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Six Dettmar @sixdettmar.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I’M AT THE URGENT CARE I’M AT THE TACO BELL I’M AT THE COMBINATION URGENT CARE AND TACO BELL

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Patrick J. Pespas @westofrome.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Welcome to Bluesky. Please familiarize yourself with the following accounts to understand the range of opinions it is acceptable to express

Bases Loaded list of ridiculous names like Bobson Dugnutt

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Patrick J. Pespas @westofrome.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The REAL question is which of the appellants will make the obligatory, doomed grievance runs for Mayor or City Council next year

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Patrick J. Pespas @westofrome.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The good kind of traveling with Natalie

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Patrick J. Pespas @westofrome.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The Ron Howard horse movie, the driest in a long line of Ron Howard based-on-a-true-story movie biscuits

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Patrick J. Pespas @westofrome.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I want to know the data on Double Lovers I want to bring all seven together for a reality show

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Patrick J. Pespas @westofrome.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

If the news is getting you down, remember that soon we will have months and months of Alexandrians passionately defending the Duke Street status quo to savor

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Patrick J. Pespas @westofrome.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Good shop, good people, happy they’re sticking around

We are so excited to announce our new location: 2101B Mt Vernon Ave. We are staying in Del Ray!! Just a few blocks from our last location. More updates soon but we couldn’t wait any longer to share this exciting news with everyone!! #indierecordstore #vinyl #crookedbeatrecords #delrayva #shoplocal

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Patrick J. Pespas @westofrome.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Per their Facebook, the Dog Store is tucking tail and leaving Mt Vernon Ave

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Patrick J. Pespas @westofrome.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Alexandria PSA You need to be on BOTH Rosemont listservs to truly appreciate the full range of Russell Road discourse

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Patrick J. Pespas @westofrome.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Out on the street having the time of my life with my neighbors in the bike lobby. They're all just out of frame, pointing at passing cars and yelling "shame!"

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Kicking and Screaming Quote Bot @kickingquotes.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I'll leave the cable in. You'll get all the Knick games

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Patrick J. Pespas @westofrome.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

The Moopets have withdrawn from the Freedom 250 concert

World's #1 Muppets Tribute Band
The Moopets
Miss Poogy
Kermoot
Roowlf
Janooce
Featuring original 'Muppet Show' cast member FOZZIE BEAR!

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Patrick J. Pespas @westofrome.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

dateline 2026 the Zebra publishes a tonally confused AI cartoon on Braddock Road which foregrounds a headless child riding a bicycle I have read the comments section and yet my spirit remains unflagging

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Patrick J. Pespas @westofrome.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

You know you’ve done good when people start to call you an Urbanist (derogatory, the worst epithet you could possibly imagine)

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Patrick J. Pespas @westofrome.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Del Pepper Community Resource Center coming attractions

Movie poster for VIBES (1988). Cyndi Lauper. Jeff Goldblum. Put Your Hands On Our Hands And Feel The ... VIBES. The psychic comedy that's out of its mind.

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Patrick J. Pespas @westofrome.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Can someone who knows something about Alexandria library politics explain what on earth is happening here

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Patrick J. Pespas @westofrome.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

[emerging vampire-like from a bathtub full of gold bond medicated powder staked with a beach umbrella] summer is here

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Patrick J. Pespas @westofrome.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

The closed doors were in fact transparent, but they revealed decisions I did not agree with

In a follow-up email to The Alexandria Brief on April 15, Wolf-Barnett clarified that the petition's reference to decisions made "behind closed doors" was not intended as an allegation of Open Meetings Act violations. He said the phrase was meant to describe instances where community input appeared to have no discernible effect on board decisions

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Patrick J. Pespas @westofrome.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

It’s legitimately funny that the right has turned “15 minute cities“ into a boogeyman Up there with “ taco trucks on every corner” in the good time threatening Hall of Fame

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Patrick J. Pespas @westofrome.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Who will be live skeeting tonight's City Council forum? (7pm, zoom link in the article)

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Patrick J. Pespas @westofrome.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

OPPONENT OF BRADDOCK ROAD BIKE LANES: [clears throat] first of all let me state that I myself am a bicycle

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Patrick J. Pespas @westofrome.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Buried lead here is that Rome, GA, population 39,000, has *three* Waffle Houses, a remarkable amount of Waffle House per capita Meanwhile Alexandria, population 160,000, lacks a single Waffle House

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Kicking and Screaming Quote Bot @kickingquotes.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

You've never even been to Prague Oh, I've been to Prague Well, I haven't been to Prague been to Prague But I know that thing

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 26/03/2026

Just a guy out walking his turtles.

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Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

further proof that you should never trust AI

ChatGPT Prompt to draw the Cool S. The reply is a weird hexagon with a line across the middle. It looks nothing like an S, cool or otherwise.

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Ryan Belmore @ryanbelmore.com · 26/03/2026

Heads Up: It also appears that Alexandria Federation of Civic Associations will host a candidate forum on April 8 at 7 p.m. at Immanuel Chruch-on-the-Hill.

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Nate Rathjen @rathjen.us · 26/03/2026

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Patrick J. Pespas @westofrome.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Amazing things happening in this week’s Alex Times

Clear the slate, start fresh
To the editor:
At the start of a new year, we may hold
some grudges and remember disagreements
we have had through the prior year. It may
be hard to forget the slights, miscommu-
nications and what we believe others said
about us. But the new year should be a time
to clear the slate and start fresh. In other
words, it may be time to apologize.
For instance, at a holiday party I bumped
into a local politician on the stairs, so I said
hello and reached out to shake his hand. He
refused. When I asked why, he said it was be-
cause I was a ________

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Jinenger, an eccentric, energetic mountain yam, is an unofficial mascot for Shiroi City.

A bug-eyed beige yam mascot poses with raised arms in a hallway in front of a shuttered store.

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Patrick J. Pespas @westofrome.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

[Chappell Roan voice] Safe Braddock Road

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Patrick J. Pespas @westofrome.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Signs for a safe Braddock Road are a good idea but have we considered a viral tik tok dance

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Patrick J. Pespas @westofrome.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Tried the new Commodore bar on Lee St. in Old Town last night and the Chicago-style tavern pizza was solid! They have a good draft list, pool and darts too

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Patrick J. Pespas @westofrome.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

As far as I know the biggest recent development here is the Zebra posting AI Braddock Road cartoons and adding preemptive disclaimers in the comments asking very kindly not to yell at them But I trust Ryan has better sources

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Patrick J. Pespas @westofrome.bsky.social · 18/03/2026