“Dear PoPville,
A friend living in Durham, NC shared that local hair salons were offering express cuts in parking lots to enhance social distancing measures. I’m wondering if anyone has heard about this type of service being implemented in DC? I would love to get a haircut and support industry workers, but still hesitant about being inside in close proximity.”
“these are real actors” Freedom Plaza, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Courtesy Bryan Buckley
From an email:
“Today marks the official launch of the Trump Statue Initiative (TSI), a way for artists to share their point of view on our 45th President’s legacy in a way he can truly relate to: through realistic “heroic” statues highlighting the self-serving, narcissistic and racist moments that have notoriously defined his presidency. (more…)
1537 7th Street, NW
From Ivy and Coney:
“Ivy and Coney, DC’s home for tube meat sandwiches and baseball, is excited to announce that we’re reopening the roof deck for in-house dining and imbibing on Thursday, July 23. After making some facility upgrades and implementing coronavirus safety procedures in order to account for a new style of service, we’re ready to open up Thursdays through Sundays (to start). We’re also excited to announce our newest feature, just in the nick of time for baseball: The Ivy Club.
Do you miss going to baseball games? We sure do. And since none of us will be entering the Friendly Confines or Nats’ Park any time soon, we’ve created the next best thing. Fans (of baseball or the bar) will be able to reserve games, enjoy all-you-can-eat-and-drink specials, while watching their hometown favorite on our big screen in authentic baseball stadium seating. Expect renditions of the 7th inning stretch in the voice of Harry Caray, t-shirt tosses and bellies full of regional food favorites (see below). Reservations for The Ivy Club can be made online here, at least 24 hours in advance. We’ll even open up the bar early for you and your friends to watch day games, whether we’re planning to open that day or not. (more…)
Expect more from your wine club. For just $75, we give you three bottles each month of the hard-to-find wines poured at the coolest restaurants in the country, not excess production jug wine with a custom label slapped on. We’ve been named the best wine club in America, and we’re right in your backyard.
1316 9th Street, NW
From San Lorenzo:
“Amici miei / My friends,
Twenty years after arriving to Washington DC from Tuscany, the opening of San Lorenzo – my first very own restaurant – two years ago was one of my biggest personal accomplishments, and definitely something that I cherish as one of my best achievements as a man and as a chef.
Sadly, for as good as the memories that I had when I opened this restaurant, things have changed a lot for me as a chef and a restaurant owner as of March 2020.
Since the initial days of the COVID19 shutdown, we very much wanted to give back to first responders in the best way that we could, so we made meals for our local DC Fire House and healthcare workers at GWU Hospital. In the months that followed and up until the present day, we’ve continued to make meals for frontline staff at Children’s and GWU Hospitals, as it also keeps our own spirits up.
But times have also been very tough for us. It began with the shutdown that kept us from having customers inside the restaurant at all and forced us to sell our Tuscan delicacies and pantry items to-go so that we could stay alive. Now, with the partial re-opening at 50% capacity, things have not gotten much better; the number of customers that we serve daily is barely in double digits.
Unfortunately, we don’t have the luxury of having a patio and we can’t accommodate people outside on our 9th St. sidewalk. Our little cozy narrow restaurant feels very empty these days, and we are approaching a breaking point. We really need to have customers come out to support us so that we can stay alive. (more…)
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Ed. Note: Yesterday there were 11,076 total positives.
From the Mayor’s Office:
“The District’s reported data for Thursday, July 16, 2020 includes 39 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 11,115.
The District reported three additional COVID-19 related deaths.
· 75-year-old male
· 88-year-old female
· 89-year-old male
Tragically, 577 District residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19.
Based on updated data, DC Health has determined that the District has experienced four days of sustained decrease in community spread of COVID-19 during Phase Two. That data is represented in the chart below.” (more…)
Join Mindful Movement DC this Memorial Day Weekend for a 3 night yoga retreat to rebalance strength & softness in our lives! During this weekend in the woods, we will create a sacred space to nourish and embrace our whole selves through yoga, meditation, journaling, time in nature, and community building.
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1627 K Street, NW
Thanks to a reader for sending word about Taqueria Local, who only opened up back in 2018:
“loved their happy hour”
Thanks to Paige for sending this extraordinary capture: “This guy (or gal? I’m no ornithologist) was completely un-phased by the humans walking by on the Hill”
If you spot a hawk or any interesting wildlife around town, lunching or otherwise, and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted it to [email protected] and I’ll add it to the queue. Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.
Thanks to Steve for sending from C St NE in Kingman Park.
It had been 1 day since our last stolen wheels report.
Thanks to Sarah for sending from Glover Park: “Yikes”
Anyone see these notes on any other mailboxes?
11th and E Street, NW photo by Mark Lyon
Yesterday we learned that Peet’s had also permanently closed on 14th Street, NW just south of U St. And back in June we posted about the new Navy Yard spot closing too.
Thanks to Mark for sending: “It looks like the 11th and E NW Peet’s Coffee didn’t survive COVID-19.” (more…)