In: Cleveland Park
Residents Are Opposing: Unscrupulous dog-walkers
Because: They scoop poop into other people’s trash cans.
We Say: Is your stoop a better spot?
In: Adams Morgan
Residents Are Opposing: Homeless people and bar-crawl drunks
Because: They pee in alleys.
We Say: Is your stoop a better spot?
In: Thomas Circle
Residents Are Opposing: Tarry sidewalk spots thought to be gum
Because: “We look like a Third World [country] out there.”*
We Say: First in war, first in peace, first in squashed gum.
In: Dupont Circle
Residents Are Opposing: Newspaper vending boxes
Because: They clutter sidewalks.
We Say: Eliminate boxes for Washington Post, Washington Times, Washington Blade, Common Denominator, Bar Stool.
In: Cleveland Park
Residents Are Opposing: Rachel Carson-esque silence
Because: It means crows are dying.
We Say: Yes, of boredom.
*As stated at a community meeting
—Dave Nuttycombe