This is a friendly, relaxed list for the Takoma Park neighborhood in Washington DC. Everyone is welcome, but messages should be related to the neighborhood or topics being discussed by residents. Please do not post commercial messages, press releases, or solicitations. New members are moderated to reduce spam. Replies go to the whole list, so be careful of thank you's and me too's that should go to individuals, not the list.

Attachments are automatically removed from postings -- paste info into the body of your message, or if it is long, give a summary and a website link. Similarly, to announce a neighborhood event, send a short paragraph with a phone number or website for more information.

Please identify yourself in your postings. If you are new, mention the street you live on. We like to know who's writing.

History: The list was started in 1997 by Glenn Kowalski. Sharon Villines took over in 2003, when the list had grown to more than 350 subscribers, and transferred the list to YahooGroups where by 2006 it had grown to over 1000 subscribers. In 2009, when it had over 1300 members, Richard Holzsager became co-owner and now serves as moderator.

Closely associated with this list are the neighborhood website, TakomaDC.info and the Takoma DC Neighborhood Association. Neighbors are encouraged to visit the TDCNA website and join the Association.