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Last night around 9PM I was walking from the Mt. Vernon Square Metro to Mass Ave for a friend’s birthday party. It was raining and I thought I could avoid harassers thanks to my umbrella but I should have known better… On 7th and Mass, there is a guy standing on the corner talking on […]

The Red Line has been a mess since the tragic accident in late June. After work, I get on a very packed train. It’s awkward being smashed up against strangers, but for the most part, people are polite and you just sort of grin and bear it. On one ride, I ended up face to […]

We just received a tip from a reader about this post on Prince of Petworth. “This morning around 9:40 a.m. a coworker was walking north on 14th Street near the east side entrance to the CH Metro. As she passed the crowded bus stop at that location a man “sidekicked” her hard in the shin […]

Soooooo… At about 9 pm this past Friday I was walking from the U St area to Woodley Park to go to a friend’s birthday party, and the last leg of the journey was crossing the Duke Ellington Bridge. There was a guy coming from the other direction and he was probably around 18-20 yrs […]

I was waiting for my bus, the 96, by 9th and U and this guy thought it would be funny to throw something at my ass.  I felt it, turned and looked at him. “Excuse me?” “Huh?” “Why did you throw something at me?” “I meant to …(trails off)” “Next time throw your shit into […]