Photo by Erin
“Dear PoPville,
I’ve been seeing several unhoused neighbors suffering in the hot sun the past few days.
The Office of Robert White responded to my email right away and gave me the Emergency Shelter number to call.
I called and someone picked up right away (more…)
Thanks to Chris for sending; “Planta Cocina on P Street closed because it’s hot?!” (more…)
Thanks to IJ for sending the latest: (more…)
1200 S Street, NW
On Saturday we shared some photos of the Lincoln wax sculpture melting in the brutal summer heat. Brian sends the update above: “head is just gone now.”
This isn’t the first time the wax Lincoln has had a rough go of it…
Thanks to L. for sending from U Street: “a nice reminder to us all to look out for each other!”
Should you spot a quiet act of heroism, scooting or not, please send an email with a brief description and the neighborhood where it was witnessed to [email protected].
5200 Sherier Place, NW
“Dear PoPville,
At the Palisades spray park but they haven’t turned on the water! All the kids here are hot an annoyed…”
Anyone else encounter a dry spray park?
So much for that heat emergency relief… (more…)
Photo by Erin
From the Mayor’s Office:
“Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) announced that select outdoor pools and recreation centers will open on the Juneteenth holiday, on Wednesday, June 19, to help people beat the heat. Additionally, spray parks across the city remain open daily from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Find more information about spray park locations and hours at dpr.dc.gov/sprayparks.
While outdoor pools are on a weekend-only schedule until Monday, June 24, the following outdoor pools will be open on Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Then, pools will re-open on Saturday and remain open for the remainder of the outdoor pool season on their weekly six-day schedules. Find the regular outdoor pool schedule at dpr.dc.gov/outdoorpools.
Outdoor Pools Open on Wednesday, June 19 from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. (more…)
Photo by Erin
From the Mayor’s Office:
“Due to the current temperatures and forecast of extreme heat, Mayor Muriel Bowser has activated the District’s Heat Emergency Plan for Friday, June 14.
When the forecast of the temperature or heat index in the District is 95 degrees or higher, District Government, through the Department of Human Services (DHS) and the DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA), implements the Heat Emergency Plan and activates cooling centers for residents to seek relief from the heat.
During a Heat Emergency activation, residents are urged to stay cool, check on seniors and other vulnerable neighbors, and to call the shelter hotline for unsheltered residents in need of free, accessible transportation to a cooling center. To request accessible transportation to a cooling center for yourself or someone else, call the shelter hotline at (202) 399-7093 or dial 311.
Additionally, with more extreme heat forecast for next week, Mayor Bowser and the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) will switch spray parks from weekend-only operations to daily operations one week early. (more…)
Thanks to Jeff for sending these phenomenal photos of a rainbow hitting smack dab in the middle of Grant Circle and our beloved tree, from the other night: (more…)
