Erin Palmer
@erinpalmerdc.bsky.social
Parent to 3 Monsters and 🍕. Doing neighborhood things in Takoma DC. “Lesser known politico” and Mayor of Spookyville. she/her
Will from Marty’s Food & Catering is a great friend to our community. You may know him from Spookyville or the ANC 4B Tenant Resource Fair. His food is fantastic, and he's serving free meals across DC. If you’d like to support, your donation helps fill bellies and strengthen community.
November 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Will from Marty’s Food & Catering is a great friend to our community. You may know him from Spookyville or the ANC 4B Tenant Resource Fair. His food is fantastic, and he's serving free meals across DC. If you’d like to support, your donation helps fill bellies and strengthen community.
Come share food and community at a FREE Community Meal & Potluck on Sat, Dec 20 (12–2 pm) at Seeker’s Church (276 Carroll St NW)! Enjoy a hot lunch from Marty’s Food & Catering, and bring drinks/desserts if you’d like. We can host many but space isn’t unlimited, so please RSVP to hold your spot.
November 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Come share food and community at a FREE Community Meal & Potluck on Sat, Dec 20 (12–2 pm) at Seeker’s Church (276 Carroll St NW)! Enjoy a hot lunch from Marty’s Food & Catering, and bring drinks/desserts if you’d like. We can host many but space isn’t unlimited, so please RSVP to hold your spot.
Best market in DC! Happening until 5 pm.
November 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Best market in DC! Happening until 5 pm.
Whittier Elementary’s Turkey Trot is happening this morning, and it was great to see so many students, families, and staff running, walking, and rolling through the neighborhood! 🦃💛You can still donate nonperishables to support families by dropping them at the school (6201 5th St NW) before 11 am.
November 22, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Whittier Elementary’s Turkey Trot is happening this morning, and it was great to see so many students, families, and staff running, walking, and rolling through the neighborhood! 🦃💛You can still donate nonperishables to support families by dropping them at the school (6201 5th St NW) before 11 am.
Canned Comedy is good, funny, and with a purpose. Let’s feed our neighbors! But also, Arzoo is just awesome. 😍😍😍
November 17, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Canned Comedy is good, funny, and with a purpose. Let’s feed our neighbors! But also, Arzoo is just awesome. 😍😍😍
I was able to attend today’s DC Office of Planning workshop on the next Comprehensive Plan, DC 2050. Expressed my support for housing, especially around Metro and bus routes. And made my repeat pitch that this plan should expressly target high schoolers for engagement - it’s their future!
November 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I was able to attend today’s DC Office of Planning workshop on the next Comprehensive Plan, DC 2050. Expressed my support for housing, especially around Metro and bus routes. And made my repeat pitch that this plan should expressly target high schoolers for engagement - it’s their future!
Takoma Elementary School's PTO is collecting toiletries & non-perishable food for the school’s Food Pantry! Please donate items like shampoo, soap, lotion, toothpaste & deodorant. 💙 Donate in person (7010 Piney Branch Rd, NW, M-F 8am-6pm) or via Amazon: shorturl.at/0lZVt
November 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Takoma Elementary School's PTO is collecting toiletries & non-perishable food for the school’s Food Pantry! Please donate items like shampoo, soap, lotion, toothpaste & deodorant. 💙 Donate in person (7010 Piney Branch Rd, NW, M-F 8am-6pm) or via Amazon: shorturl.at/0lZVt
Join Takoma neighbors on Friday, December 5 (5-7 PM) for a family-friendly service event making trail mix for Martha’s Table. Bring ingredients and/or pantry staples. We'll provide the pizza & drinks! RSVP for location near Takoma Metro: rebrand.ly/TrailMixDec2025.
November 12, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Join Takoma neighbors on Friday, December 5 (5-7 PM) for a family-friendly service event making trail mix for Martha’s Table. Bring ingredients and/or pantry staples. We'll provide the pizza & drinks! RSVP for location near Takoma Metro: rebrand.ly/TrailMixDec2025.
Let’s give thanks and give back! Join our annual Thanksgiving Adopt-a-Block Community Cleanup:
🗓️Thurs, Nov 27
⏰10 AM
📍Takoma Elementary (7010 Piney Branch Rd NW)
All supplies, snacks & water provided. Support local faves after cleanup + on Small Business Saturday (Nov 29): mainstreettakoma.org.
🗓️Thurs, Nov 27
⏰10 AM
📍Takoma Elementary (7010 Piney Branch Rd NW)
All supplies, snacks & water provided. Support local faves after cleanup + on Small Business Saturday (Nov 29): mainstreettakoma.org.
