People want lively neighborhoods until the bars close and the drunks take over. It can get bad enough, U Street Dirt writes, that it can drain away the neighborhood. The post: An Unexpected Journey to Supporting the Moratorium.

Robbery Victim: DC 911 Hung Up On Me…three times! Titan of Trinidad.

There are complaints about the 7th & U Street NW CVS store. The blogger at Bloomingdale says the store can do better. But some commenters offer more tempered views.

A Sad Day for Ballet: A K.C. Loading Dock Scene. WashINKton DC. An art blog.

Funny Story of a Snake and Bunny. Jason’s View from DC

So That’s What They Look Like: Behind the Scenes of WAMU’s Metro Connection. Dumb Things I Have Done Lately.

Kittens love Liam Neeson. Mean Louise. With video. And, yes, they really do like him.

What is unaffordable affordable housing? Arlington Yupette.

Someone new to adulthood writes about Kids. These. Days. Shaunanagins.

If the spring is motivating you to run again, Rock Creek Runner can help.

At first she thought wires were sticking out of her wall. Grad Expectations.

Pablo was not an ordinary cat as far as this neighborhood was concerned. The Hill is Home.

The Angry Bureaucrat looks at the things he does to optimize how he spends his time. There’s a list. Here’s one point: I don’t shave every day – I only shave out of social or professional necessity, which means that I end up shaving only 1.5 times per week instead of 7. Shaving takes about 10 minutes, so over 5 years, I’m saving myself about 235 hours by shaving less often.

The tragedy in Moore, Oklahoma has left me utterly speechless and horrified, writes Wardrobe Oxygen.

DCist has a video has of a woman stunned with a taser at a protest outside the DOJ.

This is an insider account of the plan to “reconstitute” the staff at Cardozo Senior High School. The outcome is explained in the post headline by Washington Teacher: Cardozo Senior High teachers get the axe!

You’re Hailing a Cab, Not Stalking a Mouse. You came back to DC?

Have your tires been slashed/punctured? Frozen Tropics.

Occam’s Razor reviews the new Star Trek movie. He writes: If you have to wait four years between Star Trek movies, you had better get an A+ product, and Abrams delivers.

A special note to our loyal readers. Washington Gardener.

What I’d missed about DC. Chicks Dig Poetry. Ten things.

A tire blowout on the Beltway. Work, Wine and Wheels.

DCOutsider, writes: Yes, how did I get where I am, down and out by most people’s count, such that I suffer from shame at the thought of reunions. Where will I live when I am old, and with whom, in what kind of a situation? But, alas, America is not the caller of shots anymore, no more healthy pensions, but a cannibalized turn.

My review of the new Martha’s Outfitters community thrift in Anacostia. Congress Heights On The Rise

The cute baby with electric hair. My Zacky. Tickle the Pear. Photo.

Blonde with a bullet details her history of “fake.”

City Girl questions the need for parking spaces for expectant mothers. She writes: I shake my head and keep driving every time I see preferred parking spaces for expectant moms. Barring extreme complications, pregnancy is not a disability. Let’s give preferred parking spots to people with health conditions that aren’t a choice!

Reading newspaper comments on the Internet can turn you into an elitist, says Countersignature.

I Drank What tells her story, which begins: I turned 50 in March, and now I am participating in the 2013 Marine Corps Marathon.

Writing Advice: Get on with your point. Nutgraph.

There is a solar power community in DC. If you want to become part of it, read Solar Power in DC.

Princess Sparkle Pony’s Photo Blog tells a wonderful story about Iron Man star, Robert Downey, back in the day.

Are we back in a bubble? Look at the chart. Urban Turf.

There are a lot of bloggers who begin posts with variations of this: Hello poor, neglected blog. But Alice’s Adventures Underground has some real good reasons for this neglect. Told in photos.

Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space considers the impact of the National Harbor casino on DC.

Five New Restaurants to Try Now. Best Bites.

Juxtaexposed has photos from an outing. The pet pictures are especially nice (keep scrolling past the first post).

Who can resist The Three Musketeers? DC Theater Scene. It says this about this production: Three Musketeers clearly knows who it is and where it wants to take the audience. It dares. It makes noise. It transforms a pre-classic text and refocuses the story for a modern audience raised on summer blockbusters and caffeinated drinks. Synetic Theater, Arlington.

Due to sequestration, the National Arboretum will be closed Tuesdays through Thursdays, writes KidFriendly DC.

Life in Pink marked her first Mother’s Day.

Robots Eats Ice Cream makes a list of annoying habits he sees in other people.

All Life is Local fails at captchas

DC Photo Artist takes twilight photos on 14th Street in Columbia Heights. Rich work.

The blogger, Mr. Anthrope, wanted to visit Postal Museum with his dog, but they weren’t allowed in. He writes: Something about dogs’ past with postal workers. You came back to D.C.?

A driver ran a red light, hit me, and fled. Greater Greater Washington.

At $22, the most expensive Manhattan in town. Girl Meets Food.

I Dislike 3D Movies. Stirrup Queens.

About the two new Georgetown hotel bars. Daily Candy.

Decade in Review: Dream vs Present. In Shaw. A look back at a post Mari wrote in 2003.

DC Homelessness Rates Trend Downward, But Still Very High, writes Poverty & Policy.

Have to share this post by Slow Cook, who recently relocated to a farm. It’s about a delivery of some wood. For a post about wood, it’s very informative and there is a Washington connection.

Candy Sandwich writes: Yesterday, I made my way from airport to office in an earnest attempt to stave the jet lag certain to strike, and yesterday, hazy with exhaustion, I discovered that two men with whom I’d shared space for a couple of years had died.

What Makes Me Happy. Peace Love Nicole. A list.