What's in and out in D.C. for 2025
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Jayden Daniels (left) and Alex Ovechkin. Photo: Timothy Nwachukwu (left), Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images
Some things never change in Washington — stand right, walk left, the tourists that don't get it — but there's a lot that shifts year over year.
Here's what's out with 2024, in with 2025.
✅ IN/OUT LIST ❌
Out: Alex Ovechkin / In: Jayden Daniels
Out: WFH / In: Office 8am-6pm
Out: First lady / In: First buddy
Out: Phones in schools / In: Apartments in schools
Out: Potomac Yard / In: Cap One glow-up
Out: Stumpy (RIP) / In: Bao Li & Qing Bao
Out: Shaw / In: Union Market
Out: Wizards games / In: Spirit matches
Out: Trayon White / In: Trayon White / Out: Trayon White?
Out: Freaking out over bike lanes / In: Freaking out over mopeds
Out: I-71 smokeshops / In: Medical dispensaries
Out: Dirty martinis / In: Dirty sodas
Out: Map Daddy / In: Transit Daddy
Out: Foxtrot / In: Tatte-fication
Out: Celebrity chefs / In: Celebrity restaurateurs
Out: Faux speakeasies / In: Bars with phone bans
Out: Harris-Walz camo hat / In: Matthew McConaughey Commanders hat
Out: Loud bars / In: Listening bars
Out: Tunnel Girl / In: Estate sale influencer
Out: Political Pattie's Bar / In: Political Pattie's SuperPAC
Out: Tipping in restaurants / In: Tipping everywhere else
Out: Finding love on TV / In: Finding love on Facebook