Thanks to David and Nick for sending from 13th and F Street, NE.
It had been 5 days since our last stolen wheels report.
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4th and Rhode Island Ave, NE
Thanks to Melissa for sending from Edgewood over the weekend.
Explains the urgency of the vote on the Little Brown Bat Official State Mammal Designation Act of 2019 a bit more.
Update: Or possibly Chimney Swifts?
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districtkj reports (to see in real time follow @PoPville on twitter): “Another round of gunfire at 5th and Kennedy Streets NW tonight. What’s the latest on this?”
A reader reports via email: “TONS of shots fired Saturday night around 9:30pm at the intersection of 5th and Kennedy Street NW. I’d guess about 15-25 shots total.”
Update from MPC via CommissionerJohnson4b06″
“Yes that location did have an unlawful discharge of a firearm last night around 9:30 p.m.. Property damage was located at the Starlight Shopping Center however no injuries were reported 27 shell casings were located“.
From MPD:
“On September 26, 2020, at approximately 9:45pm, in the 5400 block of 5th St NW, there were multiple gunshots fired by an unknown suspect. There were no injuries reported, but there was damage sustained to a storefront and a parked vehicle. MPD recovered ballistic evidence on scene.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact MPD at (202) 727-9099.”
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Ed. Note: Yesterday there were 15,215 total positives.
Ed. Note: Comments have been closed because the broken record has become grating, at best. Please continue to wear a face covering when you leave home and get tested if you are not well or think you have been exposed.
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From the Mayor’s Office:
“The District’s reported data for Saturday, September 26, 2020 includes 35 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 15,250.
The District reported no additional COVID-19 related deaths.
Tragically, 624 District residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19.
Below is a summary of the District’s current ReOpening Metrics.” (more…)
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Caitlin reports at 4:46pm:
“Three bursts of gunshots in Columbia heights just now. Probably around 14th/Fairmont and Girard Street Community Center”
Jason reports at 5:04pm:
“Shooting number…. is it 7? Fairmont between 14th & 15th. About 15 shots fired.”
From MPD:
“The Third District is currently investigating a shooting in the 1400 block of Fairmont Street NW. a juvenile male has been transported to an area hospital with a non life threatening gunshot wound to the leg.
Motorists and pedestrians can expect road closures in the area as we investigate.
Anyone with information is asked to call 202-727-9099.”
Ed. Note: Yesterday there were 15,163 total positives.
Ed. Note: Comments have been closed because the broken record has become grating, at best. Please continue to wear a face covering when you leave home and get tested if you are not well or think you have been exposed.
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From the Mayor’s Office:
“The District’s reported data for Friday, September 25, 2020 includes 52 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 15,215.
The District reported 1 additional COVID-19 related death.
94-year-old male
Tragically, 624 District residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19.
Below is a summary of the District’s current ReOpening Metrics.” (more…)
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From the Mayor’s Office:
“Today, Mayor Bowser announced a pilot that will allow a limited number of venues to host live entertainment. The pilot creates an opportunity to resume live entertainment in a controlled environment that can be scaled up or down and that District officials can learn from for future guidance. The six venues that are invited to participate in the pilot include: City Winery, GALA Hispanic Theatre, Pearl Street Warehouse, The Kennedy Center, The Hamilton, and Union Stage.
Any participating venues are required to submit and execute detailed plans for operating and will be monitored closely by the District. The pilot will go through 11:59 p.m. on Friday, October 30. During the pilot period, the District will not be accepting waiver applications from any other venues.
In addition to the pilot, which is limited to the six venues listed above, the District is inviting operators of outdoor entertainment venues who have already submitted plans to the DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency through its waiver process to review the criteria for hosting live entertainment and resubmit their plans. The organizations that have been invited to resubmit plans for outdoor entertainment include: Adams Morgan Partnership BID, Arena Stage, Busboys and Poets, Capitol Riverfront BID, District Wharf, Et Voila Restaurant, Heist Group at the Kennedy Center, and The Bullpen.
The criteria requires that venues:
Sell or distribute tickets in advance of the event;
Have a maximum of fifty (50) persons, including attendees, performers, staff, and all other persons in the venue; (more…)
via Smithsonian’s National Zoo
From the Smithsonian’s National Zoo:
“As of this morning, the cub weighed 1,337 grams, or just under three pounds. From nose to tail tip, it measured 35.5 centimeters, or 13.9 inches (its tail accounts for two of those inches). For the first time, we had a chance to measure the cub’s abdominal girth as well. It’s back and belly measured 32 centimeters, or 12.5 inches in circumference. Our plump panda cub is almost as round as it is long!
we should know definitively in a week or two whether it is a male or female.”
Photo from the before times by Gabriele Stonyte courtesy FONZ
From an email:
“Start your engines and prepare for some spooky family fun during Boo Drive Thru, sponsored by Mars Wrigley, a special edition of our children’s trick-or-treating event!
Hosted by Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ), Boo Drive Thru will be held October 24 and 25 from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Pack your car full of ghouls, ghosts, princesses and superheroes and cruise down the Zoo’s North Road, all in support of FONZ’s mission. (more…)
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