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“Shaw Gym sued for violating COVID safety requirements” Agreement with OAG Reached

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by Bekah Richards

From the DC Office of the Attorney General:

“Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that Urban Athletic Club, a District gym chain, has agreed to comply with emergency COVID-19 health and safety requirements. The interim agreement comes after the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) filed suit against the chain for noncompliance at its Shaw location, following an OAG investigation. In its lawsuit, OAG alleged that Urban Athletic endangered District residents by allowing customers to exercise at its Shaw location without masks, adequate distancing, or proper equipment sanitization. After OAG filed suit, the company immediately entered into an interim agreement requiring compliance with Mayor Muriel Bowser’s COVID-19 public health emergency orders, pending trial or other final resolution of the case.”

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From Urban Athletic Club:

“Since opening over seven years ago, Urban Athletic Club has repeatedly promoted health and fitness as the foundation to a long and prosperous life. We have offered free community classes and free trials, we have made countless donations of time and money to local charities, and we have grown from one location to four due to our commitment to our members.

Like the Attorney General, we believe the health and safety of our community is of paramount importance and have voluntarily affirmed to the Attorney General that we intend to comply with the Mayor’s coronavirus orders, as has always been our intent.

-Graham King
Founder”

More from the office of the DC Attorney General: (more…)

La Jambe also going into Hibernation this Winter

By Prince Of Petworth


1550 7th Street, NW

From La Jambe:

“We have made the very difficult decision to put on pause our Shaw location and do like lots of other restaurants, hibernating for a few months.

We have made it this far thanks to your continuous support but unfortunately between the higher risk of infection, the colder weather, and new restrictions in place, it is becoming almost impossible for us to stay open at this point.

We will keep our Shaw location open until Sunday, December 20th, so you can stop by, say goodbye and support our lovely team. (more…)

“HalfSmoke announces new chef, and Get Social, a new Detroit-style pizza pop-up”

By Prince Of Petworth


courtesy HalfSmoke

From a press release:

“Andre McCain, founder, and CEO of HalfSmoke, is pleased to announce the appointment of Bart Hosmer as corporate culinary director and partner of his landmark restaurant. HalfSmoke, located at 651 Florida Avenue, NW, 20001, is known for its gourmet, house-made sausages, and signature wood-grilled entrées. Hosmer brings 35 years of culinary experience to his new position. He formerly served as the senior director of culinary for Marriott International, and vice president of food + nutrition services for MedStar Health. In addition to overseeing the menu development at HalfSmoke, Hosmer will work closely with McCain to launch Get Social, a new virtual Detroit-style pizza pop-up launching this month. Get Social will operate out of the popular Shaw neighborhood restaurant and offer a rotating selection of Detroit-style pizzas. (more…)

“I saw a Vespa wipe-out in front of the new Whole Foods on Florida Ave NW because of a major slick of water that is omnipresent in the road.”

By Prince Of Petworth


967 Florida Ave, NW

“Dear PoPville,

I saw a Vespa wipe-out in front of the new Whole Foods on Florida Ave NW because of a major slick of water that is omnipresent in the road. Thankfully the Vespa driver was OK and did not sustain any injuries. Since at least July when Whole Foods opened, water has gently seeped onto the street from a manhole in the middle of Florida Ave, just north of W Street NW. (more…)

“No matter what happens, we want to assure folks that Ivy and Coney is not going anywhere.”

By Prince Of Petworth


1537 7th Street, NW

Ed. Note: The Rona has taken the annual Chai-vy and Cohen-y Hanukkah Bar from us :(

From Ivy and Coney:

“Ivy and Coney Pauses In-House Dining, Continues Pickup and Delivery

Ivy and Coney, DC’s home for tube meat sandwiches and baseball, ​will be pausing in-house dining for the foreseeable future. ​ We will be serving up dogs and pouring Malort on the deck through this ​Sunday, December 6th​. While the deck is closed, pickup and delivery through DC To-GoGo will continue Thursday to Sunday. So don’t worry, you’ll still be able to get your hot dog and Detroit pizza fix. On top of that, we hope to get a fun market for people to shop online for a variety of local products up and running in time for the holidays (stay tuned!)

No matter what happens, we want to assure folks that Ivy and Coney is not going anywhere. (more…)

Green Line “suspended between Columbia Heights & Gallery Place due to a police investigation at Shaw-Howard.”

By Prince Of Petworth

Victoria writes: “What on earth is happening at Shaw metro??”

From Metro: “UPDATED: Green Line Delay: Train service suspended between Columbia Heights & Gallery Place due to a police investigation at Shaw-Howard. Shuttle buses requested.”

“Green Line Alert: Gallery Place: Due to a police investigation at Shaw-Howard, shuttle buses located at 7th & F Street.”

Updates when/if more is known.

Missed Connection at The Coffee Bar

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

This morning [Tuesday] when getting a latte at The Coffee Bar in Shaw a man approached me thinking I was someone he was waiting for. I was swift to tell him he had the wrong person. He blamed the mix up on the mask. But in reflection, I wish I wasn’t so quick to dismiss him. He was tall and skinny. I had cheetah print sneakers on. Hoping you enjoyed your time with whomever you mistaken me for, but would love to connect!”

Ed. Note: If this is you, please email [email protected] so I can put you in touch with OP. PoPville is not affiliated with either party, please proceed with any potential connection at your own risk using caution as you would any online encounter. For those curious about passed missed connections, some have been made and when possible I’ll try to update when/if more are made.

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