Crime

“Dear PoPville,

I thought I would share a pretty brazen and disturbing incident that happened to me at my house this weekend. If for nothing else – just to make sure people are being aware and safe.

Yesterday morning (Saturday), I was in my backyard sanding my deck. I have one of those roll up garage doors, which was shut, and a 6ft tall fence on both side of my yard, which backs up at an alley. So its not easy to get in there. Its 11am and I was cleaning up the sandpaper getting ready to stain the deck when, even though I had headphones in, I heard the garage door shake. I turned around and there was a man standing in my backyard. He looked pretty messed up…didnt seem with it, and was staring at me blankly. I stood up, and told him to get the hell out of my yard. He didnt move, and then started coming towards me. I went into my house, and locked the door. It was a sliding glass door, so I can still see what is happening. I called 911, as he walked towards the door and started to attempt to break into my house. He was shaking the handle – shouldering the door. All right in front of my face. (more…)


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Bars


2007 14th Street, NW

Marvin opened up back in 2007 and has been one of 14th/U Street’s top destinations ever since. I’ve been hearing tons of rumors about Marvin not reopening (the plywood doesn’t help.) But I’m happy to say that I hear these are false reports. I hear that there is likely to be a renovation and they should reopen when that’s completed or sometime when we get to phase three. Whew and stay tuned.


Capitol Hill

Update: Jessica Sidman tweets:

“FYI it’s not permanently closed. Talked to owner Jamie Leeds who says she’s working with the landlord on a “wait and see situation.” She says it doesn’t make sense to open now given the restaurant’s size and shape.”

I still think it’s odd to remove the whole Capitol Hill presence from their website. I do hope they are able to reopen, of course.

Thanks to Brian (and others) for sending:

“Per Hank’s website all locations have reopened minus Capitol Hill.

Has Hank’s abandoned their Capitol Hill location? There is no mention of this location opening or closing on social media.” (more…)


Washington Commanders


Photo by Erin

The most popular replacement names I’ve seen are Redtails, Red Wolves, Red Hawks, Red Pandas, Monuments and Warriors. Mark me for team Redtails.

Statement From The Washington Football Team:

“On July 3rd, we announced the commencement of a thorough review of the team’s name. That review has begun in earnest. As part of this process, we want to keep our sponsors, fans and community apprised of our thinking as we go forward.

Today, we are announcing we will be retiring the Redskins name and logo upon completion of this review. (more…)


Medical


explore data here

Ed. Note: Yesterday there were 10,847 total positives.

From the Mayor’s Office:

“The District’s reported data for Sunday, July 12, 2020 includes 59 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 10,906.

The District reported no additional COVID-19 related deaths.

Tragically, 568 District residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19.

Based on updated data, DC Health has determined that the District has experienced five days of sustained decrease in community spread of COVID-19 during Phase Two. That data is represented in the chart below.” (more…)