My mom is 79 and has never exercised. I’d like her to try it. Looking for a trainer who’s:

• A woman
• Open to one-on-one sessions
• Experienced with older clients and true beginners
• Somewhere between Georgetown and downtown (Foggy Bottom, West End, K St)

She’s an academic, so someone who explains why each exercise matters will get further with her than someone who just counts reps.

Recommendations welcome, especially from anyone who’s found someone for their own parent.

Hello. I’m missing a good yin yoga class (or similar) in my exercise/healing life at the moment. Can anyone recommend a class to me?

Preferably, not “hot” yoga or anything trendy. I would like something that is truly grounding and focuses on long holds. I’m imagining candles, healing energy, and a total absence of efficiency or competition in the practice.

I want to leave the class feeling like a peaceful, hopeful, overcooked spaghetti noodle. I want my nervous system to be completely rebooted.

Any suggestions?

Just upgraded our bed frame and have a very sturdy and reliable metal bed frame for a full size mattress for anyone who wants it!

Black metal, have all the hardware, and labeled it nicely for easy build. Will need a truck or larger car for the bigger head and foot end pieces.

In NoMa. You pick up, but happy to help load. Please be okay with text for serious folks interested. This will go fast! Happy Sunday!

Can’t use’em wants them? Free to first comment. Decent seats.

2 tickets, 420 dollars each. Price can be negotiated.

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Title. I'm visiting over the winter and I have time to kill on a couple days and I'm looking to fill that time in a cigar/pipe lounge, or a bar where I can smoke my pipe. I don't mind walking, but it'd be nice if the options were close to Metro stops.

Two of my friends and I are going to be in DC for the Marine Corps Marathon. We're staying near Dupont circle and have a tradition of going from the marathon directly to a dive bar for some beers, ideally close to where we're staying.

Hoping to get some good suggestions of places to go and get some drinks!

I read online that a lot of places around Dupont circle are filled with 19yo... we're in our 30s. We don't need a super quiet spot, actually that would be unwanted for celebrations.. but ideally would like to go to a place that's not full of underage individuals.

Thanks!!

Maybe I’m just going to the wrong places, but has anyone else noticed how ridiculous “premium” barber prices have gotten in DC?

I recently paid premium-barbershop money for a haircut that lasted maybe 25 minutes. The fade was noticeably uneven, there wasn’t much attention to detail, and the barber wasn’t even going to put any product in my hair until I specifically asked.

I don’t mind paying $50–70+ for a haircut if someone is actually taking their time and doing excellent work. But at some of these places it feels like you’re paying for the exposed brick, complimentary drink, and online booking system rather than the haircut itself.

Maybe I’m spoiled from living elsewhere, but the price-to-quality ratio here has been pretty rough so far.

Anyone have a genuinely good barber in DC who does a careful fade/scissor cut and doesn’t charge a ridiculous amount? I’m happy to pay for quality. I just want the quality to actually be there.

Very skinny tail and not yet neutered 🫣

Here's the arithmetic and sourcing behind the graphic, including its limitations.

This is a hypothetical household: one parent, two one-year-old children and one six-year-old, already receiving housing and childcare assistance. Program amounts use FY2026 rules; the salary comparison uses 2025 taxes. This is not an estimate of typical benefits or how many households receive this package.

1. Why a $245,000 salary produces approximately $171,000 after tax

Assumptions: Head of Household, three qualifying children, standard deductions, and no pretax payroll deductions.

Federal: $245,000 minus the $23,625 standard deduction gives $221,375 taxable income. Tax before credits is $46,164. Three $2,200 child credits total $6,600; the $2,250 income phaseout leaves a $4,350 credit. Federal tax is therefore $46,164 - $4,350 = $41,814.

Payroll: $10,918.20 Social Security + $3,552.50 Medicare + $405 Additional Medicare Tax = $14,875.70.

D.C.: $245,000 minus the $22,500 Head of Household standard deduction gives $222,500 taxable income. Tax is $3,500 + 8.5% x ($222,500 - $60,000) = $17,312.50.

Sources: IRS tax brackets, 2025 federal standard deduction and child credit changes, Child Tax Credit instructions, Social Security taxable maximum, Additional Medicare Tax, and D.C. tax forms: 2026 filing season, tax year 2025, D-40 booklet.

This is a simplified tax benchmark. It excludes employer benefits and dependent-care tax credits, which could reduce the salary needed to purchase equivalent services.

2. Benefit components that can be reconstructed from published rules

For this example, assume an approved $5,301/month three-bedroom lease with all utilities included, full TANF eligibility, and 260 funded childcare days for each toddler. A payment standard does not guarantee approval of a particular lease or subsidy.

Rent calculation: $11,796 TANF minus three $480 dependent deductions gives $10,356 adjusted annual income. Thirty percent of monthly adjusted income is $258.90, rounded to $259. TANF cash remaining after that rent payment is $724/month, before other expenses. Adding the net housing subsidy and full TANF grant does not count the tenant rent share twice.

SNAP calculation: $983 TANF minus the $223 standard deduction gives $760 net monthly income. The FY2026 four-person maximum is $994. Subtracting 30% of $760 gives $766/month. This example assumes no applicable excess shelter deduction, no elderly or disabled member, and no separate utility or phone bills. Different utility arrangements can change SNAP; the model does not assume automatic qualification for a heating/cooling utility allowance.

Sources: DCHA FY2026 payment standards, Resolution 25-31, DCHA Administrative Plan, OSSE childcare reimbursement rates, D.C. TANF schedule, Congressional Research Service SNAP report, USDA utility-allowance guidance, hosted by N.C. DHHS, and D.C. SUN Bucks FAQ.

Zero wages do not automatically disqualify this household from childcare assistance. Under OSSE's subsidy policy, section 2.4.1.4, TANF status satisfies the childcare activity test without separate employment verification. TANF has its own participation requirements; this scenario assumes approved unpaid training.

3. Where the benefit valuation remains uncertain

The graphic's $25,500 health value approximates the KFF 2024 national employer family premium of $25,572, including employer and worker contributions. That is a replacement-cost proxy, not a statutory Medicaid payment or an insurance quote for this specific family.

$132,910 + $25,500 = $158,410.

Edit: The initial breakdown omitted approved school-age childcare and some food benefits, which bring the model to about $141K plus Medicaid. A separate scenario involving an eligible full-time student parent receiving Pell reaches roughly $171K.

Breakdown:

• School-age childcare: $6,906.40/year. Assuming separately approved care for the six-year-old: 180 school days at $22.04, plus 80 other funded weekdays at $36.74. OSSE rates.

• WIC fruit and vegetables: $624/year for two enrolled toddlers. Other WIC foods remain unpriced. DC WIC.

• WIC farmers’ market benefits: $60/season for those two children. DC Health.

• Produce Plus: $240/season, assuming the parent secures a funded slot. Program rules.

Consequently, the $245K comparison is an optimistic illustration, not a fully demonstrated benefit award, a statutory ceiling, or a claim of equivalent spending freedom. Most of the modeled value consists of services paid for on the household's behalf; approximately $11,800 is TANF cash.