via google maps
From MPD:
“On 6/15/2020 at approximately 6:55 PM, an MPD K9 officer was flagged down for a carjacking that just occurred near the intersection of 11th St SE and Pennsylvania Ave SE. A witness saw the victim on a scooter stopped at a traffic light when a suspect punched the victim and pulled him off of the scooter before riding away. (more…)
Photo by Jaykwel “be prepared for a four hour wait”
“Dear PoPville,
I would love to hear what people’s experiences were at walk up covid testing facilities and get an idea of the best ones/times. I went to the fire station on Sherman Ave around 6pm and they were turning people away–line was back to Barry Place.”
Photo from earlier this morning at Judiciary Square by Phil Yabut “at least we’ve been sent good weather.”
explore data here
Ed. Note: Yesterday there were 9,799 total positives.
From the Mayor’s Office:
“The District’s reported data for Monday, June 15, 2020 includes 19 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 9,818.
The District reported five additional COVID-19 related deaths.
· 56-year-old female
· 59-year-old female
· 80-year-old female
· 82-year-old female
· 90-year-old male
Tragically, 520 District residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19.
The District has experienced 12 days of sustained decrease in community spread of COVID-19 during Phase One. That data is represented in the chart below.” (more…)
You’ve probably never read your building’s property management contract all the way through. Most board members haven’t either. If you did, you’d find a carefully defined scope of work — vendors coordinated, maintenance dispatched, assessments collected, reports generated.
What you wouldn’t find: anything about fiduciary duties. Reserve funding strategy. Compliance tracking. Case documentation. Institutional memory. The legal obligations that make your board personally accountable to unit owners.
That’s not an oversight in the contract. It’s the contract. Property management was never designed to cover governance. And yet most boards — paying $10,000 to $18,000 a year for the service — assume it does.
Operations and governance are different jobs. One has a contract. The other has a fiduciary duty.
Beyond the management fee, most property management companies mark up vendor invoices — the plumber, the landscaper, the elevator contractor — by 10 to 15 percent before passing the bill to the association. It’s legal. It’s common. And boards have almost no visibility into it. (more…)
7th and O St, NW
Readers reported around 5-7 shot fired at 7th and O St, NW. There was a report of an ambulance on scene but I haven’t seen any official reports of injured from MPD. Will update when/if they release anything on this.
200 L Street, SE via google maps
From a press advisory:
“The District’s Navy Yard Serology Testing Site, where the DC Department of Health (DC Health), in partnership with the Department of Forensic Sciences (DFS) Public Health Lab (PHL), is offering free serology screenings, also called antibody tests. A serology screening is a blood test that determines if someone has previously been exposed to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Individuals interested in getting a serology test should call 1-855-363-0333 to register for testing (must be at least six years old and a DC resident). The testing site is open Monday – Friday, from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
BACKGROUND: (more…)
The Washington D.C. Pancakes & Booze Art Show
D.C.’s Pop-Up Underground Art Show is BACK on May 16th, 2026 at Penn Social.
Photo by Hannah F
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Thanks to Mike for sending around 4:45pm: “Whole ass car on fire on westbound 50 into town”
Photo by Victoria Pickering
“Dear PoPville,
My employer just announced that they are going to observe Juneteenth and are encouraging us to use the day to reflect on important questions surrounding social inequities and, if inclined, to participate in constructive social activism. I’m interested in using the day to volunteer but am having trouble finding something on such short notice and considering the current pandemic situation. Any advice on how I can put the day to good use?”
Thanks to Christopher for sending: “Months after the last blossom fell off the budding branch, the Cherry Blossom bike continues to bring hope, mystery, and joy to DC residents. 8th and H NW. today is a good day.”
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“Hugo wondering why the hell I am home all the time.”
“This is Lorenzo of Congress Heights, our Pomeranian Pug mix enjoying the sunny weather out back.”