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Location: 8th & I Street, NE (Union Station/H Street) Time: Day Time (9:30am-3:30pm) Yesterday I was walking home from work wearing a plain unisex crewneck t-shirt, and I was in a good mood. An elderly gentleman walking the opposite direction smiled at me and I prepared to say hi, as exchanging greetings with strangers is common and […]

I was on my way home from Thanksgiving in New York with my family. My train got into Union Station a little late, so I decided to take a cab so that I could get home quickly without having to drag my luggage through the Metro. After waiting in the taxi line for 10 minutes […]

I was at an event for work near Union Station and needed to stop somewhere to send a few emails, so I bought a drink and set up at a table in the lower level food court (across from the Greek food vendor.)A man who was waiting for his order asked me if he could […]

I took the red line back home to Union Station where my car was parked to drive home for the evening.  I had just finished up a wonderful dinner with some lovely lady friends of mine, who gather to discuss women’s issues in a group called “Feminists Unmodified.”  I was walking under the awning in […]

I was taking taking the metro home from a concert alone late on a Sunday night it was about 11:30pm when I walked to the Union Station platform and trying to find a bench to sit on for the 20 minute train wait. When I finally found the side of a bench not full of […]