November 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Let’s give thanks and give back! Join our annual Thanksgiving Adopt-a-Block Community Cleanup:
🗓️Thurs, Nov 27
⏰10 AM
📍Takoma Elementary (7010 Piney Branch Rd NW)
All supplies, snacks & water provided. Support local faves after cleanup + on Small Business Saturday (Nov 29): mainstreettakoma.org.
🗓️Thurs, Nov 27
⏰10 AM
📍Takoma Elementary (7010 Piney Branch Rd NW)
All supplies, snacks & water provided. Support local faves after cleanup + on Small Business Saturday (Nov 29): mainstreettakoma.org.
We’re having a blast at today’s Logan Flea at Barrel House. Littlest Monster is here as Quality Decants (affordable high end cologne and perfume samples) and District Drip clothing resale.
November 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
We’re having a blast at today’s Logan Flea at Barrel House. Littlest Monster is here as Quality Decants (affordable high end cologne and perfume samples) and District Drip clothing resale.
Love to show some post-Halloween love to the neighborhood! 6 volunteers; 11 bags of litter collected. Plus - I had a great convo with someone passing by who said they love and want to move to the area.
November 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Love to show some post-Halloween love to the neighborhood! 6 volunteers; 11 bags of litter collected. Plus - I had a great convo with someone passing by who said they love and want to move to the area.
🍂Join neighbors for our monthly Takoma Adopt-a-Block Cleanup this Sat, Nov 1 at 10 am! We'll meet at Van Buren & Piney Branch NW (by Safeway) to pick up litter, share 311 tips & talk neighborhood resources. Kids welcome + snacks provided. If you're up for it stay after to help pack up Spookyville!
October 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
🍂Join neighbors for our monthly Takoma Adopt-a-Block Cleanup this Sat, Nov 1 at 10 am! We'll meet at Van Buren & Piney Branch NW (by Safeway) to pick up litter, share 311 tips & talk neighborhood resources. Kids welcome + snacks provided. If you're up for it stay after to help pack up Spookyville!
We'd still benefit from a few more volunteers. Want to sell Trick-Or-Treasure Raffle tickets or support our No Tricks, Just Treats! baking contest, or support another great activity. Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F....
Come for the fun. Stay for the scares.
Come for the fun. Stay for the scares.
October 22, 2025 at 11:50 PM
We'd still benefit from a few more volunteers. Want to sell Trick-Or-Treasure Raffle tickets or support our No Tricks, Just Treats! baking contest, or support another great activity. Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F....
Come for the fun. Stay for the scares.
Come for the fun. Stay for the scares.
And if you're into the scarier scene, join us later in the evening for the Haunted Alley Walk and Terrifying Tunnel, provided with jumpscare support thanks to Free DC's Ward 4 volunteers. There's so much good stuff, but also hundreds of your best neighbors. Join us! www.spookyville-hauntedalley.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:50 PM
And if you're into the scarier scene, join us later in the evening for the Haunted Alley Walk and Terrifying Tunnel, provided with jumpscare support thanks to Free DC's Ward 4 volunteers. There's so much good stuff, but also hundreds of your best neighbors. Join us! www.spookyville-hauntedalley.com
Our Headliner, local Vibes & A Guitar, and our Deadly DJ will keep the beats hauntingly good all night long. Local fave Takoma Station is providing a freaky fish fry - FREE while supplies last. And the Trick-Or-Treasure Raffle boasts prizes from local faves like Peach Cobbler and Wings on Deck.
October 22, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Our Headliner, local Vibes & A Guitar, and our Deadly DJ will keep the beats hauntingly good all night long. Local fave Takoma Station is providing a freaky fish fry - FREE while supplies last. And the Trick-Or-Treasure Raffle boasts prizes from local faves like Peach Cobbler and Wings on Deck.
Our favorite DC beauty queen will be hosting a PET-rifying PAWS-play Competition, we'll enjoy S'mores with Girl Scout Troop 42219 & scary stories by @peoplesbooktakoma.com, and we'll feast on tasty delights as part of our No Tricks, Just Treats! baking contest - with amazing local celebrity judges.
October 22, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Our favorite DC beauty queen will be hosting a PET-rifying PAWS-play Competition, we'll enjoy S'mores with Girl Scout Troop 42219 & scary stories by @peoplesbooktakoma.com, and we'll feast on tasty delights as part of our No Tricks, Just Treats! baking contest - with amazing local celebrity judges.
Check out our spook-tacular lineup for THIS Friday's Spookyville: Haunted Alley - www.spookyville-hauntedalley.com. We'll start the evening with the Trick-Or-Treat Trail, Mystical Crafts with Merry Pin, Madame J's Fortune Telling, a Ghostly Chalkscape with neighbors, and Twilight Temporary Tattoos.
