keep mostly to myself
Don't cause harm
But I know there are quite a few who want to know
What exactly it is I'm doing
I see them, but then I continue doing my thing & minding my own business

I guess I will have make a decal all bright & bold - easy to read

***"If this car is swaying, my owner is slaying

the dirt that is, kindly mind your biz!"***

If you see me in my little corolla at the park and really must know, just stop and ask me directly. I will tell you. I'm pretty much an open book, so long as I know you don't mean any harm.

That saffron you see me wear on the daily symbolizes purity, sacrifice, and detachment
Detachment is key to contentment!
I must confess, detachment is a bit more difficult some days as I'm going through the worst of perimenopause. LOL!

Alas, I am blessed! I am healthy. I can walk, I can laugh, I can sing, I can dance
I just remind myself, this too shall pass
I digress...

Next time, just stop and say hi, I don't bite

Om Namah Shivay

EDIT TO ADD: I park over there, so I am further away from the houses to enjoy my music while I clean my car. I am trying to be courteous

We were both at a playground in Takoma Park with our daughters before dinnertime. They didn’t really play together, but we had a nice chat.

You: tall, dark hair, t-shirt, shorts, sneakers. Me: tall, dark hair, sweater, jeans.

Playdate sometime - maybe a Monty Python viewing?

Just a heads up.

The only significant parking near the new My Organic Market in Silver Spring is in their parking garage.

You can only enter ( or leave ) the garage from Georgia Avenue North.

Be careful, there is only 1 ramp for both entering and leaving the garage and it isn't very wide.

The new My Organic Market has a beautiful space, wide aisles, and all of the products you would expect to find at other M.O.M. locations.

Went to the Folk Festival for the first time and loved it, already looking forward to next year on Sept 7th

https://www.tpff.org/

Want to share that they're soliciting feedback, which signs implied helps get funding

http://e.tpff.org/survey

Recommend a place to get a Masala Dosa that has nice outdoor seating?

If not that, they are very close and do take-out well?

https://thecinemaholic.com/the-upside-of-unrequited-filming/

Anyone have any other details?

Hi!! I'm moving to Takoma next month from the Dupont Circle area, and was looking to see if anyone had any recs for the new neighborhood! Looking for new go-to restaurants, bars, good third places (besides the library), and if there are any other fun neighborhood events (like the farmers market) or recurring festivals to know about! Looking forward to being part of this neighborhood soon.

My husband and I are looking at some houses in Takoma Park, which are about 1.5 miles from Takoma Station. Google maps suggests using a bus first - the 12, 25, or 17 depending on the precise route. We are a one car family and he will use the car for commuting. I would also likely use the bus as my primary mode of transportation as I don't like driving. How is the bus reliability in general? Is using it as my main mode of transport setting setting up for heartbreak? Would appreciate opinions!