2200 P Street, NW
I keep forgetting to post these. Thanks to all who’ve messaged us.
Thomas reports: “final touches going up on the new Shell station at 2200 P, incl. 8+ ULTRA BRIGHT lights on the lot. They’re hideous & completely clash with the character & historic charm of the globe lights on the station. They’re also a nuisance & light up my apt at night” (more…)
Yesterday there were 40,122 total positives.
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From the Mayor’s Office:
“The District’s reported data for Thursday, February 25, 2021 includes 162 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 40,284.
The District reported that four additional residents lost their lives due to COVID-19.
65-year-old male
68-year-old male
76-year-old female
85-year-old female
Tragically, 1009 District residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19.
Below is a summary of the District’s current ReOpening Metrics.” (more…)
1401 Maryland Ave, NE
From MPD:
“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s First District and Agents from the Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Internal Affairs Bureau announce an arrest in an Armed Robbery offense and are investigating a Special Police Officer involved shooting that occurred on Thursday, February 25, 2021, in the 1400 block of Maryland Avenue, Northeast.
At approximately 12:05 pm, the suspect entered an establishment at the listed location. The suspect brandished a handgun and demanded US currency. (more…)
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DC Open House List for This Weekend: April 24, 2026
With 430+ open houses happening throughout the District, buyers have no shortage of options to explore. Warmer weather is settling in, making it an ideal time to get outside, tour neighborhoods, and take in everything the city has to offer. And with Earth Day just behind us, it’s the perfect reminder to appreciate not just the homes themselves, but the communities and green spaces that make DC such a great place to live. To see the full DC Open House list, click here. (more…)
Ed. Note: They’ll be another chance Saturday for those in priority zip codes (see below) due to yesterday’s malfunction.
Some early reports from this morning: “and today the Captcha is broken.”
“DC has got to do something different with this vaccination portal. Who is being held accountable for this ongoing failure?!”
“Captcha not working on DC vaccination website. Keeps telling me it’s incorrect when it isn’t. Happened three times now.”
“The perks of knowing http errors: got through past 1 page of the DC Covid Vaccine system and got a 503 error (system is overloaded or down). Cool cool cool cool.”
“Made it past the captcha and got this” (above)
From DC Health yesterday: (more…)
Electronics Recycling & Take-it-Apart Day!
Join us for a special day of free* electronics recycling and hands-on exploration!
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From MPD: “On Thursday, February 25, 2021, at approximately 3:30 p.m. Fourth District units responded for a one car accident in the 1700 block of Michigan Avenue NE. Upon arriving the officer discovered the driver appeared to be under the influence of an unknown substance. As the Officers were conducting their investigating the Driver armed himself with a gun and refused to exit the vehicle. After hours of negations the driver surrendered peacefully without incident and was placed under arrest.”
One reader wrote around 8pm: “I can imagine what is going on with the police barricade situation going on for over 4 hours on Michigan Ave NE. There isn’t much info but I hope everyone stays safe.”
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Photo by Bradley Joines
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Thanks to Caroline for sending the latest from Tuesday: “If anyone out there still hasn’t gotten their Christmas card…apparently there’s still hope? (Don’t want to get too snarky on USPS, they’ve had a rough year, but — this is an impressive level of delayed.)”
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Thanks to Michael for sending from Foggy Bottom.
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Alexandra asks:
“there is a car alarm on Garfield St. NW between 38th and Wisconsin Ave that for the 4th day its alarm goes off at random times. 1st during the day now day & night. Car has not been moved since Monday HEEEEEELP! We can’t sleep.” (more…)
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“Dudley, a resident of Adams Morgan, turned 16 years old on November 15th.”
“Manchego (“Manny”) of Dupont Circle”