October 22, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Check out our spook-tacular lineup for THIS Friday's Spookyville: Haunted Alley - www.spookyville-hauntedalley.com. We'll start the evening with the Trick-Or-Treat Trail, Mystical Crafts with Merry Pin, Madame J's Fortune Telling, a Ghostly Chalkscape with neighbors, and Twilight Temporary Tattoos.
We had a great Spooktacular! Takoma Community Cleanup. 12 volunteers activated, 12 bags of litter collected, lots of DDOT detritus cleared, and Sidewalk Library stocked with books and staples + enjoyed beautiful blooms and butterflies, S’mores kits, and good company.
October 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
We had a great Spooktacular! Takoma Community Cleanup. 12 volunteers activated, 12 bags of litter collected, lots of DDOT detritus cleared, and Sidewalk Library stocked with books and staples + enjoyed beautiful blooms and butterflies, S’mores kits, and good company.
We did indeed put our broomsticks to work at today’s cleanup in preparation for Spookyville: Haunted Alley. We’re all prepped for the magic to begin! Special thanks to neighbors who joined, including a Coolidge HS student and those heading to protest afterward!
October 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
We did indeed put our broomsticks to work at today’s cleanup in preparation for Spookyville: Haunted Alley. We’re all prepped for the magic to begin! Special thanks to neighbors who joined, including a Coolidge HS student and those heading to protest afterward!
I’m so ✨honored✨ to be named Best Lawyer + Editor’s Choice: Best Community Ally in the @washblade.bsky.social Best of LGBTQ DC Awards!🏳️🌈 Grateful for the love + joy of @teamrayceen.bsky.social and always inspired by Chase Strangio and his tireless advocacy. www.washingtonblade.com/2025/10/16/b...
October 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I’m so ✨honored✨ to be named Best Lawyer + Editor’s Choice: Best Community Ally in the @washblade.bsky.social Best of LGBTQ DC Awards!🏳️🌈 Grateful for the love + joy of @teamrayceen.bsky.social and always inspired by Chase Strangio and his tireless advocacy. www.washingtonblade.com/2025/10/16/b...
Think your treats can take the cake?🎃 Enter the No Tricks, Just Treats Baking Contest at Spookyville: Haunted Alley! Sign up by Oct 17 + bring your treats Oct 24 for judging by Daniela Galarza (WaPo), Cornelia Poku (The 51st) + a surprise guest. More: www.spookyville-hauntedalley.com/event-detail...
October 14, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Think your treats can take the cake?🎃 Enter the No Tricks, Just Treats Baking Contest at Spookyville: Haunted Alley! Sign up by Oct 17 + bring your treats Oct 24 for judging by Daniela Galarza (WaPo), Cornelia Poku (The 51st) + a surprise guest. More: www.spookyville-hauntedalley.com/event-detail...
It’s a beautiful evening to begin Spooky(vile) season with Jackie’s pop-up Spooktique. Swing by 525 Van Buren St NW before dark to swap or pick up a new-to-you costume.
October 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
It’s a beautiful evening to begin Spooky(vile) season with Jackie’s pop-up Spooktique. Swing by 525 Van Buren St NW before dark to swap or pick up a new-to-you costume.
Spooky(ville) season is here! 👻 Join neighbors Thurs, Oct 9 (4pm–dusk) at 525 Van Buren St NW for Jackie’s Spooktique, a costume swap pop-up kicking off Spookyville: Haunted Alley. Find a new look, sip cider & donuts, and enjoy some spooky fun! More: www.spookyville-hauntedalley.com/event-detail....
October 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Spooky(ville) season is here! 👻 Join neighbors Thurs, Oct 9 (4pm–dusk) at 525 Van Buren St NW for Jackie’s Spooktique, a costume swap pop-up kicking off Spookyville: Haunted Alley. Find a new look, sip cider & donuts, and enjoy some spooky fun! More: www.spookyville-hauntedalley.com/event-detail....
What an 💫amazing💫 day tabling at the Takoma Park Street Festival as Clean Takoma. I got 1,000+ insightful and interesting responses to questions about litter and cleanups, gave trash pickers and reusable gloves to dozens of budding cleanup activists, and chatted with so many neighbors.💚🚮
October 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
What an 💫amazing💫 day tabling at the Takoma Park Street Festival as Clean Takoma. I got 1,000+ insightful and interesting responses to questions about litter and cleanups, gave trash pickers and reusable gloves to dozens of budding cleanup activists, and chatted with so many neighbors.💚🚮
What a great community cleanup today in Takoma! 12 neighbors, 10 bags of litter, and lots of great conversations. We distributed some red cards, talked about Spookyville: Haunted Alley, and planned for future cleanups.
October 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
What a great community cleanup today in Takoma! 12 neighbors, 10 bags of litter, and lots of great conversations. We distributed some red cards, talked about Spookyville: Haunted Alley, and planned for future cleanups.