Greater Greater Washington’s second anniversary is just a few hours away! Head over to the upstairs bar at McGinty’s, 911 Ellsworth Drive in Silver Spring, from 6:30-9:30 to meet fellow readers, commenters and contributors.

From the Silver Spring Metro, exit on the south side of Colesville Road. Walk up the hill and turn right on Wayne Avenue. Cut through the Discovery Building’s plaza to Georgia Avenue, then cross Georgia to Ellsworth. The 70, 71, and 79 buses go right to Georgia and Wayne from DC, and there are also the F4/6, J5, Q2, Y5/7/8/9, and Z2/6/8/9/11/13/29 and numerous RideOn buses within a block or two.

David Alpert created Greater Greater Washington in 2008 and was its executive director until 2020. He formerly worked in tech and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco Bay, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He lives with his wife and two children in Dupont Circle.