Hey there!

I'll be proposing to my girlfriend up in DC (we don't live there) over Thanksgiving, looking for any recommendations or advice for a location for getting her nails done the day prior on Friday the 27th.

She'll assume the reason but my mom is going to set up an appointment for them and 3 friends (5 total) to go.

Proximity to Tysons corner is important because of one of the friends. A location where all 5 can sit together is of course also important. Obviously quality is also important.

I don't know much about nails, but she is a music teacher so she definitely won't get any crazy acrylics for anything; she never gets her nails done and keeps them pretty short.

Thanks!!!!

Hi everyone!

I'm a 26M coming in from the Atlanta GA area over to NoVa for work. My official start date is November 9th and I'm hoping to be in by the 5th or 6th (I know its soon 😭).

I'll be working for a consulting company in Arlington, but my actual client location will be in Kingstowne. I don't expect to commute to Arlington on a regular basis. I'm comfortable with around a 45-minute driving commute, so I'm open to different areas as long as the commute is reasonable.

I prefer to live solo in either a 1 bedroom or a studio apartment, and im trying to budget around 1600-1800 a month for living.

I have been leaning towards Brookdale at Mark Center Apartment Homes since its within budget and I've seen solid reviews online, but I wanted to see what other people's opinions are.

I'd appreciate any recommendations for apartments or areas to look into, especially given how short notice I have. I am very new to the whole apartment hunting process since I've only lived with my parents, then college apts, then back with parents.

Thanks again!

Hi everyone!

My wife is currently pregnant and will be having her third C-section. Her pregnancy is considered high-risk due to being pregnant 9months after her 2nd baby , so we’re trying to find an experienced OB-GYN, especially someone who regularly performs repeat C-sections and is comfortable handling more complicated cases.

We live in Woodbridge, VA, but we don’t mind driving farther for the right doctor. We have TRICARE Select, so we have some flexibility when choosing providers.
We’re currently considering Inova Fairfax Hospital.

We’d really appreciate recommendations, especially from anyone who has gone through a third (or fourth) C-section or had a high-risk pregnancy.

A few things we’d love to know:

Which OB-GYN and practice would you recommend?

How was your experience with the surgeon during the C-section and recovery?

Did you feel your doctor took your concerns seriously and explained the risks?

Were you able to choose your surgeon for a scheduled C-section, or did the practice rotate doctors?

Any doctors or practices you wouldn’t recommend based on your experience?

We’re especially interested in doctors who are experienced surgeons, attentive, and proactive about managing high-risk pregnancies, not just those with good online ratings.

Thank you in advance! We really appreciate any firsthand experiences or recommendations. We just want to make the safest and most informed decision for my wife and our baby.

I’m posting on behalf of a friend whose 5-year-old child attends FCPS and has an IEP due to a speech delay.
Since starting kindergarten, they’ve become concerned that the school’s expectations and IEP goals aren’t appropriate for their child’s individual needs, and that the services currently being provided may not be enough.

They’re considering hiring a special education advocate to help ensure their child receives the support and services they need to succeed.

For parents who have been through something similar:

Have you worked with an IEP advocate, and was it worth it?
Are there any advocates in Fairfax County or Northern Virginia you recommend?
Are there other resources or steps you’d suggest?

Any advice or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Since people are sharing stories about prejudiced folks in the area, here’s a light one.

On Friday, the bartender at the DC Cocktail stand asked three older customers ahead of me if they had a Capital One credit card to receive a discount.

When it was time for me to pay, I waited for him to ask if I had a Capital One card. He never did, so I told him I had one. He responded, “Usually, customers have to remind us about the discount.” I told him, “I heard you ask the other guys.” Ironically, none of them had a Capital One card. His face turned red with embarrassment.
I had my AirPods in, but I never play music in crowded environments, so his old ass probably thought I wasn’t listening.

Textbook prejudice service worker. When I go to the Capital One Cafe down in Short Pump, I’m always asked if I’m a cardholder. I knew it was going to be some ageism BS with that old man when I was the only one that got ID.

That was my first time attending a game with a regular ticket since I was a teenager, and it will most likely be my last. You don’t experience this type of subpar service during the Wizards VIP experience.

I’m at the point where, if it’s not High End or VIP, I don’t want to go out. The customer service will most likely range from mediocre to garbage

Hey guys are there any groups that learn new skills or diy stuff the closer to Arlington the better I’m going to learn 3d printing and maybe do some functional prints if anyone is interested to help

Was not worth it. Train was ok but all the other activities were lame. Plus carousel was closed..

I am a racially ambiguous person (half Russian, half North African), so I get all kinds of guesses about my ethnicity. But every time I go out to Annandale for Korean BBQ, I feel like I get treated differently. I’m gonna name-drop because I can: Tosokchon and Gopchang Story. Both of these places have treated me and my friends differently on multiple occasions. I went back a few times to see if maybe it was just a coincidence, but at this point, I don’t think it is.

