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Thursday's Most Active Threads by Jeff Steele, last updated: Jun 09, 2023 05:35 PM: The topics with the most engagement yesterday included sharing pronouns, Whitman's graduation postponed, movies we wouldn't show our kids, and envy of other women's husbands.

Wednesday's Most Active Threads by Jeff Steele, last updated: Jun 08, 2023 12:04 PM: Yesterday's topics with the most engagement included the poor air quality in the DC area, grandparents switching airplane seats with children, being married by age 30, and Columbia University and US News and World Report.

Tuesday's Most Active Threads by Jeff Steele, last updated: Jun 07, 2023 11:00 AM: The topics with the most engagement yesterday included parents serving alcohol at school parties, realistic colleges for a specific student, COVID again, and a few less active threads that I briefly mentioned.

Preschool Open House by admin, last updated: Jun 06, 2023 10:42 PM: Join us to take a tour of Spring-Mar Cooperative School and register for the 2023-2024 school year!

Couples Yoga by admin, last updated: Jun 06, 2023 01:47 PM: Come connect with your partner through couples yoga at the Kentlands Mansion! Couples will practice pranayama (breathing techniques) and asana (physical postures) both individually and together. Test your balance, challenge your strength and have fun together! No experience is necessary for this class. Please bring one mat per person and wear comfortable clothing that you can move in. Registration fees are priced per couple. The instructor for this activity is Shannon Phelan.

Monday's Most Active Threads by Jeff Steele, last updated: Jun 06, 2023 11:59 AM: Yesterday's topics with the most engagement included finding a house for $300k, a difficult family trip, another thread about the MCPS lawsuit, and DC's streateries.

Monday's Most Active Threads by Jeff Steele, last updated: Jun 06, 2023 04:34 AM: The topics with the most engagement yesterday included the debt ceiling, a trans girl prohibited from wearing a dress, giving money to a mother-in-law, and finding a bra in a teen son's bedroom.

The Most Active Threads since Friday by Jeff Steele, last updated: Jun 05, 2023 09:34 AM: The topics with the most engagement since my last blog post included maintaining options in college, kicking a dog, is a friendly neighbor a groomer? and the big boom over Washington.

Thursday's Most Active Threads by Jeff Steele, last updated: Jun 04, 2023 05:22 AM: The topics with the most engagement yesterday included talking loudly on the phone in a foreign language, LGBTQIA+ issues, parenting triggers, and Biden's trip and fall.

Avalon on Thursday's Most Active Threads by , last updated: Jun 02, 2023 11:23 AM: "This started a big debate, of which I was very much a part of..." I love this Jeff... thanks for the first hand account.

Capital Book Fest Children's Book Festival by admin, last updated: Jun 03, 2023 06:14 AM: Kick off summer fun in DC with this free event for the entire family! Capital Book Fest is a program sponsored by TCMA (A Drew Company), Carpe Librum, Turning the Page and the DowntownDC BID.

Day Eight FREE All Day Summer Writing Camp by caseycatherinemoore, last updated: Jun 02, 2023 08:53 AM: Day Eight offers two FREE week-long sessions of Writing Camp this summer: July 10th-14th and/or August 7th-11th. The camp day runs from 10 am to 4 pm, and both weeks are based out of the Shepherd Park / Juanita Thornton Library (7420 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.). Field trips and specific dates occur at additional locations. Day Eight writing camps are collaborative, interdisciplinary, and staffed by professional writers and artists. Campers will learn from poets and other artists in workshop-style instruction. In addition to recitation, the writing camp is generative, so the campers will produce many pieces of writing, which they will rehearse at daily open mics! At the end of the week, we invite you to see their incredible work at their end-of-camp showcase.

Day Eight FREE All-Day Summer Writing Camp by caseycatherinemoore, last updated: Jun 02, 2023 08:53 AM: Day Eight offers two FREE week-long sessions of Writing Camp this summer: July 10th-14th and/or August 7th-11th. The camp day runs from 10 am to 4 pm, and both weeks are based out of the Shepherd Park / Juanita Thornton Library (7420 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.). Field trips and specific dates occur at additional locations. Day Eight writing camps are collaborative, interdisciplinary, and staffed by professional writers and artists. Campers will learn from poets and other artists in workshop-style instruction. In addition to recitation, the writing camp is generative, so the campers will produce many pieces of writing, which they will rehearse at daily open mics! At the end of the week, we invite you to see their incredible work at their end-of-camp showcase.

Wednesday's Most Active Threads by Jeff Steele, last updated: Jun 01, 2023 10:32 AM: The topics with the most engagement yesterday included unequal inheritance, petty vents, Open Streets, and poor customer service.

Jeff Steele on Tuesday's Most Active Threads by Jeff Steele, last updated: May 31, 2023 01:16 PM: The other issue with that thread was that the original poster included the name of the school in the title. As a result, there was [...]

Tuesday's Most Active Threads by Jeff Steele, last updated: Jun 01, 2023 07:58 AM: The topics with the most engagement yesterday included nurse practitioners replacing doctors, sharing fruit with neighbors, childhood travel recommendations, and increased homophobia.

Avalon on Tuesday's Most Active Threads by , last updated: May 31, 2023 11:31 AM: Thank you for deleting that thread. I found it so heartwarming that so many people felt it was OK for the teacher to share, I [...]

The Most Active Threads since Friday by Jeff Steele, last updated: May 30, 2023 10:49 AM: The topics with the most engagement since the last blog post include deaths in freak accidents, FCPS teacher raises, affairs, and COVID.

Anon on The Most Active Threads since Friday by , last updated: May 30, 2023 05:36 AM: Started writing a +1 to your last sentence and got riffing, and due to my chronic atypical preference for nuance and long-form writing (both as [...]

Monday's Most Active Threads by Jeff Steele, last updated: May 30, 2023 10:44 AM: Yesterday's topics with the most engagement included beautiful places, private school financial aid, leaving money to kids, and potluck food.