{"id":3164,"date":"2025-01-01T13:12:34","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T18:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/takomatorch.com\/?p=3164"},"modified":"2026-01-01T00:39:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T05:39:33","slug":"the-official-takoma-torch-2025-in-out-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/takomatorch.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/01\/the-official-takoma-torch-2025-in-out-list\/","title":{"rendered":"The Official Takoma Torch 2025 In\/Out List"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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As the calendar flips to 2025, Takoma Park residents prepare to ditch their 2024 trends like they’re from Ward 6. What\u2019s in? What\u2019s out? What\u2019s somewhere in between but still requires a city council meeting to decide? Fear not, dear reader! We\u2019ve curated the ultimate Takoma Park “In\/Out” list for the year ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2024 was the year of canceling newspaper subscriptions, debating the ethical implications of leaving Twitter, and perfecting your Olympic Australian breakdancing routine. But 2025 promises to usher in a whole new era of highly specific trends that only Takoma Park could dream up. Whether it’s selling your backyard chicken eggs for a massive profit or swapping yard signs for digital holograms that shame your neighbors\u2019 political inaction, this year is sure to keep us guessing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So grab your artisanal hemp notebook, jot down what\u2019s “in,” and promptly judge anyone still clinging to what’s “out.” Welcome to 2025, Takoma Park, where the trends are hyper-local, self-righteous, and always the center of attention. Happy New Year!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OUT<\/strong><\/td>IN<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers<\/td>Amplified Street Preachers<\/td><\/tr>
Building Libraries<\/td>Banning Books<\/td><\/tr>
$18 Burritos<\/td>$19 Burritos<\/td><\/tr>
Canceling Washington Post Subscriptions<\/td>Buying More Crap on Amazon<\/td><\/tr>
COVID<\/td>Polio<\/td><\/tr>
Purple Line 2027<\/td>Purple Line 2028<\/td><\/tr>
Ivy League Education<\/td>PhD in Online Researching<\/td><\/tr>
Hawk Tuah<\/td>Raw Dogging<\/td><\/tr>
Tea Party<\/td>CVT Party<\/td><\/tr>
Missing Middle Housing<\/td>Missing Middle Fingers<\/td><\/tr>
Building Walls<\/td>Gatekeeping<\/td><\/tr>
Tweets<\/td>Skeets<\/td><\/tr>
Blocking Highways Through City<\/td>Blocking Bike Lanes Through City<\/td><\/tr>
Daylight Savings Time<\/td>The Dark Ages<\/td><\/tr>
President Trump<\/td>President Elon<\/td><\/tr>
Tip Screens for Baristas<\/td>Tip Screens for Muralists<\/td><\/tr>
Vibes<\/td>Bribes<\/td><\/tr>
Cyber Trucks<\/td>“I Hate Elon” Bumper Stickers on Teslas<\/td><\/tr>
Brain Worms<\/td>MAGAts<\/td><\/tr>
Public Enemy Christopher Columbus<\/td>Public Hero Luigi Mangione<\/td><\/tr>
MCPS Color Code System<\/td>Marc Elrich Political Gripes on Emergency Text Alert System <\/td><\/tr>
Buy Nothing Groups<\/td>Build Nothing Groups<\/td><\/tr>
Shitting on Amazon<\/td>Shitting on Small Bookstore Owners<\/td><\/tr>
DEI<\/td>DUI<\/td><\/tr>
Fighting on Social Media<\/td>Filing Criminal Charges<\/td><\/tr>
Isreali-Palestinian Conflict<\/td>PEN Listserv<\/td><\/tr>
RFK Jr.<\/td>RFK Stadium<\/td><\/tr>
“Wet Dreams” Mansion Parties<\/td>Drinking Alone in a Rent Controlled Apartment<\/td><\/tr>
Bidenomics<\/td>Trump Pump and Dump<\/td><\/tr>
Overcrowded Schools<\/td>Vacant Hospital Lots<\/td><\/tr>
Killing Spotted Lanternflies<\/td>Getting Angry at a Bee Mascot<\/td><\/tr>
Free-Range Chickens<\/td>Runaway Parade Horses<\/td><\/tr>
Larry Hogan Pretending to be a Democrat<\/td>Larry Hogan Pretending to be MAGA<\/td><\/tr>
Florida Man<\/td>Takoma Man<\/td><\/tr>
Housing Shortage<\/td>Guinness Shortage<\/td><\/tr>
Brat Summer<\/td>Bro Winter<\/td><\/tr>
