
America’s Mayors Should Take Marion Barry as a Model. Seriously.
The former D.C. mayor’s pioneering efforts to provide jobs, affordable housing, and food security deserve to be remembered long after the jokes about his drug use have grown stale.

FACTS!Only those in the District will appreciate that sentiment. Everyone else just wants to believe he was a crackhead.
I watched the documentary about him and how he changed things for blacks in D.C and was loved no matter his blunders.
He was really for the people,made sure more blacks were hired than anyone in officer before him.
RIP to Marion Barry
Now that is a honkeyfied my hands after throwing rocks statement if I never heard one.
I'll give you a minute to process that last sentence....
They'll regret it.
They'll regret it.
#TheDistrict!
Theres an argument for Barry as the best and most impactful big city mayor in modern American history. One day he will get a proper studio film on his life and tenure. I hope im still around when that day comes.#TheDistrict!
FOH, burn that bitch down. I’m surprised it’s still open.
If you're going to jump out there like that, at least have good pizza. That shit is mid like the youngins say.
I tried that place once and never went back. We have SOOOO many better pizza options in and around us.We don't play.
A lot of people were on that "there are bigger things to worry about" bullshit.
When you play that hand, they get emboldened and keep upping the disrespect.
This is why Native D.C. folks snap on the colonizers and outsiders coming here complaining. Check that shit at the city line.
If you're going to jump out there like that, at least have good pizza. That shit is mid like the youngins say.
I tried that place once and never went back. We have SOOOO many better pizza options in and around us.
Authentic pies:Top 3?
Authentic pies:
Pete’s, Frankly, and Martha Dear
Honorable mention:
Wise Guys
Sideguys
Timbers
Amy’s
Andy’s
Maryland style:
Stained Glass Pub
Continental
Ledos
Yup completely forgot about Angelico’s. Real good pies. They got good wings as well.Angelico’s is the best I’ve had, way better than Wise Guys or Andy’s. Pizza Boli’s is really good.
I’ll be trying some of the others…
I wonder how many DC Summer Works vets are on this message board?
*Raises Hand*
I was 15 and signed up at 500 C St. Better than sitting in an empty house all day looking at garbage television.
Pizza Boli is straight around here. Them Eritreans be cooking shit up....Yup completely forgot about Angelico’s. Real good pies. They got good wings as well.
For chain pies, I’d do Pizza Bolis before the big 3 (PJ, Dominos, PH). Ledo’s is a strong nod as well.
I too remember the first time walking in to 500 C to do the same. First job was at this church not far from Lincoln Heights ended up producing shows and it's the reason I went on to study fine arts/ communication at HU.*Raises Hand*
I was 15 and signed up at 500 C St. Better than sitting in an empty house all day looking at garbage television.
Pizza Boli is straight around here. Them Eritreans be cooking shit up....
Armand's used to be my spot on Wisconsin Ave close to old Broadcast House 9, there's still one in VA but it don't come close to true Armand's. I'm only writing this cuz you mentioned Ledos which if one is unfamiliar can give 2 totally different experiences (Ledos in Laurel and College Park) are horrible but the joint in VA close to the Strathmore is The Shit (I think they have a copyright issue ongoing or at least they did. If the Ledos doesn't have an apostrophe I wouldn't eat there).
Also in College Park, Pizza Kingdom is The Shit. Fake assed Maryland jumbo slice that's pricey but better than driving all the way to mt pleasant.