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Steve, thanks for another fantastic ride!

I think it's time to thank SteveO for sharing cool valve caps one more time. Thank you, SteveO! I enjoy the silver ones you shared.

Thank you tons, Rumi and Millie! I enjoyed this game very much. And it will be an honor to have an artwork by you, Millie.

Dear Immigrants Heritage Pointless Prize players,

The 2022 Freezing Saddles is over. I believe you have rested a bit since last Saturday. So now it is time to announce the Immigrants Heritage...

Sorry for the typo, Casey! And thank you for asking to clarify. We will meet at the end of Commonwealth Avenue.

Fellow bikers in Alexandria! Boomer and I are hosting a convoy riding out to Falls Church. The wheels will roll from the South Four Mile Run Park entrance (after the baseball fields) on Mt Vernon Ave...

Ah! So, that was a fake stained window. Thanks for telling, Mtansil.

3/19/2022 - Beauty Prize
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I hope that for a second you thought you were looking through a Ferris wheel

Cate, I think you are not late. The final submission can be done today. Here is a quote, "Good news: You will have until the end of 20 MARCH to submit your final photo in the forum."

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New2Me "Under One's Breath" by Alma Selmovic at 7200 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814
photos from two more angles are on my Strava feed

Cool! It's a #coffeeride too.

3/18/2022 - Cool house
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A cool house I found on my ride today was this one with stained window glasses.

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This restaurant attracted my attention with its bright and colorful lights when I passed it today. Shinwari is the Pashtun restaurant started by a tribe living in the northern areas of...

3/17/2022 - Ugly House
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When capricious whims of Mtansil and rumipumi want to see ugly houses. :D
P.S. I noticed this sign a couple of days ago on my way back from the comic book store.

3/16/2022 - Arts&Craft
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This house owner has a unique vision for arts&craft architecture style.

3/15/2022 - Mid-century modern
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Large windows and interior design based on functionality characterize Mid-century modern architecture. Unfortunately, we can't see the interior of this house....

Their naan must be delicious! I loved when my parents took me and my siblings to the country on the weekends. Our aunt would bake fresh bread for us in tamdyr. Tamdyr is tandoor in my native Turkmen...

I showed photos of those ladies to her, and she loved them. :)

3/14/2022 - Painted Ladies
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There are so many painted ladies in Old Town. I took a dozen photos and chose the narrowest house in America and two other buildings adjacent to it to post here.
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Thank you, everyone, for your great submissions! We have six more days of 2022 Freezing Saddles left, and the leaders of the Immigrant Heritage Pointless Prize are:

Cathy M - 62
Karen Hass - 52...

3/13/2022 - Brutalist
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Brutalism was generally characterized by its rough, unfinished surfaces, unusual shapes, heavy-looking materials, straight lines, and small windows.
Crystal City Hilton

3/12/2022 - Georgian architecture
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Identifiable features of Georgian architecture are symmetrical forms and stone or brick walls.

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This St. Patrick Day - themed LFL has two decks, lower for kids, and upper for adults. There even were Leprechaun coins on the ground under the library.
6141 Beachway Dr., Falls Church, VA...

3/11/2022 - Comic Book Store
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In Victory Comics store at 586 S Washington St, Falls Church, I found Paper Girls - a comic book about girls delivering newspapers on bikes when an invasion from...

Thank you! I am happy to see different establishments representing immigrants' heritage. So far, we've seen lots of restaurants, some churches, grocery stores, ice cream places, a rug (kilim) store...