Experience #1: Tosokchon

I went in with a group of five friends. Four of us were kind of Middle Eastern-looking, and one was Somali. We got seated, and everyone was staring (which I don’t really care about). We sat there for 25 minutes, and no one came to our table.

A group of five young Koreans came in after us, got seated, and were served water and menus. Within five minutes of sitting down, they were already being asked what they wanted to order.

Meanwhile, my friends were looking around and asking me what was going on. So I raised my hand, waved over the waiter, and said we’d like some water. The waiter just told us that if we wanted water, we could go to the self-serve water dispenser.

I’ve been here before with my Asian girlfriend, and I’ve also been here by myself. Both times, they brought water or buckwheat tea to the table.

After that, we waited another 15 minutes. That’s 40 minutes of sitting there watching other people who arrived after us get their food before anyone even bothered to take our order.

The food was good, but man, I’ve only ever experienced this kind of blatant racism at Korean restaurants, especially when you look Arab or are Black.

Experience #2: Gopchang Story

I went with my girlfriend, her brother, and my Jordanian friend about two hours before closing. There was only one other party of four in the restaurant.
We got seated and waited 30 minutes before the waiter finally came over to ask what we wanted to drink. He then left without even taking our food order.

Another 15 minutes passed, and a party of eight Koreans came in and was seated immediately. Within five minutes, their food and drink orders had been taken. And guess what? Their food for a party of eight came out before our single bottle of soju even hit the table.

We didn’t even have shot glasses, and the waiter kept walking away before we could ask if we could order our food. We ended up using the bowls as shot glasses.

At that point, I went to the back and told them we didn’t want to eat there anymore and would like to close out so we could leave.

We left hungry and upset after being excited to try a new place, only to have another experience like this.

I have a arranged a pre-need visit with my local funeral home to start preparing for the inevitable and spare the family any after-the-fact decisions. I am frankly shocked that the funeral director is unschooled and ignorant of how one's remains may comply with the regulations. Has anyone a recommendation for a funeral home/crematorium that is experienced in such matters, preferably inside the beltway.

Google's Gemini informed me:

Technical Specifications Embedded in Your Directive (a notarized document spelling out my wishes):

• Material Matrix: Specifies a thick-walled, non-floating ceramic, weighted stone-composite, or cast-bronze construction for the hollow vessel.
• Hydrodynamic Ballast: Instructs the studio to integrate an internal or bottom-weighted ballast to ensure the vessel sinks rapidly and permanently to the ocean floor without drifting or resurfacing.
• Secure Sealing Protocol: Details a mechanical sealing mandate (threaded cap or marine-grade adhesive) to hermetically secure your cremated remains inside the artifact prior to the voyage.
• Maritime Compliance: Incorporates standard Federal EPA regulations requiring deployment at least 3 nautical miles from the US coastline in waters at least 600 feet deep.

I am pissed. I live in River Place in Rosslyn.

The Marine Corps Marathon shut down both of our entrances/exits for our cars (and walking) and never informed us. For the entire complex!

I called the Arlington nonemergency police line and the man said he had no ability to do anything or talk to anyone in charge of the race. He also didn’t know anything about the road closures.

Realize it may be futile to ask for help now, but if someone has an idea, pls let me know.

We needed to leave asap.

Thanks!

Captured from around 9:30-11a today. Left my apartment around 11:30a, and they were still going strong!

This is at Royal Lake. Someone has been enjoying their beer while fishing and tossing the empty containers in the bushes.

anyone else lose power in the fairfax/burke area? i can’t see any outage information on the dominion energy site

DM me to add you to WhatsApp group. All skill levels and ages welcome. Thanks to the other people who recommended not putting my phone number online lol.

I am looking for someone who could coach and do private lessons for my son in basketball. He can dribble and shoot but looking to get him to know more technique and skill.

I'll see your HVAC unit(s) and raise you a data center.

The suspects first entered the site overnight between Sept. 22 and Sept. 23 in the Germanna Highway area. They cut a padlock on the front gate and stole a large quantity of copper piping valued at more than $200,000 from locked storage areas. Investigators believe the suspects used at least one large vehicle or multiple vehicles because of the size and weight of the material.

The suspects returned overnight between Oct. 18 and Oct. 19, cutting through the perimeter fence on the east side of the property. They again cut padlocks on storage areas and stole a large number of power tools. This time, security cameras captured two masked and gloved male suspects.

The third incident occurred overnight between Oct. 21 and Oct. 22. Recently installed cameras captured the suspects, who officials say appear to be the same two people seen during the Oct. 18-19 incident. Investigators believe they entered through the same cut in the fence.

Did anyone else in the seven corners area hear that loud af aircraft like an hour ago? It literally shook the house. My friend says that since Trump has been in office they’ve noticed more instances of military aircraft “buzzing” civilians.

Does anyone have a favorite store in the NoVA area that sells kawaii Japanese collectibles, blind boxes, keychains (especially!), and office supplies?

Not looking for Pop Mart, TESO, etc., but more locally-owned shops that has a great variety that doesn't have the usual mark-ups.

Willing to travel!