Cryptocurrency<\/td>Eggs<\/td><\/tr>
K Street Lobbyists<\/td>Maple Avenue Petitioners<\/td><\/tr>
Minor Master Plans<\/td>Squid Games<\/td><\/tr>
32 Votes<\/td>Term Limits<\/td><\/tr>
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As the calendar flips to 2025, Takoma Park residents prepare to ditch their 2024 trends like they’re from Ward 6. What\u2019s in? What\u2019s out? What\u2019s somewhere in between but still requires a city council meeting to decide? Fear not, dear reader! We\u2019ve curated the ultimate Takoma Park “In\/Out” list for the year ahead. 2024 was…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3169,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1815,701,1101,24,970,1130,140,979,141,1262,537,1593,993,640,1351,638,1755,1733,339,702,1267,6,98,93,111,4,1508,1258,435,220,228,1259,1193,1396,1397,67,145,169,171,948,433,1257,1514,829,1340,1278,1753,732,2,733,1094,355,675,974,1383,1100,229,634,266,947,147,714,960,121,1228,1771,1344,719,695,1345,718,716,717,104,164],"class_list":["post-3164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-1815","tag-community-vision-takoma","tag-dc-news","tag-dc-satire","tag-dmv-news","tag-dmv-satire","tag-fake-news","tag-google-news","tag-humor","tag-in-out-list","tag-local-news","tag-local-satire","tag-maryland-news","tag-maryland-satire","tag-moco-news","tag-moco-satire","tag-montgomery-county-news","tag-montgomery-county-satire","tag-netflix","tag-new-hampshire-avenue","tag-new-years","tag-news","tag-political-satire","tag-satire","tag-satirical-news","tag-takoma","tag-takoma-co-op","tag-takoma-dc","tag-takoma-development","tag-takoma-dog-park","tag-takoma-election","tag-takoma-fireworks","tag-takoma-government","tag-takoma-historic-district","tag-takoma-humor","tag-takoma-junction","tag-takoma-junction-development","tag-takoma-library","tag-takoma-library-expansion","tag-takoma-listserv","tag-takoma-metro","tag-takoma-metro-development","tag-takoma-metro-parking","tag-takoma-middle-school","tag-takoma-minor-master-plan","tag-takoma-news","tag-takoma-nimby","tag-takoma-parade","tag-takoma-park","tag-takoma-park-4th-of-july","tag-takoma-park-5k","tag-takoma-park-arborist","tag-takoma-park-bike-lanes","tag-takoma-park-businesses","tag-takoma-park-buy-nothing","tag-takoma-park-childrens-business-fair","tag-takoma-park-city-election","tag-takoma-park-city-manager","tag-takoma-park-co-op","tag-takoma-park-community-center","tag-takoma-park-election","tag-takoma-park-facebook-group","tag-takoma-park-fireworks","tag-takoma-park-historic-district","tag-takoma-park-houses","tag-takoma-park-humor","tag-takoma-park-minor-master-plan","tag-takoma-park-news","tag-takoma-park-police","tag-takoma-park-property-tax","tag-takoma-park-satire","tag-takoma-satire","tag-takoma-satirical-news","tag-takoma-torch","tag-takomatorch","wpcat-1-id"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/takomatorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025.png?fit=940%2C788&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paPZSG-P2","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/takomatorch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/takomatorch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/takomatorch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/takomatorch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/takomatorch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3164"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/takomatorch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3472,"href":"https:\/\/takomatorch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3164\/revisions\/3472"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/takomatorch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/takomatorch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/takomatorch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/takomatorch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}