Thanks to Becky for passing on the sad news:

“Pekoe Wellness is closing after 16 years. Went there for acupuncture when no one businesses in DC were accessible or convenient to public transport. Big, big loss.

“Dear Friends of Pekoe,

After 16 years of serving Washington, DC, it’s with heavy hearts that we share this news: Pekoe Acupuncture & Wellness Center can no longer continue as a brick-and-mortar clinic.

The current administration, in addition to our recent failed land deal, along with collusion, corruption, and lender misconduct that we’ll share more about another day, has taken us out.

Despite every effort to pivot, the financial, physical, and spiritual toll has simply become unsustainable. (more…)


“Dear PoPville,

Have you heard anything about 25-26 Covid boosters being offered in DC?”

Does anyone remember when boosters came out last year? Was it August or September?


Thanks to Elliott for sending: “Just reporting the closing of yet another pharmacy in this neighborhood. This is CVS at 2350 Washington Place NE right off Rhode Island Ave NE outside of Rhode Island Metro.”



photo by Tim Brown

From DC Health Tuesday, March 25, 2025:

“DC Health was notified of a confirmed case of measles in a person who visited multiple locations in DC while contagious. DC Health is informing people who were at these locations that they may have been exposed.

Listed below are the date, times, and locations of the potential exposure sites associated with this case of measles: (more…)


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