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Maggie Downing
@maggiedowning.bsky.social
public space + public history // avid baker // casual cyclist // DC + New England // she/her
Um, what?
November 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I’ve unsubscribed and re-subscribed a couple times in the last few years, but this was the nail in the coffin for me, @washingtonpost.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:00 AM
And here’s the proof!
October 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
He is *extremely* pleased with himself. No sleeping at the foot of the bed tonight, he’s claiming his rightful place on the pillow.
October 23, 2025 at 2:49 AM
No Kings: Pittsfield, MA and Washington, DC
October 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Car free M Street, courtesy of the Ukrainian Embassy.
October 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I have a spinning wheel you can borrow! It is small, like a foot tall, maybe?
September 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Best possible outcome: the neighbor friend carried it upstairs himself! And now my record collection has a proper home with room to grow.
September 21, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Gonna start a rumor that it’s actually Timothee Chalamet in the hoodie and obscured by lights, and not Dylan himself.
September 15, 2025 at 12:54 AM
One of you really seized the day at 15th & K.
September 12, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Well, my pre-show Rilo Kiley playlist feels a little on the nose today.
September 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The federal occupation is loud and annoying
September 4, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Finally found the true purpose of the helmets they serve ice cream in at the ballpark.
September 4, 2025 at 12:24 AM
White van with diplomat plates and what appeared to be guys in camo inside. Parked on Ontario Road, just north of Florida Ave.
August 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM
DC State Fair contest judging day is always one of the best days of my year. This year not a single bite of food was wasted as all the leftovers were shared with both the @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social staff and the unhoused community. Every single person was kind, and grateful.
August 24, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Serendipitous moments that just don’t happen when you’re driving everywhere: running into a friend on the street, witnessing cute moments between strangers, stumbling upon a concert in the park like I did last night.
August 15, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Starting the day with some good news: we’re more than halfway to our first goal for the DC State Fair fundraiser!! I am so grateful to everyone who has already donated.
Your gift makes things like the Pie Eating Contest possible.
August 14, 2025 at 11:19 AM
We’re at nearly $1500 after day 1, it would make me so happy to hit $2500 today! Here’s a pic from DC State Fair contest day in 2024. Our volunteer judges are rating compost submissions on criteria including consistency, smell, and moisture level.
Can you make a gift to the DC State Fair today?
August 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Challenge: post your last photo taken in DC to show what a hell-hole it is.
August 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Seriously though, I did encounter some of that terrible graffiti.
August 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Went for a walk at lunch. Look at this terrible, crime ridden city.
August 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Donation made, $51 for @51st.news
August 9, 2025 at 1:38 AM
August 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
August 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Free by Florence + the Machine
July 27, 2025 at 12:06 AM